Joel Lindley

59 years old with roughly 40 years in comedy, and got pulled two weeks in a row, which Tony called extremely rare. Moved to Austin about a month before the episode, was in special ed as a kid and jokes that he reads at a third grade level. Also covered his 89-year-old mother Joyce, getting a vasectomy at 32 to keep sleeping with a woman who wanted a baby, and delivered a string of old-school one-liners during the interview that Tony praised as a clinic.

1. 52:25

   Episode #777

   Jul 20, 2026

   Bucket Pull

   Guests: Myles Johnson, Fuzzy Khilji.

   Watch set at 52:25View episode #777
2. 30:42

   Episode #776

   Jul 13, 2026

   Bucket Pull

   Set was all bits about dating Black women ('white Jackie Robinson' per Brian Moses). Kill Tony debut despite 40 years in comedy, and the second 59-year-old in a row to open the bucket. Started in his hometown of Rochester, NY (Yuk Yuks, the Funny Bone), was in LA roughly 1996-2003, worked as a writer and feature act, and now works cruise ships. Moved to Austin three weeks earlier, dave Landau recalled opening for him in Pennsylvania and remembered his fake $300,000 bank receipt pickup trick; he also carries a Red Cross donation card to dodge condoms, performs with Quinn Dahle.

   Guests: Brian Moses, Dave Landau.

   Watch set at 30:42View episode #776

Career Arc

Joel Lindley first came through Kill Tony's bucket lineup on #776 (Jul 13, 2026) with guests Brian Moses and Dave Landau. He returned across 2 sets, most recently on #777 (Jul 20, 2026).

First pulled from the bucket in episode number 776.