Kill Tony #388 — Kyle Dunnigan, Sara Weinshenk
Guests: Kyle Dunnigan · Sara Weinshenk
Lineup
Set: Comedy about 'urban camping' as a euphemism for homelessness, discussing sleeping in LA parking lots and avoiding detection by authorities.
Interview: Discussed his living situation, recent summer camp job watching kids, and various sketchy places he's slept including Pasadena where he was almost anally searched.
- Urban camping as new hobby bigger than Coachella and fanny packs
- Can't masturbate while urban camping, dreams of parking lots and men yelling
- Homeless people get flood of others once you find a good spot
- Tony praises this as Osiris's best set ever on Kill Tony
- Sarah compares Osiris to woodland creatures and Quasimodo
Dan Veer
Set: Material about falling asleep with TV on and dreaming about movies/shows he watches, including Step Brothers and Forgetting Sarah Marshall with twisted nightmare scenarios.
Interview: Discussed his impressions and voices (previously established), working as server, running comedy shows from backyard, and his history at Arizona State where he played Division 1 football.
- Running from John C. Reilly in dreams because he touched his drum set
- Russell Brand trying to orchestrate threesome/orgy in Forgetting Sarah Marshall dream
- Watching ESPN is like being read lullaby by chain-smoking guy
- Panel discusses his voice/impression work and previous appearances
- Kyle gives coaching advice to Dan
Set: Controversial material about transgender people, with statements about God not making mistakes, using comparisons to ugly people and people with intellectual disabilities.
Interview: Revealed she was a teacher/babysitter who was fired after threatening to strangle a six-year-old who licked crackers, and discussed her attraction to Black Jewish men.
- God didn't make mistakes with ugly or mentally disabled people - we need them
- Kyle and Sarah have opposite reactions - Kyle loves it, Sarah wants more hate/punchlines
- Reveal that Polly threatened to strangle a six-year-old during babysitting
- Panel jokes about her fantasy of Black Jewish men
Set: Material about gaining 70 pounds, his Brazilian grandmother criticizing his weight and sending him chocolate, and his response to her comments.
Interview: Discussed his weight gain over two years while doing comedy, working as server at two places, eating at bars, and sexual encounter with upstairs neighbor.
- Grandmother says doesn't have to be fat to be comedian, sends chocolate
- Tony praises set as palate cleanser after controversial Polly
- Detailed interview about sexual encounter with upstairs neighbor including protection discussion
Set: Material about cuddling with dog as single guy without sexual intent, but joking that dog keeps trying to initiate through humping and cuddling.
Interview: Discussed attending Hard Summer festival, his work in home security with his dad, his distinctive voice, and his four months of stand-up experience.
- Dog cuddles with him but dog might want to have sex based on humping
- Kyle suggests Alex acknowledge his distinctive voice as opening
- Kyle says Alex's set was one of best of night despite attitude
Set: Material about her last name, learning German profanity, Tinder dating, and dating someone good at planning drugs but bad at planning dates.
Interview: Discussed her work as Uber/Lyft driver for two weeks, living in closet with two roommates, crystals in bag, and sexual experiences with Ivan and Miguel at concert.
- Last name confuses people; she's keeping it in the family by marrying autistic
- Dating guy good at planning drugs but bad at planning actual dates
- Panel teases her about holding phone and purse together
- Red Band makes unusual request to smell her crystals
Set: Absurdist material with references to his father's insurance agency dungeon, snorting catnip, becoming a dancer, and working as librarian doing father's impression.
Interview: Discussed relationships, meeting people named after holidays including Peter Easter involved in gang violence, dreamscapes, and recent sexual activity with a woman while managing ejaculation.
- Snorting catnip recently with doughnut, wrote joke five years ago
- Kyle praises William's comedy and gives him advice, offers feature work
- William interrupts Sara's compliment with unrelated riff about breathing
- Tony notes momentum and tension issues in interview
Set: Material about identity crisis post-divorce, joking about whether it's incest if uncle and father tag-teamed his mother, looking more like uncle than father.
Interview: Discussed epilepsy with rare form that affects memory, heart stopping for 30 seconds three years ago, working as server at California Pizza Kitchen, and Navy service.
- Incest question - uncle and father tag-teaming mother, looks more like uncle
- Audience applauds when Carey mentions heart stopping - Tony notes this
- Carey mentions having 38 different jobs and Tony and panel react with surprise
Hersen
Set: Material about thirteen-year-old son taking his drink and responding with slow bleep, son now taller than him, and one-month-old daughter's loud farts that people mistake for his.
Interview: First-time comic from San Pedro, works at dispensary, former Navy helicopter mechanic, does jiu-jitsu, raised kids, doesn't drink, and had stitches from surgery that didn't dissolve properly.
- 13-year-old son steals drink, responds with slow bleep when questioned
- Baby daughter farts loudly, people think it's from him, he blames her
- Kyle and Sarah offer coaching to Hersen on his first comedy appearance
- Tony notes how loud crowd gets for Hersen despite initial struggles