Kill Tony #36 — Dom Irrera, Steve Trevino

Set: Attorney-turned-comedian performs a poem about not using phones on the toilet, delivered as a public service announcement with rhyming couplets.

Interview: Tony and guests discuss his background as an attorney, his second time on stage, and coaching him to either commit to poetry or focus on traditional stand-up material.

Set: Chubby comedian jokes about joining a gym, discussing spinning classes, dick veins, and body fat creating belt marks that look like macaroni art.

Interview: Guests praise his opening joke about dick veins and suggest he restructure to hit that punchline earlier; discuss his five years in LA and shy personality despite stage confidence.

Set: New comedian living in a camper with a dog discusses not being fit for parenthood, joking that she'd handle a sick child like she handles her dog's accidents.

Interview: Tony coaches her on stage presence, moving the mic stand, and not slowly backing away; guests praise the solid premise but suggest adding tags and specifics about trailer park life.

Set: Second-time performer tells a true story about his first date at a Boys II Men concert where his mother sat behind him and loudly complained about standing.

Interview: Tony and Dom praise his stage presence and comfort level; discuss the premise of becoming a man at Boys II Men; encourage him to develop more material about his awkward experiences.

Set: Shy performer in hood and hat tells jokes about finding his girlfriend in a porn video, being a light-skinned Black guy, and being Black from the waist down.

Interview: Tony and Dom discuss his quiet delivery style, stage fright, Armenian heritage, and encourage him to do more open mics and eye contact; praise his one-liner writing.

Set: Works at Xerox, married 19 years, performs set about imagining divorcing his wife mentally 32 times while smiling at her on the couch.

Interview: Tony coaches him to directly address his marital unhappiness and use that anger in material; discuss his 19-year marriage, three kids, and Xerox job as comedic material sources.

Set: First-time Kill Tony performer from Riverside does material about working two minimum-wage jobs after dropping out of college and hating the mentality of people who aggressively settle.

Interview: Tony heavily coaches him on saying 'you know' nine times in one minute, encouraging focus on that habit; praise his energy and premise about dual jobs.

Set: Regular performer discusses her glow-in-the-dark retainer with peace sign sticker, inability to eat Tape by the Foot, and disappointment with dried-out Play-Doh.

Interview: Dom and Tony praise her voice and delivery style; suggest more descriptive details about Play-Doh; callback to previous scones material; discuss her age and retainer aesthetic.

Set: Regular performer does elaborate material about evil baby gangs with color-coded gang signs based on diaper contents (green=breastfed, brown=formula).

Interview: Tony and Dom discuss the baby Fight Club concept, ask her to clarify the gang color system, praise her stage presence and confidence; encourage refinement through open mics.

Interview: Dom discusses his Seinfeld, Golden Girls, Everyone Loves Raymond credits and recent appearance on Late Show; Tony jokes about him being a professional vs stand-up.