KT #759

First bucket pull of the night and his first time on the show. 42 years old, has lived in Austin since 2001, about two years into standup, shoots wedding and corporate photo/video; married with four kids, legally named Brad after his parents renamed him; spent much of the interview on the Brock Turner name coincidence.

Awarded the first big joke book of the night. First time on the show, 59 years old, lives in Kansas City after years in Chicago, and says this was roughly his sixth open mic. Trained at Second City and iO in the 90s and works in consulting after a stint in auto body work, married 22 years with a two-year divorce in the middle, and survived a bilateral pulmonary embolism on Super Bowl Sunday.

Returning performer whom Tony remembered. About two years in comedy; cites Norm Macdonald as his biggest influence and did an off-the-cuff Norm bit on request, makes money driving rideshare in Austin, tony cut the interview short after he answered repeated questions with 'not enough'.

One of the strongest interviews of the night; got a hair-covered joke book, fourth appearance on the show and his first using a walker. Austin-based; broke his arm and tore a patellar tendon in a Lime scooter crash six months earlier and had emergency surgery, with roughly six months of recovery left, diagnosed autistic in his 30s.

Signed up under the one-word name Angel. 26 years old, based in Austin, three and a half years into standup, and grinding as many as eight mics in a night at Creek and the Cave. Chicano with nine siblings, works assembling emergency vehicle lights; came out as pansexual, said he had been with around 40 men and no women, and was kissed by a woman on stage for the first time, longest interview of the episode.

Returning performer, 26 years old, originally from Wisconsin and six or seven months into standup, mostly at Kick Butt Coffee in Austin. Works at a hotel and resort spa after selling windows in South Carolina post-college, admitted to being controlling in his on-and-off relationship, then read a long double-sided poem that Tony and the panel agreed beat his actual set.

First time on the show. Seven years of standup in Miami, Florida, and moved to Austin about three weeks earlier specifically to get better, army veteran and 82nd Airborne paratrooper out of Fort Bragg with about 25 jumps before being discharged over cocaine. Now manages a non-alcoholic kava bar; both of his parents are dead.

Strong set and interview; got the night's last joke book, final bucket pull and his Kill Tony debut after 13 years doing comedy in Austin, which Tony flagged as overdue. Drives Uber but says he makes his money running open mics and shows and does a Wednesday radio slot on 88.7, divorced with a 17-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son.

Talked about growing up poor with six people on one mattress, buying a Big Buck Hunter arcade cabinet, and is out on the Killers of Kill Tony tour. Closed the show as the only regular present, with a brand new minute as always. Tony billed him as the Dark Storm of Austin, Texas; he had just flown in from Boston ahead of a blizzard.