Kill Tony #599 — Roseanne Barr
Guests: Roseanne Barr
Lineup
Set: Hans discusses surviving Texas winters and makes an ambiguous joke about group observations that creates audience confusion.
Interview: Hans talks about his career growth from doing open mics to headlining sold-out shows, mentions a 52-year-old nurse kissing him on stage in Philadelphia.
- Joke about surviving Texas winters using firearms for warmth
- Ambiguous joke about group of people walking that confuses audience
- Audience confusion over whether Hans said 'blind people' or 'black people'
- Roseanne compliments Hans's writing and delivery
Rama
Set: Rama jokes about dating apps, his all-black aesthetic, and a meta-joke attempt about avoiding trans fats that falls flat.
Interview: Rama reveals he's a DJ from Denver/Ohio who sues airlines and corporations, notably settled a case for $700k involving fake eye patches and discriminatory practices.
- Dating app matches have things in common with his diet and trans fats
- Everything he owns is black, making it hard to find things
- Rama reveals he sued airlines and corporations, settled for approximately $6k after claiming $700k
- Discusses wearing eye patch to claim disability status for lawsuit
Set: Kaitlin jokes about Instagram insecurity, comparing herself to models and Chris D'Elia, then creates a joke about dating app guys who lack knowledge.
Interview: Kaitlin is a year and a half into comedy, works at a daycare and wedding studio, plays piano since age 12, and is working through therapy and family issues.
- Instagram comparisons to models and wanting Chris D'Elia's approval
- Guy claims to love America's Next Top Model, challenged to name eating disorders
- Roseanne gives detailed coaching on adding personal material to comedy
- Red Band inappropriately asks about belly button type, gets shut down by Roseanne
Set: Uncle Lazer jokes about dating plus-sized women, uses term 'slim thick' sarcastically, discusses attraction to larger women, and makes crude sexual references.
Interview: Uncle Lazer is from Utah, Jewish, homeschooled with class of 43, has photographic memory, and was expelled for sexual relationship with teacher.
- Woman claiming 'slim thick' needs Slim Fast instead, built like trash bag
- Likes big women because they have tight anatomy, keeps flower for finding wet spots
- Tells extended story about sleeping with married quadriplegic's wife using large carrot
- Roseanne delivers serious coaching about choosing better material and making positive change
Set: Luis makes jokes about HEB grocery store, working at Uptown Cheapskate thrift store, intrusive thoughts about customers, and admissions of questionable behavior.
Interview: Luis started comedy in October, came back from Thailand, originally from California/UC Davis, works retail at Uptown Cheapskate, lives in San Marcos, only child with medical condition mother.
- HEB stands for 'hurting every person' so he shops at Uptown Cheapskate instead
- Intrusive thoughts about customers, women having big heads, girlfriend's appearance
- Roseanne gives coaching advice about slowing down delivery and enunciation
- Tony and Roseanne both emphasize enunciation and clarity importance
Set: Kent makes jokes about girlfriend with loose labia, transgender surgical customization, blackout drinking comparisons to surgery, and jokes about waking up with overweight women.
Interview: Kent is 19, from South Carolina, moved to Austin a month ago, unemployed but had $8k savings, worked in machine shop, steals traffic cones as hobby.
- Girlfriend's loose labia claps like Newton's Cradle when walking or excited
- Transgender people can customize penis like lightsaber at Disney World
- Gets first Texas kiss from audience member during interview
- Reveals he steals traffic cones from every state he lives in
Set: David jokes about moving to all-white neighborhood, police called on him, being a terrible neighbor, and comparing himself to 'Darren' instead of 'Karen'.
Interview: David is a regular performer who does new material every week, has been on the show many times, has children with multiple partners, and tours nationally.
- Neighbor called cops on him walking dog, he encourages more calls on similar-looking people
- Being terrible neighbor at loud barbecues, calling cops himself, he's a 'Darren' not 'Karen'
- Roseanne gives extended comedic interaction about his girlfriend and relationships
- David clarifies he has 5 children by 3 different mothers
Jet G
Set: Jet jokes about pressure to marry, losing friends to marriage being more deadly than police, not being allowed to watch Batman, and contrast between his father and himself.
Interview: Jet is from Detroit, lived in LA for 2 years including during pandemic, was a private school teacher, now bartending, almost 30, moved to Austin about a year ago.
- God loves him so he doesn't have wife, lost more friends to marriage than police
- Grew up so Christian couldn't watch Batman, watched Bible Man instead with Willie Aames
- Discusses first sexual encounter with Brittany at church lock-in when he was 13
- Creates on-the-spot joke about Nelly song changed to 'Ellie' with Christian lyrics
Set: Ahren jokes about how people gesture and yell slowly at him due to cerebral palsy, compares his speech to someone having a stroke, and makes self-aware observations.
Interview: Ahren is a Canadian visiting Austin, just rented apartment and got money back after landlord saw his disability, uses speech-to-text device, drinks with Tony's friends.
- People gesture and yell slowly at him, sound like they're having stroke themselves
- Landlord started apologizing and gave money back after seeing his disability in person
- Aaron wins golden ticket from Tony during interview
- Roseanne offers to mentor him on material writing and editing
- Extended comedic banter between Aaron and Tony about his self-awareness
Set: Samantha jokes about ignoring red flags in relationships, dating someone in the woods, boyfriend with full white claw cans of urine, and her patterns.
Interview: Samantha is appearing for second time, lives in Buda with 60-year-old porn photographer for $400/month rent, father is sober Juggalo, from Buffalo originally.
- Dating guy living in woods, boyfriend collecting full white claw cans of urine
- Ignores relationship red flags because 'crazy dick is good' and builds character
- Roseanne discusses why she's attracted to problematic men
- Tony and Roseanne discuss how women get 'dickmatized'
Set: William covers news topics rapidly: Grover Cleveland golf tournament, Tiger Woods tampon joke about periods, XFL teams with creative names, and Palestine train crash.
Interview: William quit nicotine pouches after year-long use, has brain fog, has first childhood friend Dillard visit the show, discusses childhood pranks.
- Tiger Woods gave tampon to guy he outdrove, men have periods now in 2023
- XFL teams with Masters of Universe villains names like Sea Dragons and Roughnecks
- William's first childhood friend Dillard Butler brought on stage
- Dillard reveals William showed him penis as a child and they were banned from seeing each other
- Story about William and Dillard stuffing pillows in clothes to scare people near his uncle's house