
KT #725 - MATT RIFE + TONY CARUSO (ADAM RAY)
- Recorded
- Apr 5, 2025
- Published
- Jul 1, 2025
- Venue
- Comedy Mothership, Austin, TX
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
Panel
MATT RIFE
TONY CARUSO (ADAM RAY)
Lineup
21 on stage- 1Cassandra Ramos12:22Bucket Pull
From Columbia, Tennessee. She owns a food truck called Slothful Waffle with her husband. This was her first time ever performing stand-up comedy.
- 2BC19:45Bucket Pull
From Atlanta, Georgia. He has been doing comedy for three years and works as a set builder for commercials. He mentioned being five years clean from crack cocaine.
- 3Jonathan Jernigan27:30Bucket Pull
From Augusta, Georgia. This was his first time ever doing stand-up comedy. He works in HVAC and has a distinctive look with many tattoos and ear gauges.
- 4Aaron Belile34:49Golden Ticket
A regular Golden Ticket winner from Canada. He performed with an eye patch due to a recent medical issue with his left eye. He joked about his lack of health insurance and his unique speech pattern.
- 5Jeremiah Maltes42:45Bucket Pull
This was his first time doing stand-up. He previously worked for the government in systems maintenance but was recently fired. He joked about being racially confused.
- 6Stefan Ramirez45:35Bucket Pull
Originally from Calgary, Canada, now living in Nashville. He has been doing comedy for under a year and works in construction. He shared that he previously worked as a cremator.
- 7Fiona Collie52:12Regular
A Nashville local and show regular who uses a wheelchair. She joked about the hierarchy of the disabled community and her recent engagement. She hosts a podcast called Ramping Up.
- 8Devin Callahan1:03:07Bucket Pull
A Marine Corps veteran and civil engineer. He has been doing stand-up for a short time and performed his previous set just days prior. Tony joked extensively about his physical proportions.
- 9Casey Rocket1:09:15Regular
A weekly regular known for his high energy and 'rocks'. He performed wearing a cowboy hat and ostrich boots in honor of Nashville. He joked about a friend in the hospital and his new country-inspired look.
- 10Robbie1:17:57Bucket Pull
This was his first time ever doing stand-up comedy. He works two jobs as a custom cabinet maker and a restaurant cook. He mentioned he used to be in a band playing bass.
- 11Ari Matti1:22:10Regular
A regular performer from Estonia. He joked about the differences between guitars and accordions and his experiences with American weather alerts. He is currently working toward U.S. citizenship.
- 12Kenny Kavanaugh1:31:40Bucket Pull
A Canadian comedian who has been performing for a couple of years. He works for a large American company in Canada. He struggled with the Nashville crowd's reaction to his nationality.
- 13Martin Phillips1:35:24Golden Ticket
A prolific Golden Ticket winner known for his quick wit and unique voice. He joked about the French horn and Ted Bundy. He holds the record for the most appearances by a Golden Ticket winner.
- 14Caleb Lee1:41:57Bucket Pull
From Dayton, Ohio, where he has been doing comedy for four years. He works as a DoorDash driver and sells weed. His name is spelled with a 'P' (Calep), which became a point of mockery.
- 15Evan Burke1:49:18Featured
A 15-year comedy veteran originally from Atlanta, invited from the crowd by Tony. He works for a research company called AlphaSense. He previously performed on a show with Tony in Los Angeles in 2020.
- 16Finnegan Timothy O'Malley1:53:30Golden Ticket
An 11-year-old from Lexington, Kentucky. He impressed the host so much with his poise and writing that he was made a Golden Ticket winner on the spot. He was invited to perform at Madison Square Garden.
- 17Adam Ray2:03:32Golden Ticket
Performing as his character Rick Diaz. He participated in a four-way Golden Ticket 'minute-off' to win a spot at Madison Square Garden. He joked about his depression and failed romantic encounters.
- 18David Jolly2:04:48Golden Ticket
A Golden Ticket winner who participated in the arena competition. He joked about 'the good old days' and child abuse. Despite coming in second in the crowd noise test, Tony invited him to MSG as well.
- 19Drew Nickens2:05:59Golden Ticket
A Golden Ticket winner known for his high-energy delivery. He joked about his head injury and his grandmother. He lost the crowd noise competition and was told to take six months off from the show.
- 20Jack Shaw2:07:18Golden Ticket
A Golden Ticket winner from Los Angeles. He won the crowd noise competition by a fraction of a decibel. His set focused on his Jewish heritage and his new interest in guns.
- 21William Montgomery2:14:27Regular
The longest-running regular in the show's history, originally from Memphis, Tennessee. He performed his signature shout-style comedy and sang 'Rocky Top'. He closed the show with a news-style segment.
This lineup was compiled from the episode's auto-generated captions. Names marked with a question mark are uncertain spellings, and corrections are welcome.
Lineup extracted from auto-generated captions on 2026-09-22.