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Kill Tony #351

📅 May 18, 2019 📍 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater 🎤 12 comedians

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Lineup

1

Kevin T

Set: Absurdist jokes about Hamburger Helper, dating, condoms on cats, and his grandmother's racism. Set was repetitive and relied heavily on shock value with mixed reception.

Interview: Tony and panel questioned the story about condoms on his cat's head, revealed Kevin finds used condoms on the street, discussed his computer science studies and a testicular issue he hasn't seen a doctor about.

Bits:
  • Hamburger Helper beef stroganoff punchline comparing mascot's hand to oral sex
  • Cat allergic to latex, finds used condoms on street
  • Grandmother calling Orientals at Chinese restaurant, confuses people with ramen flavor
Moments:
  • Kevin reveals he finds used condoms on the street and keeps them
  • Tony discovers Kevin has an undescended testicle that smells bad
2

Ethan Zimmer

Set: Jokes comparing babies and dogs, teaching his ex-girlfriend (a golf course employee) jokes with golf puns. Mixed reception with some crowd engagement on the dog/baby bit.

Interview: Ethan discussed his six-year relationship ending, recent dating as a yoga instructor, working at a golf course retail, and his sister who was a professional golfer. Panel made multiple golf-related puns.

Bits:
  • Can't teach dog not to eat babies, but dogs give puppy-dog eyes for forgiveness
  • Condom over baby's face comparison to dogs
Moments:
  • Tony makes multiple golf puns about his ex-girlfriend (hole-in-one, birdie, eagle, clubbing)
3

Brian Platt

Set: Incoherent set about car crash, life flashing before eyes, and disorders. Speech was difficult to understand, but delivered with high energy. First time on stage in a long time.

Interview: Brian discussed being in foster care, adoption by military father and Japanese mother, has three children (ages 17, 13, 12), and enjoys tree work. Panel noted his high energy despite unintelligible delivery.

Bits:
  • Life flashed before his eyes in car crash but couldn't pay attention
Moments:
  • Brian's set was largely incoherent but delivered with infectious energy that won over the crowd
4

Morgan Winnick

Set: Jokes about hitting puberty fast, voice changing, high-pitched voice, and hating the president. Short and choppy delivery with some crowd engagement on physical development humor.

Interview: Morgan has been on the show before, teaches swim lessons for six years mostly to children, briefly discussed his voice change during puberty. Tony advised him not to self-deprecate before the panel could make jokes.

Bits:
  • Hit puberty fast at age 11, grew five inches, voice changed
  • Hates the president
Moments:
  • Tony tells Morgan not to self-deprecate and make meth jokes about himself before the panel does
5

James Christian

Set: Jokes about Jesus opening a gym, Jehovah's Witness references, treadmills for running from reality, and Jesus teaching CrossFit. Solid delivery with good crowd response.

Interview: James discussed working two jobs (screen print shop and collecting and selling nesting boxes for barn owls), has been married almost ten years, wife does bookkeeping for excavation company. Plays golf and disc golf.

Bits:
  • Jesus coming back opening a gym with treadmills for running from reality
  • Jesus teaching CrossFit as real prospect
Moments:
  • Panel and Tony praised James as having great spirit and chops, first time on stage
6

Adam Bykovsky

Set: First time on stage, drove from Bellingham, Washington, discussed eating burritos with brother Bob, freezing in 65-degree weather, visiting grandma for problems. Simple observational humor with some crowd engagement.

Interview: Adam had a major BMX dirt jumping accident six months prior, multiple broken bones including jaw, teeth were loose afterward, uses CBD for pain management. Discussed the difficulty of eating and talking post-accident.

Bits:
  • Eating burritos with brother Bob, brother says must be white people
  • 65 degrees is freezing, nothing beats grandma for problems
Moments:
  • Adam discussed serious jaw and teeth injury from BMX accident, loose teeth discovered days after
7

Jan Wippeck

Set: Jokes about being named after bodily functions, brother named after Dennis, first time on stage. Discussed drinking Franzia wine and a homoerotic encounter at someone's house. Honest and revealing humor.

Interview: Jan confirmed drinking four doubts and half bottle of Franzia led to sexual encounter with a guy at his house. Discussed blowjob details, meeting in youth choir for 11 years, being hit on by priests.

Bits:
  • Parents named him after parasite/bodily function, brother Johan after Dennis
  • After four doubts and half Franzia, discovered he's bit gay with a guy
Moments:
  • Jan gave extremely detailed and honest account of homoerotic encounter, described mechanics of blowjob, guy trying to finish on his face
  • Jan discussed being hit on by priests in youth choir, demonstrated their advances with hand gesture
8

Steph Colbertson

9

Todd Royce

Golden Ticket

Set: Strong set with jokes about new job boss asking to see his dick, being fat and unprotected class, Jesus with thyroid problem look, Obi Wan Kenobi reference. Excellent delivery, received quarter standing ovation.

Interview: Todd almost a year into stand-up, professional wrestler for 18 years with gimmick 'American Wet Dream,' wrestled with Roddy Piper, back injury ended career, wrestled recently in Portland. Married 12 years, wife deals with sleep apnea.

Bits:
  • Boss said 'show me your dick,' responded 'me too' to sexual harassment
  • Fat people aren't protected class yet, could be kept out by wall
  • Growing hair out, looks like Jesus with thyroid problem or Obi Wan Kenobi
Moments:
  • Todd received quarter standing ovation at end of set, one of best performances of night
  • Tony awarded Todd a golden ticket, fourth ever in show history, allowing him to perform at Comedy Store
  • Feminist Stacy attempted to put Todd in wrestling hold, he lifted her up
10

Mac Neil

Set: Jokes about being 23 with three children (twins), didn't subtract penis in time, comparing deal to hepatitis bundle. Honest and self-aware humor, good crowd response.

Interview: Mac 23 years old with three kids (twin girls born when he was 20), married one year but together almost six years. Wife works at same grocery store, both work there. Tony coached him to keep doing stand-up as a hobby.

Bits:
  • Age 23 with three kids, didn't subtract penis in time, bad deal
  • Three-for-one hepatitis bundle comparison to having twins
Moments:
  • Mac acknowledged tough position following Todd Royce's golden ticket set, crowd applauded his humility
11

Jed Moses

Set: First time on stage, strong delivery with jokes about picking up poop on beach, ex-girlfriend being one in a million joke, father dying in car crash hitting oak tree and burning. Excellent pacing and comedic timing.

Interview: Jed works in cannabis industry creating new strains with names after deceased friend Brian. Takes photos of flowers and weed. Single, recently met woman at coffee shop. Confirmed cannabis quality in Oregon.

Bits:
  • Walked on beach, picked up what he thought was cool rock but was poop
  • Ex-girlfriend as one in a million joke, means 330 of her in US
  • Dad died in sleep hitting oak tree and burning in car crash
Moments:
  • Jed's first joke about picking up poop praised by Tony as one of favorite jokes in show history for delivery
12

Marissa Meeks

Set: Didn't realize signing up for show, thought she was entering contest, mentioned it was her anniversary. Works as line cook with stories about fire and threatening servers with knives. Short set.

Interview: Marissa signed up thinking she was winning something, brother-in-law also signed up. Works as line cook, met husband at bar four years ago while he was singing and wearing bowler hat on iPad.

Bits:
  • Thought signing up would win something, has no idea who Kill Tony is
  • Met husband at bar, he was wearing bowler hat singing on iPad, got drunk and dated him
  • Scary stories as line cook involve fire and threatening servers with knives
Moments:
  • Final comedian of night, only woman pulled to end on female performer as planned