Kill Tony #320 — Jeff Ross

Set: Jeff delivered a rapid-fire 60-second set with topical jokes about R. Kelly hosting Oscars, the government shutdown, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin Spacey, ending with a self-aware comment about his jokes being 12 seconds long.

Set: Twin brothers from Arkansas performed edgy material about Power Rangers racial casting, making racist jokes about each color ranger, and jokes about being identical twins.

Interview: Discussed 3 years together doing comedy (9 and 6 years individually), moving to LA 2 months ago, came from group of 6 comedians from Arkansas, only one has driver's license, potential reality show appearance.

Set: First-year comedian from San Diego discussed liking basic things to compensate for lack of social skills, people comparing her appearance to various characters (Mad Max, Stranger Things, Mad Magazine), and wondering what she looks like.

Interview: Discussed being 27, one year into comedy, living in Pasadena, not being a lesbian despite short hair, enjoying dog park with wife, smoking weed and church, and the value of learning from roasting.

Set: Comedian from Congo discussed being grateful for comedy despite having used it before in difficult conditions, told story about his family in Congo focusing on water bottle rather than joke structure.

Interview: Revealed he repeated the same minute he'd performed on Kill Tony previously; Tony criticized him for not bringing new material despite knowing the expectations of the show.

Set: Orange County native discussed looking like Winnie the Pooh on parole, smoking marijuana making him want to go to the gym, and a joke about naming weed dispensaries using white vacation destinations and medical terms.

Interview: Discussed nervous performance, almost 5 years of comedy, working as a YouTube videographer, weed motivation for gym, attending 24 Hour Fitness at odd hours, reading Brené Brown self-help book, coming out of depressive episode.

Set: Disabled Coast Guard veteran discussed the consequences of his life choices, bleeding rectum from prescribed drugs he calls 'man's period', and made jokes about his physical deterioration.

Interview: Discussed Coast Guard service during Katrina, wrecked car, homeless situation, carnivore diet for health issues, cataplexy condition, walking 16 miles with gear, Oura ring tracking, back injury at 23, working on health for 7 years.

Set: Returned performer discussed dreaming her dead grandmother went down on her, being a millennial tired of generational criticism, and waiting for parents to die to afford homes.

Interview: Discussed waiting a year between appearances, being asthmatic with 7-year-old fanny pack for inhaler, waitressing 10 years at Mario Batali restaurant, story of cracked out customers throwing copper pan.

Set: Regular on the show performing absurdist material about being fired from Home Shopping Network, living in tree, falling and breaking neck, working at antique mall with beanie babies, stealing people's bags and candy bars.

Interview: Discussed recent neck injury from falling out of tree watching eclipse, recent job at antique mall, stealing activities, parents visiting next week wanting to take Tony to dinner, only been in LA a year.

Set: Marine infantryman performed jokes about ex-wife dying of cancer on deathbed asking him to leave house, learning babysitter payment timing rules, and misunderstanding entrapment.

Interview: Discussed being Marines infantryman, deployed Iraq and Afghanistan 7 months each, coming from Sacramento, drove to LA just for Kill Tony, first time getting stage time after three prior visits.

Set: Performed extremely offensive material about mistaking ugly women for transvestites, dead babies losing virginity at Catholic churches, priest abuse, and hermaphrodite dating dynamics.

Interview: Discussed being experimented with new material, made comedy album on iTunes before starting stand-up in 2014, previous adult film career as 'Jake Ariston', recently released rap single response to Katy Perry called 'To Katy Perry'.