Kill Tony #602 — Bert Kreischer, Whitney Cummings, Jim Norton
Guests: Bert Kreischer · Whitney Cummings · Jim Norton
Lineup
Set: Han discussed the Chinese Expulsion Act, wealth signaling with a Rolex, and confusion about reading analog watches. Mix of political history and observational humor about Asian identity.
Interview: Discussed his Korean heritage, the confusion about his ethnicity on Two Broke Girls, and the intimate feeling of the new Mothership venue.
- Chinese Expulsion Act worse to Asians than school expulsion because school is their NFL.
- Has a Rolex but can't read it, so pulls out iPhone instead.
- Jim Norton corrects Whitney's Two Broke Girls casting story involving a South Korean actor.
Set: Cole joked about moving from a conservative small town to Austin, his dad muting Modern Family, and homeless people's signage. Very new material with nervous delivery.
Interview: Cole revealed he's only been doing stand-up since August, is 19 years old, attends ACC, and works at HEB deli. Panel discussed his natural comedic timing despite nervousness.
- Dad muted Modern Family whenever gay characters appeared.
- Homeless person had sign saying 'sorry y'all' on cardboard cutout.
- Cole tripled up on stumbles, recovered quickly, admitting natural nervousness.
- Whitney complimented his natural comedic ability despite technical delivery issues.
Set: David performed strong material on Texas attitudes toward pronouns, Transformers as Decepticons, Black people's reaction to magic, and delivered fast-paced punchlines with callbacks.
Interview: Discussed watching Madea with the panel, engaged in roasting exchanges with Bert and Jim Norton, and promoted his tour dates at davidlucascomedy.com.
- Black people hate magic because they hate being deceived.
- Black magicians don't exist because Black people run from magic like it's the devil.
- David delivered aggressive roasts of all three panel members, particularly Jim Norton on appearance and Whitney on intelligence.
- Panel praised David's dominance and ability to light the show on fire with rapid-fire jokes.
Set: Giovanni performed edgy material on pornography preferences with racist and violent themes, discussing aging pornographic actresses and hostage scenarios. Appeared intoxicated during set.
Interview: Revealed he's in his third year of comedy, appeared to be under the influence of drugs/alcohol, discussed feminism and squirting, with panel coaching him toward better material.
- Can't watch porn unless it has racism or sexual overtones.
- High gas prices mean fewer people trafficking due to fuel costs.
- Jovannie appeared visibly intoxicated with visible scabs on knuckles; panel questioned sobriety.
- Giovanni had erect penis visible; Bert praised as confidence display while bombing.
- Panel repeatedly asked Giovanni to repeat his best jokes; he struggled to land material consistently.
Set: Aaron performed observational comedy about learning he's actually white, new white slang, attending white civic meetings, and experiencing differential police treatment. Strong writing with multiple punchlines.
Interview: Revealed 4-year comedy veteran from Wichita, Kansas, moved to Austin in August to pursue comedy, works delivering Budweiser. Discussed his long-distance relationship with a white woman with three children.
- Discovered he's white after being told he acts/looks white; now learning white slang.
- Police beat him for 5 minutes before recognizing he's now 'white' and letting him go.
- Panel praised Aaron's likability, writing, and comedic quality as a strong follow after difficult previous comic.
- Tony booked Aaron to open secret show Thursday based on strong performance.
Set: Ahren performed high-quality material on suing his chiropractor for taking his parking spot, being disabled and a dick, texting breakups, faking bathroom needs, and motorboating popcorn.
Interview: Confirmed he has cerebral palsy affecting his voice; panel praised his jokes and delivery. Whitney offered marriage proposal; discussed technical aspects of joke timing and setup delivery.
- Sued chiropractor for taking parking spot by sleeping with his wife.
- Thought disabled people were avoided because disability, actually because he's a dick.
- Motorboats popcorn at movie theater lady who called him retarded.
- Panel unanimous praise; Whitney asked to marry Ahren, showing strong audience/panel response.
- Tony noted Ahren's undefeated record and recent golden ticket win; predicted him as 'the future'.
- Bert and Ahren engaged in technical discussion about joke timing and technology limitations.
Set: Matt joked about girlfriend of 5 years failing kindergarten, using that fact to win all arguments, and refusing to have kids with her due to her genetics.
Interview: Revealed 10-year comedy veteran who started in South Florida, moved through Chicago and LA, now in Austin. Works bartending for 12 years; girlfriend also bartends at the Mothership.
- Girlfriend failed kindergarten; he uses that to win every argument forever.
- Won't have kids because girlfriend is genetically inferior after failing kindergarten.
- Bert and Matt revealed they had known each other from earlier partying in South Florida; Bert shared story of buying coke together.
- Matt revealed his girlfriend is the bartender at the Mothership currently working.
Dom Carr
Set: Dom performed edgy material about nostalgia for 1990s racism, KKK visiting his hometown, his half-Black identity, and a documentary concluding with the phrase 'Aren't you glad you're not a nigger?'
Interview: Revealed first-time performer, half-Black/half-German from Terrell, Illinois hood, served in Afghanistan, did time in juvenile detention for selling drugs, now using GI Bill for supply chain degree.
- Documentary about KKK ended with: 'Aren't you glad you're not a nigger?'
- Mom was so worried about KKK that she made him watch documentary instead.
- Tony confused Dom's ethnicity initially; Dom owned the stage presence and recovered from weak opening.
- Dom revealed juvenile record including armed robbery and 45-day jail sentence.
- Tony praised Dom's likability, stage presence, and ability to roll with punches despite rough material.
Kat Owenby
Set: Kat performed debut material on talking to her teenage son about sex and consent, comparing it to spiritual/physical connection discussions, and advice not to impregnate women you can't afford.
Interview: Mother of four (one teenage son, twin 8-year-old daughters), works helping customers pair Bluetooth to cars remotely for 5 years. Married with husband working as kitchen manager at Austin eatery.
- Told son: don't stick dick in anyone you can't be financially indebted to forever.
- Prefers literal dick-sucking to explaining Bluetooth over phone all day.
- Fire alarm went off during Kat's set; she continued unphased.
- Panel advised her to keep doing stand-up and praised her extemporaneous interviewing skills.