Kill Tony #59 — Moshe Kasher, Erik Griffin
Guests: Moshe Kasher · Erik Griffin
Lineup
Set: Set about visiting a Mormon temple in Salt Lake City and noticing six-pointed stars on doorways, questioning if the Mormons were appropriating Jewish/Islamic symbols.
Interview: Tony and panel discussed David's appearance, his visit to Salt Lake City Comedy Festival, his confidence level, and his motorcycle accident background.
- Over every doorway at Mormon temple was six-pointed star; he's Jewish so he claimed it as his
- Mormon lady explained it was 'Star of Jubilee,' not appropriation of Jewish star
- Joke about Mormon lady showing Muslim flag next, continuing the appropriation theme
- Microphone didn't work for first ten seconds of set, but David continued and completed exactly one minute
- Panel complimented his confidence improvement compared to previous appearances
Set: Three short jokes: an intervention that turned into doing cocaine with friends, updating someone's laptop browser for safety, and a vegan joke with unexpected punchline about 'kitten.'
Interview: Panel discussed misdirection in her comedy, specificity in jokes, and the performance aspect needed to sell alt material. Moshe praised her direction while suggesting more embellishment.
- Intervention for addicted friend turned into group doing coke and having fun together
- Updated laptop browser safety features instead of sabotaging it; joke was she didn't go mainstream
- As vegan, sometimes allows herself to have 'a little kitten' (dark punchline about meat)
- Sarah was blacklisted by previous patriot (Kenny) due to missed spot timing, reducing her set time to 40 seconds jokingly
- Panel debated specificity vs. misdirection in alt comedy; Moshe advocated for more performance commitment
- Delivered kitten punchline perfectly timed with the show's end-of-set cat sound effect
Set: Jokes about unemployment leading to dating, low expectations, comparing women to childcare for penises, and rebranding 'blow jobs' as 'anti-aging throat moisturizer.'
Interview: Tony criticized lack of belief in her own material and unclear joke intent. Panel discussed her accent sounding performative and the importance of knowing what jokes are about before performing them.
- Unemployed woman perfect date due to low expectations and high appreciation for basic provisions
- Dating feels like playdating with his penis; constant entertainment and cleanup needed
- Rebrand 'blow job' as 'anti-aging throat moisturizer' due to wage gap concerns
- Tony intensely criticized performers not knowing what their jokes are fundamentally about
- Panel questioned her accent and delivery, suggesting it came across as performative rather than authentic
- Extended discussion about joke clarity and the difference between mainstream and alt comedy approach
Set: Set about visiting Atlanta, friends not understanding 'gratuity,' and explaining activities (mall, beach, hike) to a friend who interpreted 'hike' as slang for stealing.
Interview: Panel encouraged Jonathan to be himself despite nervousness, discussed not letting crowd discomfort affect performance, and advised him to commit more to his material.
- Friend asked what gratuity is after getting restaurant check; southern friends not as articulate
- Friend visiting LA didn't understand 'hike' as activity, thought it meant stealing; jail reference
- Jonathan successfully delivered punchline about misunderstanding 'hike' as theft slang
- Panel praised him for being authentic and encouraged him to trust his natural instincts
- Extended coaching about not letting nervousness affect stage presence and being willing to comment on room discomfort
Set: One-liner style comedy covering suicide prevention through TV addiction, McDonald's employees, car size/vagina jokes, and anime porn preferences.
Interview: Moshe praised his energy and persona as rare qualities, comparing him to Mitch Hedberg. Panel discussed his soft opening approach and suggested owning his low-energy affect immediately.
- HBO saves suicidal person's life repeatedly by releasing addictive shows like Game of Thrones
- Want to meet McDonald's employee who does job for sex appeal rather than money
- Girls driving small cars compensating for big vaginas; anime porn better than Puerto Rican anime
- Moshe gave rare praise for Gabriel's energy and persona, comparing him to established comedians
- Panel discussed the importance of owning a deadpan/low-energy persona immediately from start of set
- Discussion of comedians like Steven Wright and Morgan Murphy who kill with zero-energy delivery
Set: Story about Instagram girl sending explicit DMs including video of her having sex with her Rottweiler; investigative breakdown of whether incident was real.
Interview: Panel discussed balancing shock value with writing quality, praised her attitude and appearance choices, and advised her to continue developing strong persona.
- Girl sent DMs escalating from photos to video of her with her Rottweiler
- Justifies investigating by trying to understand dog's perspective on the relationship
- Jokes about calling Humane Society but not wanting to break the dog's heart
- Panel discussed shock-value jokes needing to be exceptionally well-written to justify disturbing content
- Moshe praised her for maintaining feminine presentation while doing edgy material
- Revealed she had been trolled by fake Instagram person, not real incident
Set: Comedy about her dad being weird, having only interests in law and music, giving advice by quoting classic rock/soul songs instead of original thoughts.
Interview: Panel suggested restructuring joke to start punchline earlier, adding second different musical example, and making song references more vulgar or unexpected.
- Dad only interested in law and music; watches Palladia for hours after work
- Dad quotes Cat Stevens 'Wild World' when asked for advice, passes it off as original
- When dumped, dad quoted 'When a Man Loves a Woman' as relationship advice
- Panel suggested moving punchline earlier and having second example be different song/advice
- Suggested making second musical example more vulgar (Two Live Crew instead of Isley Brothers)