Kill Tony #767 — Ari Shaffir, Luis J Gomez, Peyton Ruddy
Guests: Ari Shaffir · Luis J Gomez · Peyton Ruddy
Lineup
Set: Set about the loss of silliness in comedy and people, featuring observations on Jews and a joke about the rocket ship effect when seeing attractive people.
Interview: Discussed his patriotic outfit, a rabbit's foot given to him by a lady after WrestleMania, and banter about his chain and appearance.
- Dating ex is like reheating french fries - they don't work the same way.
- Rocket ship effect - seeing attractive person and rating them down as they approach.
- Luis calls out Dedrick's patriotic outfit as looking like a bumper sticker on a pickup truck.
Set: Set about being a gypsy with immigrant parents from Czechoslovakia, discussing how gypsies are Jews without documents and making observations about country names and fat shaming.
Interview: Discussed his background at Peak State festival, work as a nature tour guide, knowledge of Czech and Slovakian languages, and being funnier when people don't understand him.
- Gypsies are just Jews that lost their documents.
- Greenland is an iceberg, Turkey full of cats, Hungary says sorry we're full.
- Fat shaming worked to make him lose weight but school system is broken.
- Tony compares Tom to someone taking a tour to the Boogie Nights set, making a Gabby Petito dark reference.
Set: Greek name jokes, ancient Greece and Spartan gay sex for team chemistry, with observations about comedy and stereotypes.
Interview: Discussed his background from Windsor Canada living in Toronto, his nonprofit job doing career days, kickboxing background, and the death of his father whom he tried to revive with CPR.
- Greeks invented democracy and anal - you're welcome.
- Spartans had gay sex for team chemistry.
- Chris reveals his father died from a heart attack 2 years ago and he performed CPR.
- Tony notes Chris's very long neck and compares him to a Jurassic Park dinosaur.
Set: Short joke format set comparing to Mitch Hedberg style, covering credit card debt, bilingual burritos, vegan sister, and fire escape signs.
Interview: Discussed accusations of stealing Mitch Hedberg's style, his 1,500 jokes and recent epiphany requiring rewriting, and defensive response to differentiation suggestions.
- Wallet thief has 8K credit card debt - they're the victim now.
- Cheese on burrito is free in English, queso means extra cost.
- Sister is vegan so on Thanksgiving she eats alone.
- Tony offers Keegan a spot on his secret show after praising his joke premises.
- Panel pushes Keegan to move away from Mitch Hedberg comparison, Keegan refuses because it keeps people talking about him.
Set: Extended 9/11 jokes about cupcakes arriving on his classmate's birthday, Pentagon-shaped classroom, and Jewish credit for the tragedy.
Interview: Discussed being Jewish, 7 years in stand-up from New York, taking Amtrak, founding Comedic open mic website, and celebrating his 69th body party at 24 years old.
- 9/11 birthday in class means cupcake celebration overshadows moment of silence.
- Second tray hits classroom, third classroom is Pentagon-shaped, fourth falls in hallway.
- Tony and panel note Adam sounds exactly like Mitch Hedberg with similar raspy delivery.
- Adam reveals he's had 70 sexual partners at age 24, planning 69th body party celebration.
Set: Material about being muscular and steroid accusations, women and small balls jokes, featuring a long narrative about teabagging and salt and pepper shakers.
Interview: Discussed 10 years doing stand-up from Tulsa, Uber driver work, OnlyFans presence, lifting weights, attraction to women by size, prior arrest for drug trafficking with life sentence reduced by plea deal.
- Woman said small balls, compared to rolling dice in Vegas.
- Woman wanted teabagging but got salt and pepper packages instead.
- Royal reveals OJ Simpson tattoo with knife, Bronco, and glove - described as diabolical.
- Royal admits to being in prison for drug trafficking, served time before dirty cop exposed, took plea deal.
- Royal mentions going viral for hitting fan with microphone at comedy show.
Serjan
Set: Material about parents naming him Surgeon due to wanting him to be doctor, sibling Engineer, sister Abortion, 4 months sober from saying N-word, knock-knock joke with cat named Leo.
Interview: Discussed his Nepalese background born in Nepal, came to America at 6, diversity lottery, grew up in Dallas, works as IT solutions architect, 2.5 years in stand-up, girlfriend is Indian.
- Parents named him Surgeon, brother Engineer, sister Abortion.
- 4 months sober since last said N-word - staying strong.
- Knock-knock joke: My cat Leo.
- Tony notes Serjan was close to nailing 60-second timing with knock-knock joke.
- Serjan's driver's license number starts with 420 and ends with 69, he believes he's destined to be comedian.
- Serjan has practiced exact 60-second timing 100 times on his phone.
Set: Material about loving fat girls and never being the pretty one, dated woman whose boyfriend killed himself, sexual stamina and anatomy observations, turkey references.
Interview: Discussed being from Turkey, car vandalization in Houston, cheap insurance decision costing money, doing 16 shows in 7 days and losing money, pursuing comedy over other life pursuits.
- Dated woman whose boyfriend killed himself - best thing ever happened.
- Woman keeps going after you finish - builds from sadness to blood.
- Orhun is defending Golden Ticket winner, returning for third appearance.
- Orhun spent $1,040.60 doing 16 shows in 7 days and lost money.
Set: Material about 22-year marriage to man who's a lesbian, lost 350 lbs, gastric sleeve surgery, Affirm loans, weight loss with Wegovy, can fit 8 oz in throat.
Interview: 45 years old from Detroit, pandemic comedic start, lost 350 lbs over 13 years, separated from 22-year husband, has two sons including level 3 autistic, works as insurance claims adjuster.
- 22-year marriage to man who acts like lesbian, lost weight slowly.
- Gastric sleeve holds 4oz but can fit 8oz down throat.
- At 45 asking men about ownership - Affirm loan situation.
- Stefanie Anne nailed 59-second timing, praised by panel for accuracy.
- Stefanie reveals losing 350 lbs over 13 years, last 50 lbs with Wegovy.
Set: Herpes girlfriend material, aftermarket parts joke, losing arguments using herpes card, considering getting herpes himself, fat white women category joke.
Interview: First real stand-up after one open mic in Fort Worth, 23 years old, wants to be script writer not stand-up, lives in Fort Worth, wore shorts on 57-degree day.
- Met girl with herpes, considering getting it himself for category.
- Can pull herpes card in arguments about not affording groceries.
- Black men discovering fat white women is like finding herpes category.
- Adam reveals his mom got canceled in 2026 for fighting ICE protesters outside a bar.
- First time doing stand-up, panel coaches him on using knock-knock jokes.
Keenan Womack
PHX98
Miranda Meadows
Jason Acuna
Ari Shaffir
- Ari produces storytelling show The End with various comedians.
Luis J Gomez
- Luis promotes Skankfest festival tickets.
Peyton Ruddy
- Peyton Ruddy makes his first Kill Tony panel appearance.