Kill Tony #673 — Joe Rogan, Matt McCusker
Guests: Joe Rogan · Matt McCusker
Lineup
Set: Hans discusses Father's Day, basketball waves, and being Asian with chopsticks. He mentions loving the African-American community and makes observational humor about racial and cultural differences.
Interview: Tony and the panel discuss Hans's paddle boarding story with his girlfriend, eventually discovering he wasn't truthful about how they were connected. Hans mentions having an AR-15 on his podcast table and discusses his relationship.
- NBA wave at basketball game mistaken for crime wave
- Being Asian difficult with chopsticks and whiskey
- Major callback established when Hans is caught lying about paddle boarding setup—claims boats were side-by-side but Tony proves they were towed, leading to permanent 'paddle board boy' nickname
Set: Robert attempts jokes about being half-Arab and half-American, referencing bombs in pie and his mother not teaching him Arabic. The set is poorly received with minimal laughs.
Interview: Tony and panel criticize the set heavily. Robert reveals it's his first time on stage at age 29. Discussion covers his move from Boston to Austin, his software sales job, and his background in a mixed family.
- Joke about baking pie with bombs instead of apples
- Mother didn't teach him Arabic, wanted him to have her mother tongue
- Tony expresses shock at how bad the set is, saying Robert could have done almost anything better
- Robert appears emotional behind sunglasses during interview, Tony notes apparent tears
Set: Drew performs a new minute about dating women with kids and pegging, with escalating sexual imagery and references to Finding Nemo. The set has a different darker tone from his previous appearances.
Interview: Tony challenges Drew's new edgy direction and asks about his recent Taco Bell date. Discussion covers his job transition to full-time comedy, moving to Austin, and energy drink consumption.
- Dating girls with kids leads to forgetting during pegging
- Escalation of pegging toys with Finding Nemo reference
- Drew reveals he recently quit his job and is doing comedy full-time
- Tony notes Drew's energy level and asks about caffeine intake
Tyler Wright, Jenni Rodriguez
Set: Kam performs about Appleton Wisconsin being terrible, contrasts with great Madison, discusses a boot-on-face incident, Kia boys in Milwaukee, and homelessness. Strong misdirection and callbacks throughout.
Interview: Tony praises Kam's ability to travel and bring fresh material. Discussion of Wisconsin cities, Madison club, Kia boys car thieves, extensive cologne collection, and focus on personal development.
- Appleton Wisconsin so bad even homeless don't want to be there
- White guy in Appleton called him dirty, Tony notes he's 'becoming somebody'
- Kam mentions getting head in Madison, discusses positive experiences vs Appleton negativity
- Discusses expensive Bleetman Place cologne collection and its unusual fragrance notes
Set: Benjamin performs Boston material, Italian immigrant parents as 'pizza pickers,' wife with mustache, Art Institute of Boston with one-eyed helmet. Tangential jokes with sudden pivots.
Interview: Reveals 73 years old, started comedy in 1989, stopped for 14 years. Former restaurant owner with heroin addiction (32 years, 17 years sober). Claims to have known Richard Ramirez and Timothy Treadwell while using drugs.
- Italian section of town more 'spaghetto' than ghetto
- Wife so skinny has to tease pubic hair to keep pants up
- Benjamin reveals he used heroin with Night Stalker Richard Ramirez in San Francisco
- Claims to have met Timothy Treadwell (Grizzly Man) at English Pub in Santa Monica
- Hypnotized back into memories of heroin use during interview, becomes emotional
Set: Sebastian performs pride month material and LGBTQ joke setup about alphabet letters (A for asexual, B for bisexual, etc). Set includes educational jokes and references confusion between sexual orientations.
Interview: Takes off colorful jacket during interview. Reveals Italian background, worked in marketing before being fired after previous appearance. Extremely nervous, defensive, minimal answers.
- LGBTQ alphabet joke about A-E categories of sexual orientations
- Takes off gaudy jacket during interview at Tony's suggestion, looks much better
- Joe offers to give him jacket but then retracts offer after poor interview performance
Set: Ari performs about winning Red Bull from Facebook and girls coming over. Makes joke about being opposite of Bill Cosby because chicks remember what happened and can't fly away.
Interview: Discusses pursuing citizenship, interview at American embassy, making jokes to immigration officer about terrorism. Mentions MMA fighting history (0-3 record), Jiu-Jitsu background from Estonia. Demonstrates front kick.
- Won Red Bull on Facebook, stocked fridge, opposite of Cosby because girls remember
- Social security vs social insecurity as immigrant joke
- Performs front kick on stage and adds kiss at end, getting applause
- Makes risky joke to immigration officer about becoming terrorist if denied visa
Jonathan Hammel, Jason Elrod
Chase Mote
Set: Chase performs about former youth pastor job, telling girl her gay friend goes to hell, arrested for smoking weed. Jokes about meeting wife at Bible college and their premarital sex.
Interview: Three years standup experience, two years in church comedy, recently moved to Austin from Birmingham Alabama with wife and 3-year-old son. Comedy is new priority in life.
- Youth pastor job where he told girl gay friend goes to hell
- Met wife at Bible college, married to have sex not the reverse
- Tony notes heavy church-joke reliance, suggests audience needs headphones to listen to actual comedy instead
Cameron Mai
Set: Cameron performs about being introverted, not fitting in with dyed-hair party crowd, confusion about metrosexual term thinking it meant train-related, and finding man who uses shampoo shocking.
Interview: 21 years old, three years standup experience. Mom created Farmville, dad does AV for Warriors events. From Bay Area near Oakland. Girlfriend for one month at age 21. No bullying except being skinny kid.
- Party girls have pink hair/labels, thought metrosexual meant attracted to trains
- Finding man who uses shampoo and conditioner shocking testament to male hygiene
- Tony discovers Cameron's mom created Farmville, makes extended joke about it
Set: William performs about Jesus 2024 candidate, barbecued human flesh, Wales jailing lying politicians, presidential debate loser with Hillary Clinton. Closes with Tennessee baseball vs Texas A&M shout-out.
Interview: Regular who travels every weekend doing road gigs. Age 37, busiest ever. Does Cameo videos as major income source (now top 5). Recently raised Cameo prices. Met Red Band's mother in Columbus Ohio.
- Jesus 2024 campaign, liberals want to see birth certificate
- Massachusetts man serving barbecued human flesh, what were wine pairings
- Wales jailing lying politicians means shutting down government
- Makes awkward shout-out to Tennessee baseball at opening, Tony asks why isolating room
- Claims to have slept with Red Band's mother in Columbus Ohio