KT #785 = DUNCAN TRUSSELL + KURT METZGER

Third appearance. Thai mother, Irish father, calls herself 'Tyrish.' Took 12 years off comedy after 2006, returned May 2024, full-time touring headliner since May 2025. Clean comic with a documentary coming in October. Has opened for Leanne Morgan and Jo Koy.

Second time on the show, said he bombed the first time. Two years in standup plus long-form improv. Retired Dave & Buster's manager. Interview centered on 48 hours in Montgomery County Jail.

One week into standup. Optometrist who graduated in 2025 and doesn't wear glasses. Very Catholic family; his older brother lectures on the Shroud of Turin for a living. Came in under time; Tony liked him and gave him a big joke book.

Former Comedy Store door guy, in Austin a little over a year. Tony told him he was 'about to win a golden ticket' if he kept it up, and Redban invited him onto the Thursday Secret Show.

Legal first name spelled A-N-A-S, goes by his middle name Zayn. Syrian parents, born in Texas. Lives near the Comedy Store but had never done standup in LA; drove 30 hours to start. Living out of a Chevy Equinox driving Uber. Tony gave him a week at the Four Seasons Austin.

Age 60, Canadian, started in 1990 with 20 years in Toronto and Vancouver. This was his first standup set in 15 years; he flew in on the red-eye just to see the Austin scene and got pulled. Produced a documentary about sports gamblers.

Weekly regular performing a brand-new minute, introduced as 'the dark storm of Austin, Texas.' Material on his nephew being suspended for selling vape pens, Subway selling nachos, and magnesium.

Third appearance, down 100 pounds. Just opened the Pink Flamingo Comedy Club in Houston, 150 seats in a 1908 silent movie theater that was a Prohibition speakeasy. Credits Duncan Trussell's 'Midnight Gospel' with helping him through his best man's death.

Kill Tony debut and his first ever standup set. Barber in Houston, licensed 2018, age 31. Practices jokes on clients in the barber chair. Tony praised his risk-taking but said the punchlines aren't there yet.

Had to follow Timmy. From Gun Barrel City, Texas, moved to Austin about five months ago. Three years in standup. Army reserves. Tony gave him a big joke book purely because he liked him. Surname uncertain.

Second appearance; the first was about two years earlier during SXSW on a dare, and he has been signing up every week since. From Dallas, started in Philadelphia. Air Force veteran. Runs a rental event space in Dallas.

Closed the show, introduced as 'the anomaly, the real deal.' Tony said no one had cracked the homeless-dog-joke premise before despite 10 to 20 attempts. On the road with the show in Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas and the Moody Center on New Year's Eve.