KT #747 - HARLAND WILLIAMS + NICK ROCHEFORT

Opening comedian of the night, introduced as a return appearance rather than a bucket pull. From Canada (Edmonton area), currently living alone in Austin with a roommate who is still in Canada. Talked about baths, Ritalin in grade school and getting traveler's diarrhea at a wedding in Mexico.

First bucket pull of the night and a returning contestant. Moved roughly 1600 miles to Texas after a settlement from a head injury; works the parking lot at a strip club and brings his eight-year-old service dog Lucius Fox everywhere. Tony gave him a very small joke book and told him to take a year off.

Returning bucket pull from Alabama who grows pot in Williams, Oregon. Had been living in a short bus for nine months chasing comedy and had just prepaid six months on an Austin apartment. Fought at Skankfest and won by armbar; the panel praised a big jump in his growth since his last appearance.

First time on the show. Born in South Sudan, resettled in Perth, Western Australia as a refugee at age eight and now based in Melbourne; currently spending time in LA. About seven years in comedy, engaged to a Canadian woman of Indian background. Strongest set of the bucket pulls.

About a year in comedy, lives in Fort Worth / DFW and hosts karaoke. Material was about an ex who is her daughter's father and is now in prison; she is engaged to a legally blind man she met at bar karaoke. Tony called her the worst interview in the show's history and gave her a small joke book.

Weekly regular introduced as the Estonian assassin, in the US about a year and a half. Ran long with a three-minute chunk on how American movies play in foreign markets and on Denzel Washington films. Talked about his first American Halloween and a recent trip to Cozumel, Mexico.

First time on the show. 24 years old, grew up in Texas and does open mics in Austin (Hidden Creek, The Green Room), about two and a half years in comedy. Currently unemployed after being fired from a construction sales job, with plans to spend December in Mexico learning Spanish. Got a medium-sized joke book.

Returning bucket pull who was last on about two months earlier; roughly two years in comedy and currently in HVAC school. 56 years old, lives in Boerne, Texas in a seven-bedroom house bought with money from overseas contracting as protection detail for the US ambassador in Afghanistan. Three ex-wives, four daughters, seven grandkids, and a long urologist story.

Ten years in comedy this coming Valentine's Day, having started in Bloomington, Indiana and spent eight years in Chicago. Works as a golf caddy at Spanish Oaks and splits six months at a time in Austin with a long-distance girlfriend who manages at H-E-B. Best received bucket pull of the night: got a big joke book, an invitation to the Wednesday secret show, and is up for a door guy job at the Mothership.

Pulled from the bucket representing the live audience. Had never done stand-up before but had watched the show for at least five years. A former competitive synchronized swimmer and later a fitness trainer, married with two grown sons; she previously appeared on Steve Harvey's show with an Ask Steve question. Harland Williams riffed on her all interview.

Final bucket pull of the night and a returning contestant; on a previous appearance she pitched and then sold a 1969 Mustang. Ran in college and was briefly a shoe model for Hoka; recently helped sell AI guns in Las Vegas and is dating via the apps in Austin. Tony put her on a one-year no-signup ban.

Weekly regular and Hall of Famer closing the show, introduced as holding the record for the most appearances and most interviews in show history. Did a short in-and-out minute, then talked about a three-week funk after stopping his rowing machine because of his sciatic nerve, buying Oriental rugs and lamps on eBay, and birds and owls repeatedly flying into his windows. Ended by trying to make himself cry on camera.