Kill Tony #436 — Dan Soder, Dom Irrera

Set: Jewish accountant jokes about her identity and food addiction. Describes quitting smoking by buying cold turkey and mayonnaise.

Interview: Discussed her background in San Francisco and Los Angeles, her Dyke March attendance, and her role in accounts payable. Later participated in the first-ever Kill Tony dance-off with Teague Dooley Panco.

Set: First-time comedian heavily intoxicated (started drinking at 3 PM). Jokes about teeth whitening stopping at yellow, buying weed from someone claiming to be a dentist.

Interview: Admitted to being very drunk, started drinking at 3 PM due to nervousness about his first show. Discussed his background as a web developer considering comedy as a road-compatible career.

Set: Returning performer describes making the audience uncomfortable by pleasuring herself on stage. Makes provocative jokes about free-balling and aggressively cleaning her glasses.

Interview: Discussed her attendance at Bay Area Black Comedy competition, her 35-year marriage to an engineer in Minnesota (long-distance relationship), and hobbies including tennis, yoga, and audiobooks.

Set: Long-standing controversial regular. Opens with shock jokes about throwing Reg off a balcony, HIV/germaphobia, Kobe Bryant helicopter prediction. Reveals he has marks/bites from girlfriend and later admits punching her.

Interview: Discussed his relationship drama with girlfriend who stabbed him with keys and threatened to jump. Tony called the phone; girlfriend was on the line. Revealed he punched her in face, has hammer toe, is addicted to fireworks. Band played La Bamba.

Set: 5-year comic from NYC/Poughkeepsie. Jokes about quitting smoking, running while high, and smoking weed to lower sperm count. Self-deprecating about appearance.

Interview: 29-year-old plumber from NYC living in LA for 3 months. Works with sprinkler systems. Single, no girlfriend, collects vinyl including Eminem and Tech N9ne. Tony facilitated first LA kiss with two audience members (Laura and Carly).

Set: Regular assassin. Jokes about bad knees preventing doggy style, inability to do missionary, and his physical appearance. Heavy on self-deprecating and physical humor.

Interview: Discussed recent road dates in Toronto, Hamilton, and New York. Claims LA comics better than NY comics. Revealed preference for window seat, buys drinks for plane row, avoids New York winter. Traveled with Steve Trevino and Keith Carey.

Set: 13-year veteran from DC, now relocating to LA. Opens with bit about autistic Sesame Street muppet and vaccination joke. Discusses being a Bernie bro while also a raw-dogging bro.

Interview: Moving to LA in May, currently on probation (has DUI from 0.13 BAC at 1 PM after relapse). 6 hours in jail, single. Recently had late night with Don Barris. Works in post mates/gig work.

Set: 11-week-old regular with ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease. Dark humor about disability, calling himself retarded, and mocking his condition. Recently diagnosed, doing comedy for 6 months. Second City/improv veteran.

Interview: Discussed road rage incident over handicapped parking spot with Armenian comedian. Revealed desire to hurt people, curb stomp reference. Discussed his rapid rise from Second City to stand-up.