KT #766 - SAM TALLENT

First bucket pull of the night. 22 years old, moved to Austin from Utah six months earlier and said this was only his tenth open mic ever, so effectively a first-timer on the show. Works in fiber optic construction; Tony praised his stage confidence and timing over his material.

Not her first time; previously on in June 2025. Thirteen years in comedy, started in DC then New Jersey, New York and Tampa before moving to Austin. Used the interview to correct the spelling of her name and to explain she had been pregnant last appearance; weighed in at 242.8 and accepted a six-month weight loss challenge with an arena spot on the line.

Second appearance, last pulled about two years earlier. Cuban-Chilean, roughly eight to nine years in comedy split between Miami and Austin, and said this was his final Austin sign-up before moving back to Miami. Works as a game show host at Game Show Battle Rooms.

Second time on the show; said he bombed the interview the first time. From the Quad Cities / Peoria area of the Midwest, worked about two and a half years as a prison correctional officer in Illinois and now works door security on Rainy Street in Austin. Only a first name was ever given on mic.

Kill Tony debut. About a decade in comedy, started in New York City after leaving a Wall Street investment banking career, then moved to LA and on to Austin with his band, The Ancient Asses, where he drums. Took part in a drum-off against Justin Heights and Sam Tallent, and mentioned taking shepherding lessons with his blue heeler. Captions mangled the name badly, so the spelling is a guess.

First time on the show. Age 26 with about seven years in comedy, started in Orlando at 19 and grew up in Wisconsin. Hangs blinds on construction sites for work. Tony brought Heidi out mid-interview and Joe's improvised flirting became one of the bigger moments of the night.

Apparently a first appearance. About six years in comedy, originally from Winfield, Kansas and started in Wichita, and has lived in Austin roughly four years. Long interview about meeting large women on Facebook Dating and about the barbecue chicken he grills at home and sells out of the back of a bar, including outside the venue that night.

First time and only one month into comedy. Age 40, from Napa, California, a high school dropout who went to trade school and ran a dog kennel as a groomer and trainer for about twenty years. Tony and Sam Tallent said they had heard his jokes before and cut the interview short with a warning about stolen material.

Apparently a first appearance. Age 25, two years in comedy, started in Columbia, South Carolina. Born in Malaysia with childhood stops in Atlanta, Trinidad and an English boarding school before landing in South Carolina at 16. Lived out of a Ford Focus in Orlando, has been in Austin a year, was hit by a drunk driver soon after arriving and now works at a smoothie shop in the Austin airport.

The rare inside bucket pull, drawn from the audience, and his first time ever doing stand-up. A banker from Fulton, Mississippi, in town celebrating his wife's birthday. Tony and Sam Tallent called it the best inside bucket pull they had seen; his wife Michaela was brought on stage afterward and interviewed.

Weekly regular closing the episode with a brand new three minutes. Introduced as formerly the dark storm of Atlanta and now the dark storm of Austin. Talked about touring Springfield, Massachusetts, heading to Minneapolis next, and trying to sell a cartoon to Adult Swim.