Kill Tony #67 — Neal Brennan, Bryan Callen
Guests: Neal Brennan · Bryan Callen
Lineup
Interview: Co-creator of Chappelle's Show discussed his Emmy nominations, writing Half Baked with Dave Chappelle, directing The Goods, and meeting Chappelle at age 17 in New York for film school.
- Neal reveals he was nominated for three Emmy Awards for Chappelle's Show Season 2, one for directing, and lost to Lewis J Horvitz for the Academy Awards coverage.
- Tony expresses that Season 2 of Chappelle's Show is his favorite season of comedy television ever.
Interview: Bryan discussed his roles in The Hangover, Old School, and Mad TV. He praised Artie Lang as the funniest person off-the-cuff he's ever met and Phil LaMar as consistently excellent at everything.
- Bryan tells a story about a sex party where everyone had to wear masks and relates it to the Iron Patriot robot on stage.
- Bryan discusses his friend's attraction to older men and the gay community's preference for both twinks and bears.
- Bryan mentions sending pictures of his old friend Ryan Goldfinger at pool parties surrounded by bears.
Interview: Scott is the head of security (Nerd Patriot) for the episode. He was asked by Tony about his missing shoulder pads and discussed a past roast joke about a guy with a treasure chest tattoo in Louisiana.
- Tony points out Scott is missing shoulder pads from his Patriot uniform and questions why his chest doesn't stick out.
Set: Dusty, a 19-year-old from Tennessee, performs jokes about being heckled at his first comedy show, his girlfriend, joking about his cousin being fat, and making fun of his girlfriend's brother.
Interview: Tony and the panel discuss Dusty being 19, from Knoxville Tennessee, dating an 18-year-old girl, and doing stand-up for about a year and a half. They discuss his girlfriend attending shows and his stage time.
- Girl heckles him to kill himself at his first comedy show
- Girlfriend quit smoking after dating him for six months
- Girlfriend got mad because he told her little cousin he was fat
- Tony and panel realize Dusty's girlfriend is real and he's been talking about her throughout the set without mentioning she's Black.
- Tony jokes that Dusty will get blackmailed when his girlfriend hears the podcast, forgetting podcasts don't exist yet in Tennessee.
- Panel discusses Dusty's girlfriend coming to LA in January and makes jokes about side relationships.
- Rob Lewis gets blacklisted for missing his spot in the bucket pull rotation.
Set: Jeremy performs about a recent breakup with his girlfriend Donna who was cheating with a guy named Pablo. He discusses how he thought an eight ball was a magic trick.
Interview: Tony questions Jeremy about his props (eight ball and baking soda), his stage name, and his nervousness. Neal and Brian provide coaching on joke structure and development.
- Girlfriend cheating with 'cousin Pablo' who turns out to be Asian
- Confuses eight ball (the toy) with eight ball (the drug)
- Tony and panel critique Jeremy's set-up style and advise him to expand jokes and treat them as verbs rather than fixed nouns.
- Neal discusses his first joke wearing a mother's wig on stage as an embarrassing prop.
Set: Brian performs about his two-year relationship, celebrating anniversaries by paying for his girlfriend's needs, her inability to find her car, and his two DUIs.
Interview: Tony addresses Brian's DUIs, his drinking habits, and his refusal to drive. They discuss his relationship and his stage time in Chicago and Arizona.
- Girlfriend demands payment for sushi, vodka, and tissues after anniversary
- Girlfriend can't find her car but sets off the alarm daily
- Tony reveals Brian buried the lead by mentioning DUIs casually instead of leading with it.
- Brian mentions he doesn't drive because of DUIs but drinks heavily and relies on Uber.
Set: Chandler performs about his three-year-old daughter, wetting the bed until age 12, and his daughter defecating and accidentally typing hashtags on his computer.
Interview: Tony and panel coach Chandler on pacing, editing long setups, and focusing on the joke rather than lengthy stories. They discuss his background and encourage him.
- Daughter pees on him while cuddling in bed
- Wet the bed until age 12, worst at friend's house
- Daughter defecates and hits space bar, creating hashtags in emails
- Neal coaches Chandler to cut setups and get to the joke faster due to one-minute time limit.
- Tony emphasizes that a minute is extremely limited and jokes need to land quickly.
Set: Chris performs about his outfit choice, having a reading disability, being Puerto Rican, and his difficulty role-playing as Chewbacca on dating apps.
Interview: Tony notes Chris silently laughs at his own jokes and had his first time on stage tonight. They discuss his outfit, eyebrows, and why he moved from Jersey.
- Outfit makes him look like unemployed Frodo becoming magician
- Born full Puerto Rican but can only find Armenians and bedbugs in LA
- Can only role-play as Chewbacca or Bigfoot on dating apps
- Tony praises Chris for committing despite crickets and silently laughing at his own jokes.
- Chris reveals this is his first time on stage ever.
Set: Kim performs about going green with carpooling and recycling men, comparing going back to an ex as taking a shit after a shower and needing another shower during a drought.
Interview: Neal and Brian praise Kim's work ethic and joke writing, noting the carbon imprint and carpool metaphors. They encourage exploring her perspective on the recycling joke further.
- Recycling men to reduce penis imprint on reputation
- Exes are like taking a shit after shower during drought
- Neal and Brian compliment Kim's smart joke writing and work ethic.
- Bryan offers to work with Kim after she asks to open for him.
Set: Sara performs about women with creative blogs, DIY projects, and a blog called Cupcakes and Cashmere that encourages refinishing a credenza with friends.
Interview: Tony discusses credenzas with reference to wrestling, Sara explains it's a side table. Neal discusses the challenge of women being pretty and funny simultaneously.
- Women with creative blogs freak her out with DIY projects
- Blog encourages calling side table credenza and refinishing it with friends
- Bryan mentions credenza is a wrestling finishing move name he remembered.
- Neal discusses how pretty women in comedy face prejudice and guilt about their looks.