Kill Tony #39 — Rick Ingraham, Kevin Christy
Guests: Rick Ingraham · Kevin Christy
Lineup
Set: Jake performs a fast-paced set about bathroom hygiene and the contradictions of having a toilet next to a shower, delivered in rapid Spicoli-like cadence.
Interview: Tony and panelists critique his extremely fast delivery, noting he's memorized material well but rushes through jokes making them hard to follow. Discussion of his recent album release and Twitter handle issues.
- Toilet next to shower creates hygiene problem with airborne poop particles
- Hot shower after big bowel movement mixes poop smell into walls and skin
- Panelists compare his delivery to Spicoli from Fast Times and the Micro Machines guy
- Rick and Kevin criticize his extremely fast delivery obscuring good material
- Revelation that Jake released 42-minute album only 2 months into comedy career
Set: Antonio talks about his grandmother saying he's changed since graduation, complimenting him while also suggesting he try cocaine. He discusses trying too hard to impress white people and stereotypical behavior.
Interview: Panelists critique his hat obscuring his face and delivery, noting the graduation joke is unclear. Discussion of his material about his grandmother doing cocaine and interactions with white people.
- Grandmother says he's different now, suggests he try cocaine as improvement
- Problem is trying too hard to impress white people with politeness
- Kevin criticizes hat hiding his face and blocking eye contact
- Discussion of grandmother's cocaine use and its backstory
Set: Adam does observational comedy about smartphones tracking GPS, messing with Google Maps settings, and makes analogies to Hoarders and 101 Dalmatians. Includes tag about 102 Dalmatians sequel.
Interview: Panelists praise his material and delivery, discussing the smartphone/Google Maps joke, the Hoarders/Dalmatians connection, and offering tags. Discussion of avoiding audience call-outs in premises.
- Setting phone to walking mode makes Google think he's superhuman speedwalker
- Hoarders couple had issues; sequel 102 Dalmatians shows psychological dysfunction
- Ex-wife infidelity means he had to improvise Plan B
- Kevin suggests 'superhero' tag instead of 'super fast' for the Google joke
- Discussion of whether it's okay to take tags from other comics
- Panelists note not to open with audience questions like 'have you seen'
Set: Ryan opens with joke about wearing American flag pants to avoid jogging, then does beatboxing and Jay-Z impression while blacking out, transitioning into impression of Jay-Z ordering Chinese food.
Interview: Panelists critique the beatboxing as dated and unnecessary, praising the Jay-Z impression. Discussion of dropping beatboxing and building around the impression, which he does successfully on Vine.
- Wears American flag pants to avoid jogging; colors don't run
- Blacks out while beatboxing and doing Jay-Z impression ordering Chinese food
- Kevin criticizes beatboxing as dated 90s material that weakens the Jay-Z impression
- Panel notes Jay-Z impression alone is strong enough and beatboxing is unnecessary
- Rick mentions Ryan is successful on Vine with Jay-Z impression content
Set: Brad discusses gaining 15 pounds in one year of engagement, his fiancée's terrible cooking and poor hygiene habits. He compares her to Wolverine and talks about wanting to make a sex tape.
Interview: Panelists express serious concern about his disdain toward his fiancée, noting it reads as abusive. Discussion of whether the material is genuine or exaggerated, with suggestions to reframe around self-criticism instead.
- Gained 15 pounds in one year engaged; fiancée worst cook, smokes weed
- Fiancée stopped shaving bottom half; compared to Wolverine
- Wants to make sex tape; fiancée asks who will play him
- Rick and Kevin express genuine concern that Brad may be abusive toward fiancée
- Kevin notes women in audience uncomfortable with woman-hating tone
- Panelists suggest reframing material around self-criticism instead of fiancée criticism
- Kevin suggests they could invite fiancée to do rebuttal set on Kill Tony
- Tony jokingly offers to come cook or test fiancée's food when Brad's away
Set: Everett's first stand-up ever, stream-of-consciousness absurdist jokes about snorting Oreos on a baby, sex with a homeless pregnant woman, and why dinosaurs don't have dicks.
Interview: Panelists note this is textbook first-timer material—anything goes, conceptual but unlinked. Rick and Kevin coach him to make material more personal while retaining weirdness, hold mic properly, and avoid covering face.
- Saw guy snort Oreos on baby, joined in snorting Oreos
- Had sex with homeless lady who had baby inside jerking him off
- Why don't dinosaurs have dicks
- Tony notes Everett reminds him exactly of his own early comedy randomness
- Kevin coaches to keep weird random stuff but make it more personal
- Everett knocks over table/Jerry's stuff during set or interview
- Multiple coaches point out not to cover mic or face while talking
- Kevin warns about using high-pitched voice unless it becomes a character bit
Set: Missy discusses being exceptionally good at incestuous roleplay (adult film work), comparing herself to Philip Seymour Hoffman. Jokes about heroin addiction, eating cookie dough in shower, and knowing she'll die of rectal trauma at Charlie Sheen's house.
Interview: Panelists praise her material but suggest changing Philip Seymour Hoffman to living actor and note audience reactions distract her. Discussion of not overselling her profession in every set.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman of incestuous roleplay; very good at taboo brother/sister
- Will die of rectal trauma at Charlie Sheen's house; made peace with it
- Looking for the heroin addiction high in eating cookie dough and sobbing
- Rick notes changing reference from dead actor to living one (Daniel Day-Lewis) works better
- Kevin coaches not to react to groans and not to apologize for edgy material
- Discussion of not needing to announce her profession as adult film star every set
Set: Sara discusses laundry's exhaustion and trends in clothing. Jokes about not mixing darks with whites, whether adults should wear items like leather or neon, comparing neon-wearing to being under construction or a tennis ball.
Interview: Panelists praise her goofy delivery style and suggest getting to punchlines faster. Discussion of expanding on the laundry/regret basket concept and adding more examples.
- Can't mix darks and whites in laundry; full to-do like trends
- Adults in neon look under construction, like tennis balls, not Fireflies
- Old mismatched socks and regrets fall out of hamper; shouldn't wear items
- Kevin notes her delivery and cadence get laughs even on non-joke lines
- Panelists suggest expanding on exhausting setup rather than jumping to trends
- Suggestion to explore the regret basket concept more deeply
Set: Kim discusses losing weight last year but now people compliment her while she feels terrible. Makes comparisons between pairs (peanut butter/jelly, Winnie/Piglet, Asian women/peace signs). Joke about Asian women having small boobs because parents didn't let them have B's and C's—only A's.
Interview: Panelists praise her physical comedy bits and encourage doing more physical jokes despite nervousness. Discussion of expanding on the diet angle as it's relatable but well-trod; suggests exploring how dieting makes people angry.
- Lost weight but feels terrible despite compliments; diet is serious sacrifice
- Asian women always do peace sign in pictures like parents taught them
- Asian women have small boobs because parents only let them get A's not B's/C's
- Rick encourages her to do more physical comedy bits despite shaking from nerves
- Kevin suggests exploring how diet anger might breed feminism concept
- Panelists note diet jokes are well-trod but she can find fresh angles
- Wet spot on stage from Everett's earlier antics mentioned before her set