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Kill Tony #390 — Josh Potter

📅 September 9, 2019 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Main Room 🎤 10 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Josh Potter

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Lineup

1

Shane

Set: Shane jokes about Los Angeles being the hit-and-run capital, discusses a porn website with a crooked logo, and talks about struggling to stop masturbating mid-act.

Interview: Shane revealed he's been coming to open mics for two years, lives in Corona del Mar, works odd jobs, and is on vacation. Discussion included his appearance, frisbee skills, and skateboarding.

Bits:
  • Los Angeles is the hit-and-run capital of the world
  • Stopped masturbating three-quarters through; extremely difficult task
Moments:
  • Shane's first ever stand-up set on Kill Tony after two years of open mics
  • Band member Becca makes thigh hair joke while in character
2

Destiny Lalane

Set: Destiny discusses how her name prevents her from having kids (Destiny's Child reference), dating differences in adulthood, her mom asking about men's 401ks and property, and her mom being better at dating than she is.

Interview: Destiny is a returning performer with a Puerto Rican and Cuban background. She's a technical recruiter, was a college race-walking champion on scholarship, and has traveled to Austin and San Diego.

Bits:
  • First child would be called Destiny's Child, so no kids
  • Men want her to call them daddy but not dad
  • Mom curious about men's 401k and beneficiary status
Moments:
  • Tony makes 'Dora the Menorah' joke about Destiny's appearance
  • Destiny attempts a race-walk demonstration on stage
3

Danielle Chalky

Set: Danielle jokes about birth control, multiple sexual partners, STD results, huge antibiotics, and having diverse children if she had kids from every man she's been with.

Interview: Danielle is an 11-month comedian from Orange County making her first LA appearance. She discussed her sexual history, STDs including chlamydia twice and HIV twice, visiting strip clubs, tattoos, and her disabled father.

Bits:
  • Birth control allows multiple partners with no consequence
  • Huge antibiotics for chlamydia; thought sucking dick would cure it
  • Come drips on leg at Trader Joe's and Hobby Lobby
Moments:
  • Josh Potter visibly reacts and spills beer during explicit discussion
  • Tony acknowledges Danielle's authentic sexual openness versus performance in other female comedians
  • Band member Kathy Griffin character covered in come during set
4

Jacob Lee

Set: Jacob jokes about finding a note on his car saying someone is six months pregnant with his child, putting it on neighbor's car, making a kid cry at IKEA by pretending to be his dad.

Interview: Jacob moved to LA from Salt Lake City six months ago, lives in North Glendale with a roommate, delivers 5-gallon water jugs, is shy, bowls alone, and hasn't been with a woman since moving.

Bits:
  • Found pregnant woman note on car, stuck it on neighbor's instead
  • Made IKEA kid cry by pretending to be his dad
Moments:
  • Band member offers to put dick whistle in Jacob's ear hole
  • Discussion of Jacob's removed ear gauges and his dating failures
  • Tony unsuccessfully tries to get audience member to kiss Jacob
5

Teresa Lee

Set: Teresa jokes about having an identical twin who works out while she doesn't but looks the same, parents being ashamed of comedy vs. music careers, her dad hitting her once while mom defended her, bisexuality, and preferences for men and women.

Interview: Teresa has been doing stand-up for five years, recently moved to Hancock Park from West Hollywood, writes for a YouTube show, walks dogs, has a gender-fluid dog, and likes karaoke (especially Britney Spears screamo).

Bits:
  • Twin works out but looks same; doing it right without effort
  • Twin musician, she's comedian; parents didn't pray hard enough
  • Dad hit her once; mom was angry it was her thing
Moments:
  • Teresa mentions movie Hustlers; Tony projects and apologizes
  • Discussion of her gender-fluid Asian dog and karaoke habits
  • Tony offers Ice House spot on Friday; Teresa accepts
6

David Lucas

Regular

Set: David jokes about women liking to be choked during sex but not in public, a work girl who passed out during choking and thought he murdered her, sending himself texts from her phone pretending he was late.

Interview: David has been on Kill Tony for years and does roast battles. He's a Black comedian with strong presence, recently released a special on Revolt TV, and is friends with Tony despite their banter.

Bits:
  • Women like choking during sex but not in public interactions
  • Work girl passed out during choking; he texted himself from her phone
Moments:
  • David and Tony engage in extended roast battle during interview
  • David mentions recent special drop on Revolt Network
  • Tony offers Ice House Friday spot; David says he's out of town
7

Malcolm Hatchett

Set: Malcolm jokes about taking Uber instead of the bus, running from the valley to the Comedy Store, seeing a parking pass sign at the Hollywood Bowl, and considering the parking pass cooler than the rapper.

Interview: Malcolm is a returning legend of the show who now works washing dishes at Flappers Comedy Club. He has a girlfriend named Jalen Eve, meditates daily, recently hosted at The Improv, and is developing new material.

Bits:
  • Parking passes cooler than rappers at $500 concerts
Moments:
  • Malcolm demonstrates good sportsmanship by shaking Tony's hand
  • Discussion of Malcolm's meditation practice and daily routine
  • Malcolm reveals he hosted Neil Hamburger at The Improv
8

William Montgomery

Regular

Set: William jokes about creating a dating website for white guys with lupus and Black guys with sickle-cell anemia, stealing his grandmother's car at 17 and killing someone, serving 8 of 20 years, getting involved in scared straight, and being arrested for stealing shoes.

Interview: William has lupus and sickle-cell anemia, drank Zima and Advil causing stomach bleeding and bathroom incidents with roommate Angie Hernandez, is going to Vegas for first time with girlfriend, and has a two-hour deal for Showtime at the Apollo.

Bits:
  • Dating website for white guys with lupus, Black guys with sickle-cell
  • Stole grandmother's car, killed someone, spent 8 of 20 years in prison
  • Zima and Advil caused stomach bleeding; roommate brought Ziploc bags
Moments:
  • William and Josh Potter recognize each other from hotel job in Scottsdale
  • William reveals he has upcoming two-hour Showtime at the Apollo special
9

Chuck Roque

Set: Chuck jokes about 'Baby It's Cold Outside' being called rapey while ignoring 'Hello Goodbye' by The Beatles with more explicitly non-consensual lyrics, asking which Beatle wrote the 'rapey' song, and that he used to like Beatles but doesn't anymore.

Interview: Chuck has been doing stand-up for a year and a half in Orange County, is Mexican, plays Super Smash Bros (main: Yoshi), had three significant deaths in 2018 including a gay Jewish neighbor killed by a white supremacist via Grindr, and a Marine friend who shot himself.

Bits:
  • 'Hello Goodbye' more rapey than 'Baby It's Cold Outside'
Moments:
  • Chuck reveals neighbor murdered by white supremacist on Grindr
  • Chuck discusses three deaths in 2018 motivating comedy career
  • Discussion of murdered neighbor being gay, Jewish, stabbed with Star of David
10

Travis Tate

Set: Travis jokes about what gay guys probably say when trash-talking (dad jokes), reveals he has large nipples that spread like Toll House cookies in summer heat, discusses shrinking in cold weather, and performs for 45 seconds.

Interview: Travis has been doing comedy for 8 years, lives in Salt Lake City, is a mailman with a truck route (not walking), is notably overweight but has one ripped arm, was involved with Russian mafia at 19, and performs an impromptu lap dance for the stage bride character.

Bits:
  • Gay trash talk: well that's not what your dad said last night
  • Big nipples spread like hot Toll House cookie in summer
Moments:
  • Travis performs impromptu lap dance for bride character on stage
  • Travis does five jumping jacks to end his appearance
  • Mention of Travis's involvement with Russian mafia at age 19