Kill Tony #385 — Eddie Bravo, Sam Tripoli
Guests: Eddie Bravo · Sam Tripoli
Lineup
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
Mike Benedeto
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