Kill Tony #414 — Shane Gillis, Big Jay Oakerson

Set: Luis delivers jokes about the strange correlation between chicken and military (Colonel Sanders, General Tso's, Popeye), then pivots to Russia and collusion as a Will Smith movie about head injuries.

Interview: Tony asks about his military chicken jokes and his airbrushed shirt design featuring a cartoon character. Luis explains he made the shirt for sale and has been doing comedy for 3 years. Discussion covers his marathon running, shirt sales performance, and a proposed Kill Tony spinoff.

Set: Matthew tells a long anecdote about interning for the South Hampton Press and meeting 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt, who wanted to discuss a broken-into car. The story is delivered without effective comedic payoff.

Interview: Tony and the panel roast Matthew for getting barely any laughs. Discussion covers his internship, family plant business, and origins. Shane and Big Jay make plant-related jokes while Matthew tries earnestly but fails.

Set: Matty jokes about his girlfriend studying abroad in Greece and the implication she cheated, then makes a weak Edward Norton/Eli Manning baby comparison. He gets nervous and mishears the audience.

Interview: Tony clears up that the girlfriend did cheat (the joke), bringing girlfriend Chelsea on stage. Extended interview reveals they're engaged, met in college, live upstate near Poughkeepsie, and he works as an oil burner technician.

Set: Rob, a father since age 19, opens by describing how small his newborn daughter was and jokes about eating a baby like veal. He mentions his 14-year-old daughter's involvement with Best Buddies and meeting Tom Brady, then makes a dark joke about wishing his daughter was retarded.

Interview: Tony explores Rob's break from comedy for six years, his EPA paperwork job, and questions about his accidental pregnancy at 19. Discussion covers his cornhole referee work since February and his philosophy on comedy joke quality.

Set: Daniel Savage opens by clarifying he's not the famous Dan Savage, then jokes about having the same name causing memory issues. He mentions his uncle Randy Mann who died and brought coke to Thanksgiving, then pivots to gender-neutral bathrooms and being a 'grower not shower.'

Interview: Tony teases Daniel about his physique (small arms, bubble butt). Discussion covers his age (28), that this is his first stand-up, his previous public speaking (eulogies, weddings), and his work as a real NYC garbage man.

Set: Gio opens with a Pornhub/rainforest trees joke, then pivots abruptly to his 7-year-old daughter asking him and her mother to live together again for Christmas. He finishes with random statements (Jesus was black, 9/11 inside job) after awkwardly extending the daughter joke.

Interview: Tony and panel highlight Gio's abrupt transition from Pornhub to dead-parent-child story. Discussion covers his Dominican heritage, Walmart greeter job, community college education, and dance demonstration with Chelsea. Extended segment includes panel roasting his appearance and ethnicity.

Set: Dyclon opens by saying being hairy feels like being short because people tell him constantly. He compares hairiness to having a small dick in the bedroom, then concludes that having both is the worst combination.

Interview: Tony focuses on Dyclon's excessive sweating and shirtlessness. Discussion covers his first stand-up experience, landscaping and accounting jobs (seasonal split), and recent breakup where girlfriend wanted marriage and kids after 3 weeks.

Set: Jonathon opens with a bit about victim-blaming when avoiding suspicious people. He then reveals his girlfriend yelled his dad's name during sex, which she later told him about despite their arrangement. Closes with joke about being unfit as a parent.

Interview: Tony confirms Jonathon's been dating same girl for 8 years since high school. Discussion covers his tech support job for pharmaceutical software companies, his status as first and only sexual partner, and his origami hobby. Leads to first-ever Kill Tony origami competition.

Set: Santa Cruz tells a series of repeated anecdotes from childhood where he threatened to punch kids who took his snacks/toys (Danish butter cookies, Hotel for Dogs toy), both times the bus pulled over. Minimal punchlines; ends abruptly.

Interview: Tony praises Santa Cruz as best set of the night and offers friendship. Panel comments on his Filipino heritage and uses of name 'Santa Cruz.' Discussion reveals he's 18, just graduated high school, works at Dunkin' Donuts, plans to take a year off, and wants to study fine arts at community college.

Set: Dustin describes himself as 'Ed Sheeran you order at McDonald's supersize except for the hairline.' Mentions being called 'fat Canelo Alvarez' in Mexico due to red beard. Makes joke about dog licking ear during sex. Closes with extended joke about wife separating whites and colored clothing and socks demanding rights.

Interview: Tony and panel gently roast Dustin for resembling various actors (Bad Guy from Golden Child, Ghostbusters villain). Discussion covers his age (36), first real stand-up experience, work as metal factory engineer, and hobbies including ice hockey and jazz funk bass trio.