Kill Tony #364

Set: Dan discusses taking mushrooms at an aquarium/Petco while listening to Pink Floyd, connecting with a fish on a supernatural level, only to realize he was staring at his own reflection for 2.5 hours.

Interview: Dan has been doing stand-up for 5 years, signed up for Kill Tony 8-9 times, moved to Chicago from San Diego for comedy, works in a kitchen on the brunch shift, and has a girlfriend of 4-5 years who is an aesthetician.

Set: Jimmy does extreme abortion jokes, claiming he's paid for many abortions, has a Planned Parenthood rewards card, and has killed so many kids he's like the Khaleesi burning babies on a dragon.

Interview: Jimmy discusses being married for 24 years, his father attending the show, working as an assistant manager in a kitchen, and his father owning a septic company with politically-themed trucks.

Set: Clayton jokes about driving from Winnipeg, Canadian AM radio preachers in different genres (folk, pop, heavy metal), and finding weed and guns in America cheaper than parking spots.

Interview: Clayton is a radio technician from Winnipeg, has been on multiple Kill Tony shows (Des Moines first), discussed touring with the show to Madison and Minneapolis, and admits to drug use including heroin and speed.

Set: Kookie discusses taking edibles at Easter church service with his Orthodox wife and mother, Jesus speaking to him mid-sermon, and getting high communion.

Interview: Kookie is 28, an architect who worked on Wrigley Field and United Center renovations, just got motorcycle license and is shopping for bikes, is Ukrainian with a history of parental beatings.

Set: Tom does a brief sarcastic statement about doing a lot of comedy, then attempts an impression of his dad at a concert looking for someone he knows, bombing immediately.

Interview: Tom is 28, works at a company making screws and bolts, first time doing stand-up, was told to sign up by friend Dario, doesn't have genuine interest in comedy.

Set: Danny does one month of comedy, jokes about looking homeless but fucking like he lives with his mom, having sex with a 63-year-old lady in a bean bag chair, Yugoslavian heritage, and throw-up-and-come motion sickness.

Interview: Danny is 28, started comedy a month ago after hitting 11-12 open mics, had breakup 4-5 years ago with Albanian/Bosnian girlfriend whose parents hated him for being Serbian, works at elementary school daycare, just started new event-setup job.

Set: Taylor opens with being gay and having AIDS (diagnosed HIV January 2013, became AIDS on records), jokes about people asking how he got it, the irony of Thor from the Avengers giving him AIDS, and racial health disparities.

Interview: Taylor has had HIV since January 2013, is undetectable/healthy, has been doing stand-up for couple years, got clean from drugs/alcohol 75 days ago, works at hospital restaurant, from Charleston Illinois, in local theater company.

Set: David jokes about adopting a dog that gets jealous during sex, locking her out causing anxiety pissing, leaving treats to distract her, having to clean piss every time they have sex. Then jokes about Curb Your Enthusiasm and telling girlfriend he wouldn't want her bald because he already has cancer.

Interview: David is a first-time performer, works at a bank, plays drums in local cover band, met wife on Tinder, had cancer diagnosis.