Kill Tony #385 — Eddie Bravo, Sam Tripoli
Guests: Eddie Bravo · Sam Tripoli
Lineup
Set: 63-year-old Kill Tony legend performs edgy material about her mother calling her disgusting, refusing to worship Jesus, and celebrating her sexuality with crude humor.
Interview: Tony and panel discuss her age, sex life, dating preferences for Black men, ability to detect small penises, and her new song 'Hot Stuff' tribute to Prince. She challenges Joel on drums and competes in a Mexican drum-off.
- Mother calls her disgusting; Jesus would need to satisfy her before worship
- Can detect small penises from three miles away by man's walking gait
- Aphrodite challenges Joel Jimenez to a drum-off competition, claiming she can drum
- Audience votes on drum competition winner; appears to be split decision
Set: Young comedian with an unusually deep voice discusses how his voice changed from being called a girl online to being called a rapist and pedophile in video games.
Interview: Tony and panel roast his deep voice extensively, asking him to flirt with girls and do impressions. Eddie compares him to mass shooters; Sam connects him to El Paso Walmart shooting.
- Family thought he was kidnapped when voice dropped after puberty
- Voice changed from being called girl to being called rapist and pedophile online
- Panel repeatedly roasts his deep voice and appearance as threatening
- Eddie suggests he looks like El Paso Walmart shooter
Set: Vietnamese-American comedian performs material about her accent, language barriers, and misunderstandings with her boss about curly hair vs going home early.
Interview: Tony discusses her appearance on Brian Holtzman's internet show, her work as fashion designer, her Vegas partying stereotype, and she performs a beautiful karaoke rendition of a love song.
- Can't pronounce certain English letters; her car is a used Hyundai Accent
- Boss said curly hair; Nicole heard go home early
- Nicole performs beautiful, emotional karaoke rendition that moves the audience
- Sam and Tony offer her a spot on their San Francisco show in October
Set: First-time performer attacks Joe Rogan's wellness culture and biohacking obsession, brings an actual bow to stage as prop, reveals he's deeply knowledgeable about psychology and construction.
Interview: Tony praises his misdirection and twist; Mike reveals he has a master's in psychology and social work but chose construction and family. Discussion of day labor work ethic, LGBT clients in San Diego, and his jiu-jitsu injury requiring catheters.
- Joe Rogan's wellness culture forcing men to cryofreeze and brine their balls
- Can't bow hunt in LA River; only squirrels and homeless people
- Mike brings actual bow to stage, creates initial controversy, then reveals it's a set-up
- Reveals medical condition from jiu-jitsu requires him to use catheters to urinate
Beto
Set: Stay-at-home dad discusses getting molested, depression, and his youngest son showing signs of being a potential serial killer by stabbing paper with scissors instead of cutting.
Interview: Tony and panel grill Beto about his casual mention of molestation, kids' ages, wife's job, gang affiliations, and his workout routine. Beto makes gang-violence jokes that don't land well.
- Got molested, went into depression, became stay-at-home dad instead
- Son stabs paper with scissors instead of cutting; signs of serial killer
- Makes threatening gang-violence jokes that create awkward tension
Set: Third appearance in five weeks; performs Italian-American mobster impression about NFL officiating and domestic violence, doing racist characterizations of players.
Interview: Tony notes his third appearance; David mentions dating an Asian girl from the sushi restaurant where he works, provides vague details about the encounter while Tony presses for honesty.
- Italian mob unionized NFL officiating; calls plays in Sopranos style
- Third appearance in five weeks; gained traction from Kill Tony exposure
- Tony pressures David to be honest about date details; David struggles to give straight answers
Set: Second appearance; redemption set attacking Sam Harris' MDMA enlightenment and Stanford dropout story, praises wealthy people, includes musical bit.
Interview: Tony discusses Brandon's 'hats of hatred' collection: a signed Trump hat stolen at 2016 rally and a real Nazi helmet from his grandfather. Brandon performs comedy about the items.
- Sam Harris found enlightenment on MDMA; must be wealthy to make it work
- Family tradition: finding hats of hatred from hateful people
- Produces signed Trump hat and real Nazi helmet as part of comedy bit
- Panel and audience celebrate the presentation despite controversial nature
Set: Memphis comedian performs wild improvisational material about stealing from Kmart, threatening coworkers with AK-47s, Alexa impressions, current relationship, acid use, and hammertoe from wearing aqua socks.
Interview: Tony and panel discuss his hammertoe condition from aqua socks, girlfriend living with grandparents, acid trips, sexual experiences, and pull-out method usage with callbacks to Kmart shooting material.
- Stole from Kmart; told police officer about it; threatens to shoot coworkers
- Got hammertoe from wearing aqua socks for five weeks straight
- Uses Alexa voice impressions to reference workplace mass shooting threats
- Describes pulling gun on girlfriend during sex on acid while MIA paper planes plays
- Callback to Kmart material throughout interview; audience appreciates pattern
Set: Year-and-a-half comedian from Iowa discusses looking older than his age, his haircut not fixing his face, and his mom inadvertently making him an alcoholic with a starter car.
Interview: Tony and panel extensively coach Brandon on how to close the deal with his Peruvian girlfriend, pressure him to have sex, mock his 'chimichanga' references and dancing strategy.
- Got haircut, realized his face was the problem, not hair
- Mom had fancy car that started with breath; made him an alcoholic
- Panel extensively mocks his failure to have sex with girlfriend after two dates
- Eddie coaches him to have unprotected sex with girlfriend this weekend
- Brandon does terrible dance moves for the audience
Eddie Bravo
Interview: Eddie discusses touring with Sam Tripoli on Tinfoil Hat podcast, their live shows across the country, jiu-jitsu background, and makes jokes throughout the episode about various performers.
- Eddie compliments Mike Benedetto's set as a real piece of art despite initial misdirection
Sam Tripoli
Interview: Sam discusses touring Tinfoil Hat podcast live, mentions podcast shows in various cities, and participates in roasting bucket pull performers throughout the episode.
- Makes multiple off-topic comments and needs to be redirected by Tony multiple times
- Performs as Slenderman character in band opening, squeaks and makes disturbing sounds
- Performs as Hookman character in band opening with hook hand prop
- Wins drum battle against Aphrodite with explicit Mexican-themed percussion performance
Wilma Crisp
Panel- Performs as Bloody Mary character in band opening, references La Llorona
- Red Band suggests Brandon Biederstadt should aggressively pursue sex with girlfriend