Kill Tony #774 — Joe DeRosa, Mike Finoia
Guests: Joe DeRosa · Mike Finoia
Lineup
Set: Jokes about being fat, making Caesar dressing from scratch with a Julius Caesar stabbing reference, living with a lesbian roommate, and misunderstanding gender dynamics in relationships.
Interview: Mason discussed falling in love with his lesbian roommate, confessing his feelings after they moved in together, and how she had sex with women in the next room while he played Fortnite.
- Life like box of chocolates - fat people finish faster
- Caesar dressing made by stabbing Greek dressing 23 times
- Living with lesbian roommate leads to no sex access
- Golden ticket winner returning to show
- Detailed story about confessing love to lesbian roommate who then had sex in adjacent room
Dan
Set: Rambling set about doing drugs, meeting God, empty beer cans, getting a job, and driving 19 hours to Kill Tony with mostly sound effects and unclear punchlines.
Interview: Dan is 38, a musician from Wisconsin who plays bars, spent weekend on mushrooms at the Sphere, and admitted he didn't prepare any actual comedy material despite being a fan of the show.
- God tells drug user to clean up and drive to Kill Tony
- Tony notes this is first time in 10 years someone drove 19 hours and did no actual jokes
- Tony stops set early noting Dan barely did comedy
Set: Strong set about being half Black, half Puerto Rican from El Paso, cyberbullying vs. real bullying, his alcoholic dad, getting an iPatch instead of iPhone, and working at a sex shop selling dildos.
Interview: Otis is from El Paso (8.5-hour drive), been doing stand-up 10 years, mother is Puerto Rican, worked at sex shop before security, performs observational comedy about race and family.
- Cyberbullying vs real bullying - wished he got hit with emojis instead
- Dad bought iPatch instead of iPhone, said become a pirate
- Worked at sex shop selling dildos to all types
- Joe DeRosa praises Otis's writing and transitions between jokes
- Panel identifies mother is Puerto Rican and father was Black drunk
Set: Sharp set about homeless man asking if he's trans or retarded, attended all-Black high school, made swim team, made jokes about bathrooms, Black people, and losing a friend over saying n-word in a song.
Interview: Adam recently got sober (9 months), divorced about a year ago, lives with his mom 1.5 hours away, does Uber Eats and stand-up, trying to get custody and support his daughter.
- Homeless man asks if he's trans or retarded, great comeback
- Went to all-Black high school, only made swim team
- Lost Black friend after singing n-word in Happy Birthday
- Tony and panel offer Adam free room in Red Band's condo/secret show appearance
- Adam discusses recent sobriety and divorce impact on comedy
Set: Crude set about being short, drinking Listerine for courage, hitting on Latina women at Buc-ee's, mentioning burnt Black girls, sex in cemetery with great-grandmother buried there.
Interview: Clay is 31 (turning next week), works at Punchline Houston comedy club, drives 5 hours, into hunting and fishing, tried pickup line about reengagement at Buc-ee's, had sex in cemetery.
- Short guy had to down Listerine bottle for courage to get onstage
- Hit on fat Latina women at Buc-ee's called them tortas
- Got blow job in cemetery where great-grandmother is buried
- Joe DeRosa gives advice about moving mic stand and owning the stage
- Clay admits to creeping on engaged woman at Buc-ee's with reengagement line
Set: High-energy set from El Paso comedian about being fat, being a bottom, girlfriend being 4'5", new belt from Buc-ee's, feeling grateful doing stand-up instead of having girlfriend perform sex acts.
Interview: Javi is from El Paso, been doing stand-up 4 years, makes bean-related sketch comedy, makes living from sketches, wife for 12 years, recently got her job going at J.C. Penney.
- Too fat to be on top, girlfriend is 4'5", would crush her
- New belt from Buc-ee's hidden under fat, can't see it
- Grateful doing stand-up instead of having girlfriend blow him
- Tony tries to zip Javi's vest, vest nearly explodes
- Panel tries to get Javi to slow down speaking for clarity
- Javi admits to doing coke bump before set from barbecue
Set: Sharp 1:53 set about relationship advice - friends pointing out girlfriend's long giraffe neck, scrolling Instagram to confirm, bringing it up during argument, comparing her to zoo animal.
Interview: Dedrick receives gifts from fans including bobcat tails and automatic slingshots, going to LA and Japan to headline festival in Okinawa in May-June, adopted Japanese sister having baby in Japan.
- Friend called girlfriend giraffe neck, scrolled Instagram to confirm
- Brought up giraffe neck during argument about taking out trash
- Dedrick performs weekly new minute, impressive feat of constant writing
- Tony roasts audience member for crossing arms, Dedrick shows vulnerability
- Dedrick threatens to apologize to Joe at bar, admits to getting blackout drunk
Set: Set about having hot wife despite average looks and below-average bank account, finding gorgeous girl with gross feet and sucking toes, adopting woman from women's shelter instead of shopping.
Interview: Brock does 2.5-3 years stand-up in Lafayette Louisiana, works offshore in oil field (14 days offshore/7 days onshore), married with hot wife, has pending DUI case in Lake Charles.
- Got hot wife despite average looks and broke bank account
- Find gorgeous girl with gross feet so you can suck toes
- Adopted woman from women's shelter instead of shopping
- Brock admits to DUI case pending, threw beer can on floor when pulled over
- Tony discovers Brock knows Red Band's girlfriend Elizabeth, suspicious circumstances
- Brock admits to burglaries he 'got away with' - actually got caught via prayer
Set: First-time set about couples therapy being like threesome for people who hate sex, husband being underemployed musician while she's health coach, husband tried organizing show where nobody came but he recorded it.
Interview: Megan's first stand-up ever, married 5 years to musician met on Facebook, lives in Austin 3 years, both make equal modest income, husband wants to do stand-up in 2026 so she beat him.
- Couples therapy like threesome for people who hate sex
- Husband underemployed musician, she's health coach, trying Austin each other to death
- Husband tried organizing stand-up show, nobody came but he recorded it
- Joe DeRosa gives constructive coaching about memorizing jokes and owning stage
- Red Band discusses sandwich diet success, Megan field questions about nutrition
Layla
Set: First-year comedian from Azerbaijan with dark humor about Nike 'Just Do It' slogan - used it to justify spitting on husband's mother's photo and telling suicidal friend to kill himself.
Interview: Layla from Azerbaijan, been doing stand-up 1 year at Coal Town Theatre, dated stand-up comedian and started comedy after breakup with no identity, now designs dildos for company.
- Nike Just Do It - used to justify spitting on husband's mom photo
- Told suicidal friend on text to Just Do It
- Tony discovers Layla designs dildos, questions about fantasy designs and custom work
- Layla shows hand size for largest dildo design
- Joe DeRosa praises Layla's vulnerability and comedy fundamentals
Set: Nine-year veteran from Cleveland does 60 seconds on food-race joke format: calling thick girls by food names (tortas, steam buns, hoagies, po'boys) and coining 'sliders' for thick midgets.
Interview: Mickey from Akron, worked at Hilarities in Cleveland 9 years, 32 years old, sells mortgage products, recently ended long-distance relationship couple months ago, moved to Austin 7 months ago, no romantic connections yet.
- Texas calls thick Latinas tortas, apply to all races
- Thick Asian girls are steam buns, white girls are hoagies
- Thick Black girls are catfish po'boys
- Thick midgets should be called sliders for progress
- Mickey receives surprise Kiss Me segment - first kiss in Austin in 7 months
- Woman named Steph kisses Mickey aggressively, takes his cinnamon gum
Set: Two-year San Diego comedian jokes about looking like his ridiculous last name sounds, barber giving him Hitler Youth haircut, moving back with grandparents, having to ask them to be quiet during loud sex.
Interview: Austin from San Diego, 2 years stand-up, visiting Austin for week doing mics and barbecue, still lives in San Diego, kept barbecue off his shirt.
- Looks exactly like how his last name sounds (awkward)
- Barber gave him Hitler Youth/Charlie Chaplin/Michael Jordan look
- Moved back with grandparents, only woman over is grandma
- Tony suggests changing his name because it sounds ridiculous and causes confusion
Joe DeRosa
Interview: Joe is a main panel guest who provides coaching and roasts to bucket pull comedians throughout the episode, discusses his time on the show.
- Joe coaches Clay on moving mic stand and owning stage
- Joe roasts Brock about not understanding offshore oil work
- Joe compliments Layla's first-year comedy and tells her not to date comedians
Mike Finoia
Interview: Mike Finoia is first-time panelist on Kill Tony, main guest providing commentary and roasts to bucket pull comedians throughout the show.
- Mike roasts Clay about Buc-ee's encounter and cemetery sex story
- Mike comments on Brock's wide eyes