KT #75

Dano W joked about religious mythology, specifically questioning the Hindu deity Ganesh and the Catholic miracle of St. George killing a dragon, while during the interview, he discussed his background as a jazz and blues bass player and his habit of falling into Wikipedia wormholes. The panel critiqued his nervous delivery and his choice to open the set by asking the audience their opinion on ISIS.

Ryan Hicks performed a set featuring a joke about seeking revenge on his girlfriend's lover, Todd, followed by an intense, screaming rant about traffic jams and government corruption. He discussed his move from San Diego to Los Angeles and his experience hosting for Tony Hinchcliffe at Comedy Juice, the panel suggested he lean further into the dark logic of his revenge joke and praised his commitment to the high energy screaming bit.

Heidi Geldis joked about seeing a shirtless man at a Walmart in Phoenix with a large Jesus tattoo on his back and imagined what a female, Kardashian style Jesus would be like on the cross. She discussed visiting Los Angeles on a family vacation while her husband and daughter visited Universal Studios. The panel praised her likability and suggested she stop apologizing for shopping at Walmart to get more laughs.

Billy Anderson performed his first ever stand up set, joking about how the cold weather in Scotland made ski masks socially acceptable until terrorists ruined the look. He discussed being unemployed, his birthday, and his desire to try legal marijuana while visiting Los Angeles, the panel noted his physical presence on stage and suggested he lean into his Scottish identity and specific cultural stereotypes like bagpipes and whiskey.

Lauren Lauren performed her first set ever, joking about being at the Britney Spears stage of life and defining womanhood through specific sexual acts and physical traits. She discussed her work as a first assistant director on film sets and her preference for the stage name Lauren Lauren over her real surname, Castaneda, the panel advised her to move away from shock humor in favor of the smarter writing displayed in her opening line.

Feng Chao joked about his daily routine of checking that he was still Chinese, eating cereal, and the irony of child labor in relation to the new iPhone 6. He discussed his expired visa, his lack of fear regarding Ebola due to his daily vitamin and masturbation routine, and surviving the 2003 SARS outbreak, tony Hinchcliffe predicted he would be a superstar and encouraged him not to let his English improve too much.

Performed a minute about a Lyft driver wearing leather gloves and fashion bloggers calling themselves gypsies. The panel discussed the merits of using 'cab' as a more universal term than 'Lyft'.

College dropout from Florida, her set this week focused on 'creepy girlfriend' behavior and stalking a guy she saw at an improv show.