KT #761 (HOUSTON) - ADAM RAY + KIM CONGDON

First bucket pull of the night, 27 years old and living in Houston. About a year and a half into stand-up, though his first-ever set was on this show at Vulcan in Austin three or four years ago. Works as a product developer for supplements; half Mexican, half German.

Houston bucket pull, a red-haired handyman who repeatedly insisted he is a black comedian. Told a long story about pulling a gun on another comic in a parking lot outside a Houston club. Went well over his minute and did not catch the joke book.

Houston bucket pull and insurance broker of about four years, married, with his wife in the front row. Said he wrote the set at 3:43 that morning; his bit was a Kill Tony bedroom role-play. An Afghanistan veteran who served with an EOD group and was injured by an IED.

23-year-old Houston bucket pull, coming up on three years of stand-up, all of it in Houston, and a returning act who had been on the show before. Lives in Westchase and grew up in Acres Homes. Described himself as gay, bisexual and autistic and said he lived as a woman for a year; he was the first local of the night to catch the joke book.

Featured non-bucket set by a comic born and raised on the outskirts of Houston (Richmond/Rosenberg). Tony noted he has never officially been a golden ticket winner or a regular, but became famous for being funny offstage, started comedy on Kill Tony and now headlines nationally. Tony grouped him with the golden ticket winners and regulars in the closing credits.

Returning bucket pull who grew up in Eastern Kentucky and now lives in Houston, having moved for work. Formerly managed shopping centers and now substitute teaches all grades. Said he is 13 years clean off crystal meth.

First-timer who flew in from Miami for his birthday and turns 22 the following week; Tony cut him off mid-set and the crowd booed. Puerto Rican and Italian, works as a mortgage broker, and moved to Miami at 16. Said he wrote the minute a year earlier and never reviewed it; he grew up in the family funeral home and his mother is a VIP host at strip clubs.

One-word-name bucket pull, about a year into stand-up, who started in Savannah, Georgia and is originally from Connecticut. An Army mechanic who served in Korea and Kuwait, he now drives a truck and moved to Houston two years ago specifically because of Kill Tony, having only signed up once before at the LA Forum show. Ended his segment in a dance-off with Adam Ray and caught a gold-plated joke book.

Bucket pull from Corpus Christi who had only done stand-up twice before, at a pizza shop on Mesquite Street. Spent the minute apologizing for a spilled drink, taking a shot at Kam Patterson and doing a Donald Trump impression, and was booed. Works as a door-to-door solar rep.

30-year-old Houston bucket pull who does event staffing at Punchline Houston. Said he recently left rehab and relapsed, drinking as much as half a gallon of vodka a day starting around age 25 after calling off an engagement. Tony's booing of the crowd during his interview turned into a long riff against Houston sports teams.

First-time performer who lives in the Westbury area of Houston and drove out on a Saturday with nothing else to do. Works as a corporate accountant and has two grown children, aged 23 and 21. Divorced about ten years; Tony brought an audience member on stage to kiss her.

Weekly regular, based in Austin, who got a huge reception and delivered a new minute. Told a long story about double-teaming a fan in Houston with an unnamed Austin comic. Also said he wasted $13,000 on a second Sprinter van he did not need.

Final bucket pull of the night and a Kill Tony debut; lives in Port Arthur, Texas. A professional piano player of about 20 years, he was invited to play Jon Deas's keys and improvised a song roasting Houston. Tony and the band treated it as one of the highlights of the night.

Weekly regular who closed the show, introduced as the former dark storm of Atlanta and now the dark storm of Austin; this was his first time in Houston. Did a new minute about Pimp C and iodine poisoning, then riffed on backlash to his drinking on a recent New York appearance. Showed off a gold chain he bought at Buc-ee's on the way to the venue.