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Kill Tony #725 (Jun 30, 2025) with panel guests Matt Rife and Tony Caruso (Adam Ray)

KT #725

Released Jun 30, 20252h 31mComedy Mothership, Austin, TX21 comedians4.8M views
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Lineup

  1. 1
    Cassandra 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.

  2. 2
    BC?19:45Bucket 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.

  3. 3
    Jonathan Rachels27:30Bucket 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.

  4. 4
    Ahren Belisle34:49Golden Ticket

    He joked about his lack of health insurance and his unique speech pattern, a regular Golden Ticket winner from Canada. He performed with an eye patch due to a recent medical issue with his left eye.

  5. 5
    Jeremiah Maltes42:45Bucket Pull

    He joked about being racially confused. This was his first time doing stand-up. He previously worked for the government in systems maintenance but was recently fired.

  6. 6
    Stefan 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.

  7. 7
    Fiona Cauley52:12Golden Ticket

    She joked about the hierarchy of the disabled community and her recent engagement, a Nashville local and show regular who uses a wheelchair. She hosts a podcast called Ramping Up.

  8. 8
    Dustin Callahan1:01:50Bucket Pull

    Tony joked extensively about his physical proportions, 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.

  9. 9
    Kam Patterson1:09:15Regular

    He joked about a friend in the hospital and his new country-inspired look, a regular known for his high energy and 'rocks'. He performed wearing a cowboy hat and ostrich boots in honor of Nashville.

  10. 10
    Robbie?1:17:57Bucket 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.

  11. 11
    Ari Matti1:22:10Regular

    He joked about the differences between guitars and accordions and his experiences with American weather alerts, from Estonia. He is currently working toward U.S. citizenship.

  12. 12
    Kenny Kabanow1:31:40Bucket 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.

  13. 13
    Martin Phillips1:35:24Golden Ticket

    He joked about the French horn and Ted Bundy, a prolific Golden Ticket winner known for his quick wit and unique voice, he holds the record for the most appearances by a Golden Ticket winner.

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    Calep 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.

  15. 15
    Evan Burke1:49:18Bucket Pull

    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.

  16. 16
    Finnegan 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.

  17. 17
    Adam Ray2:03:32Special Appearance

    Performing an impression of Rick Diaz, a real separate comedian on the show (not an Adam Ray character), 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.

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    David 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.

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    Drew Nickens2:05:59Golden Ticket

    He joked about his head injury and his grandmother, a Golden Ticket winner known for his high-energy delivery. He lost the crowd noise competition and was told to take six months off from the show.

  20. 20
    Jack Shaw2:07:18Golden Ticket

    His set focused on his Jewish heritage and his new interest in guns, a Golden Ticket winner from Los Angeles. He won the crowd noise competition by a fraction of a decibel.

  21. 21
    William Montgomery2:14:27Regular

    He performed his signature shout-style comedy and sang 'Rocky Top', the longest-running regular in the show's history, originally from Memphis, Tennessee. He closed the show with a news-style segment.