Kill Tony #613 — Eleanor Kerrigan

Set: Observational comedy about defunding police in Austin, Seattle fashion culture, and personal insecurity about his girlfriend's fidelity. Discusses mushroom use, finding unsaved numbers in girlfriend's phone, and getting an STD test after an anonymous warning.

Interview: Hans discussed his relationship anxiety, recent mushroom use with his girlfriend, and paranoia about her faithfulness. He revealed getting tested for AIDS and monkeypox after a prank text and confessed to kissing strippers.

Set: Nicholas talks about his job as a door guy at the comedy club, interactions with guests, a joke about calling someone a slur, and a bit about writing a book called 'My Cough' about childhood asthma.

Interview: Nicholas discussed leaving his family auto glass business in California to move to Austin for comedy, living with girlfriend and roommate, getting a cat named Tobias, and painting as a hobby that he sold before moving.

Set: AJ attempts observational comedy about social skills, comparing himself to LeBron James, and describes polite catcalling where he compliments women's appearance. Set is rough and poorly constructed.

Interview: AJ is 24, two years into comedy from Portland, recently moved to Austin three months ago, hasn't found work yet, went to special education high school with ADHD diagnosis. Tony repeatedly criticizes his awkwardness and suggests he quit.

Set: Jared opens with a clever alliteration bit about words starting with 'B', then discusses having a cat, confusing catnip with weed, and a punchline about liking pussy.

Interview: Jared discussed his week in Austin: took magic mushrooms at a Seattle FC soccer game where he kept saying 'no more normal,' went to Oklahoma for a show, visited a strip club, and had multiple lap dances. Very chaotic but entertaining.

Set: Andres discusses going to Hawaii for an abortion, wordplay about aloha/hello/goodbye, spells Indian names phonetically in a spelling bee context. Set is forgettable with weak execution.

Interview: Andres is a comedy photographer and lighting/sound technician who bartends. Discussed a painful injury at age 20 when a chain hit his groin while jumping from a tree into water, causing severe scrotal damage.

Set: Adam's first 60 seconds describes his first orgasm at age 11 during a pre-op ultrasound with his dad present and a female technician shaving him. Set is crude but well-structured for a debut.

Interview: Adam has been nomadic for years, living in a station wagon, recently arrived in Austin from Detroit. Discussed government contracts, building weed farms for former DEA agents, working multiple jobs, and dating primarily through dating apps.

Set: David opens with commentary on racism and Carhartt clothing, discusses whether gay guys die, compares to baby midgets, and delivers punchline about burying gay men face down. Tight, well-crafted set.

Interview: David discussed his relationship with Tony, living in Austin, the benefits of multiple weekly open mics for improving comedy, and engaged in extensive friendly roasting exchanges with Tony about weight and health.

Set: Chris's first-ever stand-up set describes a sexual fantasy about being a hot woman, getting cosmetic surgery, and engaging raw with wealthy rappers while avoiding white rappers. Crude sexual humor, first-timer.

Interview: Chris is 49, owns a restaurant in Maine, bought a condo in Austin to escape winters, and owns a cannabis dispensary. He was knighted in Belgium for Belgian beer/cheese work. Married 21 years, wife didn't know he performed.

Set: Niko opens about his illness, biracial identity, bisexual/bipolar dual meaning, police harassment, police following contrasts with reduced dick size. Discusses LEGO sets, creates LEGO pocket pussy joke with pain comparison.

Interview: Niko is 25, from Bakersfield California but reluctant to say, moved to Seattle then Austin. Works at Trader Joe's, rode motorcycle, was engaged since October to 4-year girlfriend who left him a week after moving to Austin.

Set: Ahren opens with joke about being asked how he masturbates despite being disabled, references arcade claw machine humor. Discusses Only Hands/Only Claws porn website idea with Tony as first subscriber.

Interview: Ahren discussed recent major career success including headlining comedy clubs, getting on CBC special featuring disabled comedians, and auditioning for America's Got Talent. Also discussed recent layoffs and housing insecurity.

Set: Ryan jokes about cousin marrying aunt at a wedding, grandfather selling moonshine called fuck water, ushers asking bride/groom affiliation, takes liberties noting it's dad's first cousin and mom's sister (East Texas weird).

Interview: Ryan has been doing comedy 7 years, lives off one-nighters booked through Road Dog Productions. His wife works at car dealership as service person. Been married 20 years, stays on road constantly. Wife is Japanese, met in college at Tarleton.