KT #58

He discussed his transition from being a server in Arizona to managing the club and his role as the 'punching bag' on Norm's show, the manager of the Comedy Store and co-host of the Norm Macdonald Live podcast, tony praised his comedic sensibility despite him not being a traditional stand-up.

A recurring favorite guest and seasoned stand-up comedian. He shared a notable story about giving tennis lessons to Pablo Escobar in Miami in 1984, he provided technical comedy advice to the bucket pulls throughout the night.

He joked about his lack of muscle definition during intimacy and his ex-girlfriend's judgment, tony advised him to slow down his delivery and trust his material more. He was the first performer, given a guaranteed spot because he was bumped from the previous episode.

He performed a themed set suggesting that Tom Hanks' characters in movies like Big and Castaway should have spent the whole time masturbating, the panel enjoyed the consistency of his theme and his confidence. He is from the Los Angeles area and has a Twitter handle mentioned as @joemauricio.

A former Hollywood drug dealer of 13 years who recently had a child and now works in a restaurant, he struggled with his timing and forgot his punchlines during the set, tony criticized him for talking about drug dealing without making it interesting.

An improviser from Second City who performed a dark musical bit about '12 Days of Thanksgiving' involving Native American trauma. The panel felt the song format made the set feel longer than a minute and advised her to focus more on stand-up writing. She has appeared on the show multiple times previously.

A comedian with a stutter resulting from a softball injury two years prior that caused nerve damage and a concussion, he delivered a highly successful set about the difficulties of using a drive-thru. The panel was extremely impressed, calling him an 'assassin' and discussing his recent audition for Montreal's New Faces.

Dropped out of the University of Florida to pursue comedy in LA after her first appearance on the show, she admitted to having a rough week and not having a fully prepared new minute, leading to a self-deprecating interview. She had been doing stand-up for just over a year at the time of this recording.

She discussed her research process for jokes, which involves looking up topics on Wikipedia, the panel helped her tag the joke with ideas about Skittles and diabetes. Performed a minute focused on the difficult packaging of Starburst candy.