Kill Tony #653 — Joe List

Set: Casey opened with absurdist humor about drinking Robitussin and getting stuck in Jumanji, then pivoted to a bit about two types of people in the world with a twist ending.

Interview: Tony praised Casey's ability to confuse audiences and revealed the show gave him a $200 Walgreens gift card for printing pictures. Casey got emotional discussing his childhood dream of printing Terry Bradshaw photos.

Set: Nico struggled following Casey, making mostly observational jokes about the Super Bowl, Reba McIntyre, and Baja Blast's 20th anniversary, with minimal laughs from the audience.

Interview: Tony critiqued Nico for spending most of his set asking the audience to applaud rather than tell jokes, comparing him unfavorably to Casey. Discussion revealed Nico is a consultant in software-as-a-service sales, DJs under the name Solstice, and attends 77 music festivals.

Set: Brendan performed a set about wearing a backwards hat and how it makes him look like a divorced bouncer or fired youth pastor trying to buy kids cigarettes.

Interview: Tony criticized Brendan for not listening when others were talking and giving terrible answers. Discussion revealed he's from out of town, hosts shows in New York, works in tech sales, and is a former diver.

Set: Eric performed his first-ever stand-up set with crude jokes about moving to Texas, grooming children as a teacher, and taking explosive shits due to pet teres.

Interview: Tony and Joe explored Eric's background as a engineering teacher from Fresno on sabbatical, his moves to attract women, and a sexual encounter where he came on a woman's stomach without wiping first.

Set: Jeff performed material about learning sex moves from lesbian porn, a failed date at a pet store, and jokes about micro penises and which president had one.

Interview: Jeff revealed he's from Chicago, builds swimming pools, has been doing stand-up for a year, and has a girlfriend of 13 years who is a wedding planner. He waited in standby lines for 6 weeks after HB closed.

Set: Kam performed a regular set about dating a white woman raised in the hood who says the N-word more than him, wanting to bring her to meet his parents, and an explanation of how white men can earn the right to say the N-word.

Interview: Tony praised Kam's performance and they discussed his white girlfriend from Orlando who is a professional pole dancer. Kam made callbacks and crude humor throughout.

Set: Roy performed a set about coming out of a long-term relationship with his nephew's ex, making jokes about Hispanic genetics and wanting Louis CK-level money.

Interview: Roy revealed this was his second open mic ever, he's 32 years old, has been playing drums since age 3, and agreed to a drum battle with Michael Gonzalez to potentially become the show's new drummer.

Set: Ahren opened with a controversial joke comparing himself to Stephen Hawking and clarifying he doesn't like children, then pivoted to Chuck-E-Cheese and Helen Keller jokes with increasingly crude punchlines.

Interview: Ahren revealed it was his one-year Kill Tony anniversary and gave an emotional speech about how comedy and the show helped him overcome 25 years of depression after therapy.

Set: Daisy delivered a disorganized set about being a bad Asian, being allergic to shellfish, delivering a baby at 18, and making jokes about yoga and control issues.

Interview: Daisy admitted she forgot her material before the set and treated it like therapy. Discussion revealed she's a first-generation Filipino-Portuguese American, a nurse who works in cosmetic surgery, and a massage therapist.