Kill Tony #444
Lineup
Set: Local Ventura comedian discusses lip injections, working at Planned Parenthood, recognizing familiar faces, and a humorous anecdote about a customer asking for a coat hanger to unlock his car.
Interview: Tony discusses her lip injections, employment history in medical billing, recent firing, new job at a Malibu winery, dating history, and hobbies like judging people with friends.
- Got lip injections; suggests boyfriend should've gotten tits instead.
- Coat hanger joke at Planned Parenthood when customer locked keys in car.
- First comedian of the night, strong set with laughs throughout.
David Fritus
Set: Blue Ball discusses covering up her 'Reserved for Kobe' lower back tattoo after Kobe Bryant's death, getting high in traffic and hitting In-N-Out instead of going to a fancy restaurant.
Interview: Tony explores Blue Ball's age (52), tattoo history (also had 'Reserved for Patrick Ewing' on front), dating, diaper-wearing for stress, living alone, hobbies like poker and MMA, and 20-year car sales career.
- Had 'Reserved for Kobe' tattoo on butthole; covered it up after his death.
- Reveals front tattoo said 'Reserved for Patrick Ewing' with similar intent.
- Second appearance on show; panel discusses her 'crazy eyes' and wild personality.
- Admits to wearing diapers due to stress incontinence from comedy.
Set: Matt discusses his journey of trying to get on Kill Tony (11 times from Phoenix), his firefighter-style jacket (inherited from dead sister), overcoming opioid addiction and finding jiu-jitsu, and personal training.
Interview: Tony discusses Matt's persistence (11 bucket pulls), sister's death from opioids, recovery journey, jiu-jitsu training, personal training work, baby roulette game, and calls his mom live on air to celebrate his performance.
- Jacket inherited from dead sister makes him look like Paddington Bear or George from IT.
- Six hours drive from Phoenix; drove multiple times before finally getting on show.
- Tony calls Matt's mom live on air; she confirms he was an accident from 'baby roulette'.
- Revealed sister left him jacket; sister died from opioid addiction in 2006.
- Panel celebrates his persistence and recovery journey; strong emotional moment.
KC
Set: KC discusses working at a grocery store in produce, being hired because of ethnicity, stealing food and calling it 'foraging,' having hand tattoos, getting a GED, and jail experience for drugs.
Interview: Tony explores KC's job, prison experience, hand tattoos, Raiders fandom, grocery store past (Tony relates), white girlfriend preference over Latinas, and 9 months of stand-up comedy experience.
- Works grocery store produce; hired because they thought he was Mexican.
- Steals produce but calls it 'foraging' to feel better about it.
- GED stands for 'Good Enough Do'; self-deprecating education joke.
- Mentions girlfriend works on TV show Survivor; Tony makes joke about 'tribe has spoken'.
Set: Connor does joke about Disney's live-action Little Mermaid with black actress, makes pun about changed name vs. mispronouncing it (Ariel/Oriel), and brief observational humor.
Interview: Tony discusses Connor's construction job building pools, single status, two dogs (Otis and Abbie), recent date to Ojai with brewery visits, failed makeout attempt, and being sent to rehab at 17 for weed.
- Little Mermaid remake cast black actress; jokes about mispronouncing her name instead of changing it.
- Panel assumes joke punchline is slur; Connor avoids it intentionally.
Set: Michael does quick set about disabled people taking up room, wineries, and Nazis, then mostly interviews and crowd interaction.
Interview: Michael discusses Matt Blair, drinking wine, smoking weed, mentions Chicago background confusion, bidet sponsorship ad, various tangents with audience members, and makes commentary on crowd behavior.
- Disabled people at winery; makes joke about Nazis drinking wine.
- Criticizes 'poodle lady' in crowd for talking during set and interview.
- Breaks wine glass on exit; part of running gag of broken glasses.
Set: Seth discusses visiting backpages website, confusing encounter with doctor about HIV testing, finding out parents have herpes (he's the 'herpes of their relationship').
Interview: Tony discusses Seth's tattoo work, Santa Barbara residence, mom works at bakery, minimal love life, date at work event where girl's baby daddy confronted him, unicycling hobby, and overall boring demeanor.
- Visited backpages for sex workers; had confusing doctor visit about HIV status.
- Joked he's 'the herpes of his parents' relationship' (they have STD).
- Panel criticizes Seth as 'most boring person' in show history; hard to remember he's there.
- Heckler identified as 'System of a Down syndrome' guy; becomes focus of panel attention instead of Seth.