Kill Tony #499 — Donnell Rawlings

Set: Jim did a rambling set about dating during COVID with three relationship categories, discussing various bad dates including someone worried he was a serial killer. The joke structure was loose and didn't land a clear punchline.

Interview: Tony and Donnell discussed Jim's loose joke structure and lack of audience connection. Jim revealed he's a musician from Chicago, did Second City improv, and only decided to sign up this morning after years of wanting to write comedy.

Set: David did a tight set about cuckold porn, using Shakespeare references and jokes about finding a girlfriend. He kept strong timing and didn't rush his laughs, showing clear improvement from previous appearances.

Interview: Donnell praised David's timing and audience connection, calling it his best set yet. Tony discussed David's three appearances in consecutive weeks and his background making films and watching comedy podcasts.

Set: Cooper did a short, clever set with a ukulele, delivering a song joke about mothers giving birth and not wanting him to be a comedian. He showed strong comedic timing and had good audience connection.

Interview: Tony and Donnell learned Cooper is from DaVada, Iowa, has hearing loss with a hybrid cochlear implant, plays Doctor Dre at church, and works at Walmart while studying video production.

Set: Patrick delivered rapid-fire jokes about Bosley commercials attacking fathers, vaginal smell, a dildo he owned, his girlfriend's acceptance, and IUD jokes. He mixed self-deprecating humor with crude sexual content.

Interview: Lengthy interview focused heavily on Patrick's dildo: Tony asked extensive questions about its use, size, how long he kept it before trying it himself. Patrick admitted buying it for a girlfriend initially, then experimenting alone.

Set: Aloe delivered a tight, clever set about witnessing teenage boys discussing possum attraction at the mall, which led to him becoming pro-global warming. He showed excellent timing and audience connection.

Interview: Aloe discussed his golden ticket, arriving from Iowa that day on Spirit Airlines with a light bulb issue. Extended argument with Donnell about Wu Tang references, jeans, and the nature of real comedy versus interruption-based humor.

Set: Noe's set covered ass-eating experiences (claiming he hadn't had it done), then a joke about his kid watching porn that he admitted was fictional. He admitted to having one nine-year-old child and discussed relationship struggles.

Interview: Tony slowly extracted admissions that Noe fabricated the porn premise, has a felony for kicking an ex-girlfriend's truck headlight during an argument, suffers from anxiety and road rage, and works in a warehouse.

Set: Tim delivered an ambitious political/philosophical set about healthcare as profit industry, side effects terminology, fake news, and reverse racism. He had strong material but veered into edgy conspiracy territory.

Interview: Tim discussed doing Kill Tony in 2014, voting for Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian), living in his car at Walmart on 290, recovering from addiction (600 days sober except weed/DMT), and his influences including Bill Hicks and Stan Hope.

Set: Claudia's tight set covered being a 'headmaster' of blowjobs, how recruiter title on dating profiles got her resumes instead of dick pics, and ADHD Awareness Month email from psychiatrist's office with a weak landing.

Interview: Claudia discussed moving from LA to Austin a month ago, doing open mics at Comedy Store, loving Austin's friendliness, and revealed she's been single and hasn't dated since moving.