Pat O'Neill

Regular and final comedian of the night. Tony said it was the loudest and longest pop from the crowd he has ever heard, and called him 'truly one of the best in the world right now.' New minute on sliding into DMs and AI chatbot girlfriends.

Closed the show, introduced as 'the anomaly, the real deal.' Tony said no one had cracked the homeless-dog-joke premise before despite 10 to 20 attempts. On the road with the show in Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas and the Moody Center on New Year's Eve.

Closed the show as the headlining regular, introduced as a phenom with pure momentum. New set on taking Krav Maga and on Black Panther. Tony noted he is now getting laughs on his setups.

Closing regular, introduced by Tony as his favorite comedian in the world to watch right now and one of the greatest regulars in the show's history. Short, brutal new minute of one-liners that landed hard. In the interview he said he was thrilled to see his podcast partner Grant Adcock get pulled, and described a road trip across the country with Martin Phillips and Hans Kim in which Martin did the driving. Tony closed by telling the audience to protect him and his brain.

Closed the show as the regular Tony calls an anomaly and a freak of nature, fresh off two sets at Madison Square Garden. Tight set of short, hard-punchline jokes about dumb women and about being called 'daddy' in bed, ending on an altar boy tag. Tony raved at length about the writing and execution, Jerron Horton said he had never seen him live and compared him to a Rick and Morty version of Scarface, and Ron White (who marked 40 years in standup on September 17) said he walked out on the balcony to watch him, found him that good, and has since brought him up to do spots in the big room.

Closing set of the episode, introduced as the show's climax and 'a freak of nature' kept chained up all week. Rapid-fire joke-dense set on internet rabbit holes, the Epstein emails, religious texts and Amazon listings, which drew a standing-ovation-level reaction; Tony called him one of the best comedians working today and said nothing can stop his trajectory. Interview covered trying to get sleep before Madison Square Garden, which will be his first ever trip to New York, being about a year and a half into living in Austin, and admitting he mostly replies to commenters on Instagram and missed Tony's congratulations message on being made a regular.

Closing regular, introduced by Tony as one of his favorite things in the history of the show and later as, without hesitation, the fastest rising comedian in the world. Short, punchy set with a swastika-on-my-Tesla bit, a Germany/hide-and-seek tag, a role-play joke about a jellyfish sting, and a women's self-defense tag; the crowd gave him a standing ovation. In the interview he and Adam Ray compared notes on following each other, including the night Pat's golden ticket was awarded, and he noted the pops get bigger every week. Told a story about Southwest Airlines rerouting him on the way to Lubbock and Midland, Texas gigs, leaving him in a middle seat next to a baby.

Closed the show as the super regular, introduced by Tony as possibly the perfect specimen of a comic who writes a new minute every week and the fastest rising comedian in the world. Dense one-liner set on squirting, fake tears, rough sex, horse riding as the Texas abortion, and rape-versus-incest exceptions. Jimmy Carr gave him the biggest compliment of the night, praising four great jokes back to back, perfect delivery and persona, and the visible work behind the set. Tony hyped his upcoming Madison Square Garden debut, Las Vegas arena dates and an upcoming hour, plus a recent San Diego weekend where audiences stood up mid-set.

Closed the episode with a brand new minute, introduced as one of the best joke writers and performers in the show's history and as having gone viral that week with a Hitler joke. Minute covered gender reveal parties, threesomes and a Waymo/John Cena tag. Both panelists said they love him and noted they had been working the door since the club opened while regulars like him built the scene. In the interview he said that by the end what he wanted from the golden ticket was mainly not to have to wait with the sign-up crowd at Shakespeare's anymore, and described fights and people using the line for shelter, including one night that was reportedly Fuzzy and Drew Nickens wrestling over a girl. Plugged Pat O'Neal Comedy on Instagram and YouTube, plus upcoming Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas dates.

The closer, billed by Tony as the executioner of Kill Tony. Exactly one minute of his trademark deadpan one-liners with the big physical faces: walking in on his parents, a Michael Jackson impersonator hired for a family party, and his sister's first period. A heckler threw him off at the top. In the interview he recalled his first-ever joke, in Providence, Rhode Island, about 'little person' being more offensive than a slur, and that the crowd rejected it. Tony confirmed he is booked for Madison Square Garden in August and two nights in Vegas; Pat admitted he is nervous about the big rooms.

Closed the show as the marquee regular, with a tight joke-after-joke minute that Tony and Joe Rogan explicitly held up as the counterexample to the rest of the night's rambling sets. Tony noted he and Dedric are the only two who have to write a fresh minute every week. Plugged upcoming Kill Tony dates with him on the bill: Madison Square Garden on August 7 and 8, the MGM Dolby Live theater in Las Vegas in November, and New Year's Eve in Austin, plus his own San Diego run with Redban.

Closed the show as the regular after Tony explained William Montgomery was sick, Ari Matti had added tour dates and Timmy No Brakes was saving material. Brand new minute of three very short, dark jokes about Hitler, TikTok and Queers for Palestine; Tony called the opener the greatest Hitler joke he has heard in 20 years. Mike Finoia said he was like a David Lynch movie doing stand-up. Interview covered that his first regular episode was airing that same day, and a story about telling his landlord he was about to be famous after quitting his job. Tony nicknamed him 'The Real Deal'.

Closed the show as the current undefeated top regular, with a brand new minute of short punchy one-liners. In the interview he talked about launching a podcast with fellow Mothership doorman Grant Adcock and a third person, roughly six episodes recorded and four released, and pushback from listeners wanting a video version he does not want to do. Has Hollywood shows lined up, is going to San Diego with Redban and Toronto with Tony. The night's audience drawing by Chris Rogers depicted him as the Joker.

Opened the show as the newest elite regular, made a regular just the week before and described by Tony as the first person ever upgraded from golden ticket winner to regular. First appearance where he knew in advance he'd be on. Tight punchline minute (girls named America, homelessness, Redskins renaming, an NAACP acronym bit). In the interview he confirmed he is sober -- quit drinking and cocaine -- and joked he celebrated his first week as a regular with Shirley Temples.

Introduced as the full-time newest regular and closed the show. Very dark, tightly written set - abortion, a red-confetti gender reveal, a vasectomy-as-microdosing line, and a bathroom-bill joke ending in 'not guilty.' Tony said he only hits home runs. Sheryl, seeing him for the first time, compared him to Emo Philips on acid and told him not to change; Tom Segura, also seeing him for the first time, called it a fun, solid way to wrap the night. Redban announced he's bringing Pat to San Diego with Rachel Wolfson.

Closed the episode as the newest regular, introduced by Tony as becoming his and Redban's favorite comedian, with a brand new minute of short punchy jokes about sloppy head, loving fat girls and a 'light-skinned Latina'. Interview covered his sudden recognition after the previous week, people pushing him to make merch, being a fat kid in high school with divorced parents, and his father dying of liver cirrhosis at 40 when Pat was about 16.

Closed the show as the newest regular on Kill Tony, introduced by Tony as being on a terror. Brand new minute of crude relationship material about his ex-girlfriend, his new girlfriend and a herpes bit. Both panel guests praised him: James McCann said he had seen him once before and was proud of the glow up, and Shane Gillis recognized him from the Netflix special. Follow-up interview covered his strictly missionary preferences and his lack of interest in toys.

Closing regular set, introduced as one of the most promising regulars with only a couple of appearances under his belt. Jokes about autoerotic asphyxiation as 'the cinnamon challenge,' porn giving him unrealistic expectations of lesbians, dating a Jewish girl who turned out to be a lesbian ('the old double Ike'), and the ancient Jews at the Last Supper. Tony called it clearly the set of the night; the panel roasted his hair and vampire/Dr. Frankenstein look. Luis J Gomez invited him to Skankfest and Tony offered him the Secret Show.

A returning bucket-pull favorite, age 29, living in Austin and getting on stage nightly. Fired from a mortgage company two weeks earlier; his father died of liver cirrhosis at 40. Tony awarded him a golden ticket and said it was long overdue.

Originally from Massachusetts, he now lives in Austin and works for a mortgage company. He previously appeared on the Netflix episode of the show and describes himself as an open micer who is bad at networking. He joked about his recent breakup and his love for steak and candy.