KT: Behind the Tape (Ep: 781 Jeff Arcuri)

22 Aug 2026 · 56 min · 21 chapters

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In short

Kill Tony panel episode “KT: Behind the Tape” (Ep. 781) featuring Jeff R. Curry’s Kill Tony panel debut, plus multiple Golden Ticket/returning comics, live bucket pulls, and behind-the-scenes banter. The show mixes crowd-work, improv, and comedian interviews, with recurring jokes about food/snacking, comedy career growth, and touring.

Guests (and backgrounds)

Jeff R. Curry, rising comedian with a Netflix special “Nice to Meet You” (described as crushing online and in life). Aaron Helps, returning Golden Ticket winner/regular known for strong first-slot energy. Annie Teicher, comedian with a new minute and a long-running presence at the Mothership. Pat O’Neill, described as a “true closer.” Dedrick Flynn and Tony (hosts/regulars) appear in the conversation.

Key claims

Jeff says his set was “fight or flight,” he got a golden ticket like an “American Idol” style ticket to work, and he’s been doing his material hundreds of times. Aaron says he’s autistic and “nothing phases him,” and he’s good going first.

Notable examples

Jeff jokes about “trans porn” percentages; Aaron’s “Wonder Cuts” haircut bit; multiple references to Golden Ticket winners and live audience reactions guiding what jokes land.

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Chapters

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The Joy of Comedy Discoveries

0:46 to 2:44

Discussion about memorable moments and discoveries in comedy.

“And the guy's been waiting his whole life to be discovered.”

Behind-the-Scenes Insights

2:45 to 4:25

Insights into the dynamics of show production and personal anecdotes.

“I'm just picking it up with this Sarah Bautam playing.”

Kill Tony Plus Announcement

4:26 to 8:30

Announcement of the new subscription service for fans of Kill Tony.

“I have a feeling you're not checking those ear canals.”

Light-Hearted Banter and Stories

8:31 to 13:41

Casual conversation with humor and personal stories shared among hosts.

“You really, you can't even hit someone's drive.”

Introduction of Jeff Arcuri

14:00 to 17:20

The host introduces first-time guest comedian Jeff Arcuri, highlighting his achievements.

“You like how I just made that up off my head?”

Jeff's Comedy Experience

17:20 to 20:00

Jeff discusses his experience performing and the pressure of live shows.

“You know, I'm doing something special tonight.”

Discussion on Comedy Styles

20:00 to 22:20

The hosts and Jeff talk about different styles of comedy and audience reactions.

“How do you feel about your set for tonight?”

Aaron Helps Takes the Stage

22:20 to 24:10

Aaron Performs a comedic set and shares his experiences with the audience.

“The last time he was on, he fucking crushed Firefighter from Louisiana.”

Reflection on Comedy and Career

24:10 to 28:00

Discussion about the dynamics of performing and personal growth in comedy.

“He's good at going first because he's autistic and nothing phases him.”

Comedy Convos and Club Experiences

28:00 to 30:20

Exploration of various comedy clubs and unique experiences in the industry.

“I didn't mean to break up your Black Panther party.”
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Backstage Interactions and Performances

30:20 to 33:42

Discussing backstage dynamics, special guests, and performance moments.

“I work for Ability360, and I work really hard to make sure that all disabled people are able to do whatever they want to do.”

Up-and-Coming Comedians and Their Journeys

33:42 to 37:22

Highlighting the journeys of emerging comedians and their experiences.

“And we also have momentum right now, which is exciting.”

Set Preparation and Audience Reactions

37:22 to 40:00

Insights into how comedians prepare their sets and handle audience dynamics.

“This is a brand new minute from the great Annie Teicher, everybody.”

Humorous Takes on Social Issues

40:00 to 42:00

Comedians share their humorous perspectives on various social topics.

“And I can always, always take them pills.”

Controversial Discussions on Texts

42:00 to 43:03

Explore sensitive topics surrounding religious texts and societal issues.

“That sort of stuff, it's an issue all over the world.”

Life in Austin

43:04 to 44:26

A light-hearted conversation about living in Austin and personal experiences.

“I've been to a few more spots here, and so, I don't know.”

Reflections on Comedy and Performances

44:27 to 46:19

Discussion on personal growth in comedy and performances at the venue.

“And I probably still won't be allowed in the green room.”

Post-Show Reactions

46:20 to 47:38

Participants share their thoughts and highlights from the show.

“Ask him how he felt about it afterwards.”

Behind-the-Scenes Conversations

47:39 to 53:13

Casual talks with guests about the show, including humor and experiences.

“It was just also a lot easier than I thought it would be.”

Debates on Democracy and Personal Views

53:14 to 56:00

Engaging discussions about democracy and personal beliefs on autonomy.

“How clean you think it is on Friday exactly?”

Casual Conversation on Distressing Topics

56:00 to 56:28

The hosts engage in a candid exchange about the severity of a situation and a humorous anecdote about theft.

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Transcript

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0:00Brian Redban:And we've been in Austin for six years and we did it in L.A. for seven years before this. So we're in year 13. Yeah, man, I was listening. I was driving one of the other songs with comics listening to like Iron Paisley episodes. Yeah. Because it was the only like real comedy you could listen to. Yeah. You could listen to an animated special. And even, and you know, and we've kind of gotten away from it, but it's always great when there's a touch of it. But back then, even for people like us, you know, I'm like 20 years in next May. How about you? 16. Right. So back then, 13 years ago, you know, it was the only thing where you could get like a little tidbit, maybe not from me, but from a Jimmy Carr or whoever, right, that had been doing it as long as we're doing it now.

0:52Brian Redban:back then and a little tidbit where it's like god damn it maybe editing really is important yeah you know yeah yeah and sometimes the sometimes the wildest things happen yeah we found a like a I think an 80-year-old man the other day won a golden ticket. He was just so fucking funny. Yeah? So funny. And the guy's been waiting his whole life to be discovered. He's been doing comedy 30 fucking years or whatever, and he's like, this is the best fucking day of my goddamn life. It's from Atlanta, Georgia. The joy, you can see it. Yeah. I think one of my two favorites were the Hugh Dickens episode. That's the closest I come to sending you a long-ass message.

1:52I love that. Yeah. The joy of looking for Alan. Yeah. I love him. You know? Yeah, man. Mm-hmm. I love that. That's great.

2:04Brian Redban:That's what it is. You know, I keep it loose. It's like that, you know? It's like, and sometimes people around me, you know, whether it's Red Band or the panelists or whoever is like, what are we doing? What's going on? Let's get out of here. And I'm like, come on. You know, you gotta, you just gotta like go with it. It's gotta come from like here, not some strategic planned thing. But yeah, that Aaron Belial episode, we never would have found Aaron. Right. Ever.

2:34Brian Redban:And man, that's, he fucking, dude, he's rich. He's doing well. I had him over to the Great Forest couple of days. Since I met him there, I had him do it like again. And he's just like, he's closer, right? I'm just picking it up with this Sarah Bautam playing. Oh, that's funny. He plays Sarah Bautam and he just keeps dropping it for like 10 minutes. I haven't even seen that. That's so funny. He's so good at you. He's like, I have to do merch for my culture. I was like, I don't get it. He's like, you'll get it. And I'm like, you have to do that every show.

3:09Brian Redban:How many snack? When do you stop snacking? Do you just shit every time you're not around me? You're... I never see you not eating. Hey, what are these carrots? Hey, what's this? I'll have another bowl of pasta. What type of tapeworm do you have? You have a... Do you know you have a tapeworm? I'm a growing boy. Look, you're behind the scenes on a behind the scenes episode. This is Peter Short. Hi. He eats snacks all day and night and videotapes things. One of the greatest directors in the comedy business right now.

3:49Brian Redban:This is where he lives. He lives inside of this. Can you get this?

3:57Brian Redban:Wow, that's good. Why do you keep it down? It has to develop in the dark.

4:07Brian Redban:My ear canals have been dry lately. Do you have this too? Dry ear canals. Clean as hell. Yeah. Flaky ear canals. So get ready for that. Since you and I are trading on and off symptoms. Like dry. For no real reason. An entirely new thing. Well, you probably don't even know. I have a feeling you're not checking those ear canals. Hi! How are my two favorite little eight eyes over here? They look like your brother. They really do. We are good. Thank you, Tony. That's Uncle Laser there in the four spot. Heck yeah. Aaron Helz, Uncle Laser, Dedrick Flynn, Pat O 'Neil. Oh, that's great.

5:14Brian Redban:Thank you. Thank you. Did you guys meet Jeff? It's Jeff R. Kirby. What? I got a pretty good horse too. Hey, I like that. Oh shit. What's going on, dude? I love it. Good to see you. No, no, I'm going over this one.

5:37Brian Redban:I didn't see you. I just saw a misshapen woman walk by. I'm like, maybe David's leading another Wookiee of the year.

6:00See, I'm done making fun of you. I'm just going for your ladies now. You never give me anything to work with. You wear plain black clothes. You love it, man. That's what it is, brother. Okay, good. I don't feel bad.

6:17Brian Redban:Bring her on the stage, baby. Hey girls, you have more choices. Nice. Ah. Wookiee of the year. Crazy.

6:33I said he's always bringing some big miss-shaping Wookiee around. Wookiee of the year. We like that ass. Hey, let's go. Oh my gosh.

6:49Oh my god. Oh my god. Yeah. It's like all their roots, like, the only way they can find it. You know who's been in this weekend? I'm talking about, so like, open, so strong. I'm like, God, great. Aaron Blouse.

7:02Brian Redban:Yeah. It's so funny. Jeff was just saying that he saw Aaron killing it. That he has this big closer and all this stuff. That motherfucker, I was like, I had to go out there. I don't know. Well, he's in the zone.

7:21I love it. There's no weak link. Yeah. Like, it's just bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. Yep. That's what it's all about.

7:28Brian Redban:There's nothing like it, by the way. Scotty said he's going to retire on our tour. Yeah. Oh, yeah. He's working. Everyone's working. All right. Before we get into it, I got to tell you guys about something. We just launched Kill Tony Plus. Here's the deal. You sign up. You get every new episode ad-free and uncensored. We're giving members a brand new angle of the show that's never been seen before. This is as close as you can get to sitting in the audience. You also get bonus content, Q &A episodes, behind-the-scenes stuff, extra bits you're not getting anywhere else. And there's perks on the merch store, too.

8:09Brian Redban:It's$5 a month. that's less than a cost of a beer or a pack of cigarettes or a lot of fun things. Links in the description or go straight to killtonysupercast.com to join. This is a very, very exciting opportunity for all you diehard fans and super haters. Go to killtonysupercast.com. All right, back to the show. Red Band, is everything okay? You look concerned over there. Red Band! How's it going?

8:41You really, you can't even hit someone's drive. She's out of your way. I'm thinking Howard White or something like that. Yeah. Yeah, that's a dagger quarter. Yeah. Yeah, Midway's good. It's a well-oiled machine. I mean, I'm in every day of the week. Look at the shirt. I can't even see it. It's a freaking shirt. Perfection every Monday is crazy. I know, right? It really is. The consistency. The consistency. Every girl I run across asks me, does Heidi eat? I'm like, yeah, but she works out for five hours. Yeah. But you're slamming Jumbo Jacks up there.

9:12Brian Redban:Did you say we have the same exact meal plan? Does that connect in the back? I got Big Back Heidi all the time. Wow. Big Back Heidi. Bro, did you get back there? She's wearing a fucking like cheese. I probably eat as much as you now that I'm on Zetbound. I can't eat shit. Oh shit. No, I eat a lot. Hey, that shit'll make your bones brittle. What are you trying to get skinny? Zetbound. He loves brittle. Peanut brittle. I don't want to be skinny. I don't want to be skinny, but when I shot that movie, You don't have to worry about that. When I shot that movie this year, it was so demanding. I was like, I want to do more movies.

9:47Like, you know, shooting for four months. Like, it was like, because I had a lot of stunts. You know what I'm saying? So I was like, nigga. But the next movie. You did stunts? Hold on. Let me see if I can. Dedrick could have filmed it. You could tell them Cruz is black. Dedrick. It's a dark storm. Yay. before and after Tom carnival cruise was a motherfucking looking like I'm up here looking like a motherfucking all wasp out here looking like a motherfucking a ladybug.

10:46Brian Redban:Yeah. Was there good coverage of that? Like of us like side laughing? Watch the golf cart. Oh shit, you were running? Oh no, you're on the golf cart. Oh my god, no way. How did you do that? Well, he fell out of the golf cart. It's much more believable than him running. You saw that ramp? When you go with that ramp, they have a thing tied to you that pulls you out gently, but you're still hit hard. Wow. You know what I'm saying? Damn. That's pretty crazy. That's serious shit. I thought the sun was you running. Yeah. How you okay? Here's another one. The fight scene. Oh, shit. But it's just a walk though.

11:31It's like a dance. It's weird. Yeah. Yeah. I was in shakes. You're just like... All the things you do. It's like a dance, man. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

11:46Brian Redban:Save your energy, laser. How many drinks have you had today? Why are these cocaine guys all in denial about doing cocaine? A man can't quit. That's what I'm talking about. Hotheads are like, hotheads are like, why? Do you have some weed? Let's smoke. Cocaine people are like, I've been sober six months. It's like, no you haven't. I can't drink like I used to without cocaine. Go ahead, what are you doing? Who looks at fucking world-class sushi and doesn't take one? Who just picks it up and puts it down? Alright. I'm coming back. I have to look at what I'm good at. I've seen that. Almost got it all there.

12:31I've never seen that table move before. Oh, he can move. Well, these two putting their legs together can budge the unbudgables. Have a seesaw on the end of it. Look at the button to buddy. Look at these two. These are two of the absolute funniest human beings on planet Earth. They can do anything right now. They need a show. They are unstoppable.

13:00You get ready because that's the future. We're all going to be asking them for work in 10 years. There he is.

13:08Brian Redban:They crack each other up so they can't be stopped. Yes, the real deal. Pat O 'Neill, ladies and gentlemen. The true closer.

13:29We're getting there.

13:30Brian Redban:You still have a while, so you need to like, drink a water or something. I'm good, I'm just kidding, but I get excited. Is that wrong to get excited? I've seen this before. And then you go, man, Tony, last time I was excited, I'd done a podcast that day, I was five beers in, I didn't realize, I need another shot, I'm ready this time. Tony, this is not alcohol, man. Dude, is that the one?

13:54Hey, put that on your mind's refrigerator, hapes, brother.

13:58Brian Redban:Whoa, did you write that in Tuscaloosa last week? You like how I just made that up off my head? Let's get it. All right. We'll be missing. Can't wait to have you in September, next month. You got to let me know. Thank you.

14:27So fucking special

14:32I wish I was special

14:39I'm a creep

14:45I run a beer song What the hell am I doing?

15:08That's what they're so awesome!

15:22That motherfucker's a smart one! Oh, see, is all in the night of the air. Oh, see, is all in the night of the air.

16:17Oh, no, I know. I don't know. I haven't seen the last thing. I'm not going to start. Yeah. Yeah. You there, man. Yeah. It's just an explosion. I got a stupid shit. Well, we did all this shit at Booker. We had to open all the time. We got so much. Did you get my ass cracking? Yeah. Yeah. You got to delete that immediately. For sure. Are you guys hungry? We got so much bullshit. I was. I was. Then I ate, so now I'm done with my meals. I'll grab some more. Yeah, I'll get some when there's downtime. But that looks so good. What is it? This is chicken. It's like a little shawarma. Oh, nice. Nice.

17:11That looks fire.

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17:17And yeah, that's about it. Who's ready to start tonight's fucking show, huh? You know, I'm doing something special tonight. Very rarely for a first-time guest, we go solo one guest. I like to break them in and, you know, have them on, get them, feel the rhythm beforehand, before ever having them on as a solo guest. But tonight's special, because this guy's fucking hilarious. He's taking over. He has a brand-new Netflix special that's absolutely crushing it. He's crushing it online, crushing it in life. And I know for a fact that he knows the show. So, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure for me to introduce his first ever time on panel.

17:56One of the top rising comedians in the world. In fact, he has risen. His Netflix special, Nice to Meet You, is killing on Netflix right now. Make some noise for the Kill Tony panel debut of the dream. Jeff R. Curry, everybody. It's him. Hell yeah. We're going to have some fucking fun tonight. Jeff R. Curry. Welcome, welcome Jeff. Thank you, dude. I'm excited, man. What's up, Austin? Look at these beautiful people out here. These real Texans. You got this guy who definitely makes bombs in a shed somewhere. How are you feeling right now? I feel good. Feeling good? I'm excited. You crushed it last set, bro.

18:39That was amazing. How did that feel? That was terrifying. That was all fight or flight. I was just going on instinct. That was the scariest thing I've ever done. And I've been in a house fire. Wow. Was it, because you came with a buddy, right? Yeah. So, yeah. On the drive home, how was that life? Well, we had another comic with us also who did not get pulled. Jacob Gidren. Very funny. Funny comic. I like her old. We felt that from the other way. Every time we'd have to apologize. Sorry, Jacob. I was like, I don't get another guy here for a while. But, uh, that's awesome, man. How did the wife feel about it?

19:26She didn't get it at first. Like, I had to call her, you know, like, she knew it was the show. But I told her I got a golden ticket. She was like, wow, what does that mean? I'm like, what? Picture. American Idol. I'm Kelly Clarkson. Like, I knew it was fucking him. We just did a big first. This is the start of the career. This is what we were working to. This is a big, it's not a get out of jail free card. It's more like a ticket to work. You know, it's a mission slip to be able to really do it. How do you feel about your set for tonight? My set for tonight, I've been doing it hundreds of times.

20:09I hope, I believe that it works. The crowd I never heard It's gonna work Last question When's the last time you watched Trans porn As a straight white man I believe that Trans porn is the straightest porn Because I mean Regular porn is 50-50 You get a woman and a man that's 50-50 But with trans porn You can play with those percentages, you know? I don't know what I want to do. Like, as in doing proper research on it? Yes. It's been a few weeks, so I might need to look into it. Awesome. How are these beautiful people out here? These real Texans. You got this guy who definitely makes bombs in a shed somewhere.

21:09You got a guy with an Indianapolis Colts visor on for some reason. Nice. Very weird choice. Never really understood the visor. Just a little something to keep the sun out of your eyes, right? But the top of your head, free? Hell yeah. Just in case. A man that has a specific way to use the sun. I mean, still wants that heat on top of the head, but can't have it in your eyes, and you don't wear sunglasses, do you? You do? Wow, you hate the sun. My God. Well, welcome, everybody, and welcome, Jeff. Thank you. Fun to have you. You told me earlier that you were watching episodes a long time ago. You all know the show.

21:50So I'm so excited to have you here. Nice to meet you. It was up now on Netflix. We're going to have some fun tonight. You know how the show works, but let me tell you, this is it. This is the real deal right here. Over 200 names have signed up tonight in this magical bucket. You know what I'm going to do? Just because I feel bad for making fun of them during the first commercial break. Both things improvised. Are you guys ready to start tonight's fucking show or what? When we go wrangle that first bucket hole, I am excited about this. We have a golden second winner cashing in for his very first time.

22:20The last time he was on, he fucking crushed Firefighter from Louisiana. Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the first return of Aaron Helps, everybody.

22:39I like to give my hair cut at the Wonder Cuts. And if you don't know what a Wonder Cuts is, it's like a Super Cuts, but all the women do heroin. And that's a lot of fun. they're falling asleep with scissors next to you here just admitting to crimes that you've never even heard of just I stabbed my boyfriend 18 times

23:05and then I snail trailed his car snail trailed his car that's when you shit on the windshield and you're like oh lady I don't think you're getting your kids back. Not with this haircut. They call it the Wonder Cuts because you wonder what the fuck is going on in there. You wonder how a business can operate with six women falling asleep in their own haircutting chairs. Just scalping, motherfuckers. I'm sorry, did I get you? I'm sorry, man. You wonder who's going to fix this fucking haircut. Because I had a lady one time she was She was trying to give me a fade, but she was already pre faded so it was just a stark line just up and Eventually she looked at me and she like I just got out of jail So I was like yeah, I was just wondering that All right, that's my time.

24:06My name's oh, yeah, Aaron welcome back my friend He's good at going first because he's autistic and nothing phases him. Yeah, he's a good feeling. I always don't feel shit. That's why he is the best person to go first. I love going first. Bro, you get done. The crowd don't get up. I like, because sometimes the middle is the best. I'm glad we got more Golden Ticket people than regulars now. Yeah. Because when it was just me and William, we would have to go towards the kid. and back then I think we'll be drinking like a motherfucker. So by the time, that's when William used to get slithered. I never even watched him.

24:46I don't even watched him. It sucks though, but William was unstoppable. Bro, he was, I don't know what it is about comedians having a tissue that makes them have a superpower.

25:05Brian Redban:Aaron, thank you so much. Congratulations on your first cash-in. You made a long drive to be here tonight. We're going to keep it moving. Aaron Helps is starting the show. And now to the bucket we go, ladies and gentlemen. This is where shit gets wild. As you know.

25:22How are you, bro? I'm good. How do you think it went? I think it was good. Not... I don't know. I didn't get the response I wanted, but I think it went well, and we had a good interview. You did, bro. I was like, it was solid. I'll take it. Going to the next one. Are you going back to Louisiana? Yeah, tomorrow. Tomorrow? Dude, good job, man. Thank you. I hope I can keep climbing. For sure. Thanks, dude.

26:01Yeah. When you were growing up and things like that, it's like, that's how you gotta look at it. The only difference is that now you get live reaction to what it is as opposed to it just going out on TV and people having their own opinion. I think that might be better not knowing. Oh, not knowing? Yeah, because the tickets don't necessarily, if you're looking at what people are saying And then versus what I want to say, the ticket sales. But I really do, long form, because you kind of like, the southern thing we got in long form of comedy, is you got more control, you can have more fun, you get to do your thing.

26:45And some people just look at me like, okay, no, I like him, he's funny, he's like, I get him, and they want to come see more than just that. They want to be able to look at, like you're off the phone now, you're bigger, you're taller.

27:02It's insane to think about. It's that giant. I'll get a message from Ireland like, hey, me and the boys all get together and watch you. And the ones from a month ago weren't as good as the ones from the last three you've been doing. I'm glad you got your shit together. if you didn't kind of like it. But then you'll still get the same as people. Like, I still like the old stuff, like, really good. Kind of have that thing, and then you can just kind of, like, piece it together, like, what you like. Like, you know, because that is the best thing about the live reactions is, like, okay, y 'all all really like this thing.

27:38Like, this got the most, like, cheers. It's like, okay, so why did y 'all like that? Was it my energy? Was it how I sang it? Was it the speed? Like, you, it's just a fucking weird fuck man. But when you get, when you get, you're like, Say if you get a dog tail special, you'll be like, I already had to kill him. You've already thrown two one-minute specials. So it's a lot easier when you have a camera-related. That's the problem. I'm sorry, Mike. I didn't mean to break up your Black Panther party. My bad. We filmed a 30-minute taping for me. My bad for breaking up your Black Panther party, dude.

28:09NWCPA or whatever the fuck. Yeah, why the fuck these people up, dude? Tell them my men. Actually, my other men's are touched. that 30 minutes is much different beets. You know, 45 hours, an hour. It just goes up. You've been doing seven years? Three years. You're scared. Yeah, I'm three years in. Oh, yeah. Are you out of your mind? You got some shit on a Bluetooth thing. That's all right. Drum droppers. Stop it. But it was nice to do the tape. You said you did at Lake Charles? Yeah. Yeah, you need to hit up Lake Charles. In Baton Rouge, they have this club called the Silly Rabbit. Silly Rabbit?

28:51It's like the only all-black club in... Why it got to be all-black? Because they all let me work there. So I'm saying Dedrick went definitely. Okay, yeah, yeah. Is that the only comedy club in St. Louisville? Yeah. And then old boys who run that bullshit at the VFW. I did that before. Yeah, fuck that. What's his name? Huh? He paid me good. Jeff Vance paid you good? He had to. Because I kept turning on his office. I thought he was giving you shit offers. He gave me shit offers? You're talking about the guy who do it at the VFW, right? He does it at fruit stands, he does it at... He'll do it on this couch.

29:25So he gave me... We did the VFW. And burned the bridges. So we did the VFW and I told him the only way that I was going to come was there was going to be two shows and it was going to be 85-15 split. And I said, I need to know the numbers daily and I'm going to count them. And then I did two shows at that big ass place And then I did two sold out shows in New Orleans at some like 100-seater comedy that don't exist no more. Yeah, that's fucking nuts. What is that? What is the comedy? If Pat calls somebody, that's what he's doing. I'm one of those people who thinks like everybody remembers the last time it was on.

30:01Bro, he wanted to be outside. He thought about it. He used to sit. It was great. And I just stared at him for a long minute. He just said he's not accommodated for 30 years. How would it look like Leslie's church? I'm stepping in the shop. What's up, buddy? What's up, bro? What the heck? I work for Ability360, and I work really hard to make sure that all disabled people are able to do whatever they want to do. I do the exact same thing with my golden tickets. I don't know if you've seen it. Oh, we've noticed. Trust me. I know. All right, Dave. Thank you very much. You're making fun of a disabled people?

30:40Motherfucker can't understand, I'm sure. There you go. We're in plaid shorts. Wow. Like I said. He's actually, there's 20 people in there that haven't even been on the show. He's been on the show. No, I'm not like, it works though. There's a fucking list where people are naming them. Guests. What? You're doing this paper too. Well, I've been a guest on the show. He has to do the show. He was gonna do the show, man. I'm telling you, I respect you. I'm not trying to blow up your spiders. I guarantee you you won't get in charge. He was on the, I have video proof. There's video proof that he was in.

31:18All right.

31:22If you guys have to be on the show, you can be. Yeah, I think I'm okay. Do you think or do you know? I know, I mean I was in here with Tony. I don't know. I can show people out right now, but if you're not on my list, it's time to go. I get what you're doing. I'm just saying. I think we're all okay. I don't know what you're saying. I want to read this list out. If you don't hear your name, we can do the process of elimination. Okay? I don't need beans. I'm bad. All right. Go. Rob White. Chase. Philip Lee. Hank Garza. Well, I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. You can stay up here. I'm here.

32:02I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here.

32:22I'm just coming back here. I'm hosting them on the show. you guys in David and other Philpone regulars, that's why I'm, that's nothing to do with the people. I know, I gotta get him on the show! I gotta get him on the show! Yeah. That's it, that's all we're gonna do is I'm back here. I'm a payslide to kill a piece of sushi, I'm sorry. Y 'all know what you're doing, y 'all know what you're doing right now. Don't leave that, cut that, Tony, you've never seen that. You're not going to the gawks, it was a real-life show to the gawks. I'm gonna be back, I'm gonna be back in like five minutes. Everyone's gotta be out, it's not supposed to be in here, that's it, that's all I gotta say.

32:57I'm not trying to be that fucking guy. Yes. I hate this job. No, you're good

33:03Get the food drinks I Don't even like sushi that was a joke dude. I'm allergic I love sushi You know how bad that sucks? To go up to him and be like, I was a guest on the show. Not exactly. That sucks.

33:32Wow.

33:36Unbelievable.

33:38Brian Redban:Sarah, we love you. You killed it. You're the best. Thank you so much. Sarah Slum. Thank you guys so much. On to the next one. We have a special treat for all of you. And we also have momentum right now, which is exciting. We'll see how this goes. I have fun. I had a Golden Ticket winner arrive earlier. I think he is a Golden Ticket winner. I just think he's a growing scumbag favorite of the show. I'm more comfortable every time I go out there. It's very interesting. But that was really fun. My camera's more important. I feel good. I feel good. I feel like you're in love with my dear Lord. We'll see how this minute goes.

34:16This is one of the rooms, everybody. You know, it's the one and only Tom Goldbees.

34:29What's he doing? He's doing the behind the scenes show. He's been polling. What are you doing? I'm listening to Matt Dowling. Netflix documentary. Oh, that's more important. I'll get out of your way. That's all right. Hey, hey, hey, hey. I like it. Oh, that's a third world country. Now it's easy. I don't know what's going to get me first. Everything that you got in there, with me being in there, you got to blur me out. You got to blur me out like if it was your little Asian dick and porn. Yeah, we...

35:14I'm editing everything so and then I'm at the final say so like you got it got it got a final say yeah yeah yeah no worries no worries Tony Tony looks at everything too yeah yeah yeah the only guy that ever gave me a chance I steal a piece of sushi every once in a while. I'm fucking sorry. And I hope I'm allowed in the green room. Thank you. What? What? Wait, wait, wait. I'm really nervous. How much time do I have? You guys jumped off the bridge. He's really trying to kill yourself three times? Which bridge? I was in Vegas. What bridge? Walking over the street? Yeah. The crosswalk bridge? No. Excuse me.

36:10Wow. Tell us the exact bridge. So, it was a bridge on... You don't know the name of the bridge that you just saw? It was on the bridge. It was on the bridge. Yeah. Okay. Fuck. I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I can do it. I guess we've all always jumped off the top of the gun. Yep. And then grew it in the Texas soil and they were like, we should have let it grow a little bit more.

36:48Just a reminder if anybody's ever having thoughts, go to betterhealth.com and use the one at Daniel Van Tassel, tell us something else interesting about your life. What kind of hobbies or special skills and talents do you have? A hobby?

37:04Brian Redban:All right. Another bucket pool. We know this young lady. She is very funny. She's famously been on this show before, made a huge impact, is now a regular here at the Mothership and a full-time employee. Her life changed from being here in Austin, Texas. this very funny lady. This is a brand new minute from the great Annie Teicher, everybody.

37:33All my friends are getting married, having kids. I feel behind. I've always been behind. I remember when I was 14 and I hadn't gotten my period yet, I would just pretend, walk out of the bathroom at school, like, do not go in there. I just did a big period.

37:57yeah last one of my friends to get my period last one of my friends to kiss a boy he was 16 and guess who can't coach soccer anymore

38:15how do you feel about tonight's set uh we will see should be fine should be fine Yeah, but three this week. Yeah

38:29How do you feel about MSG coming up try not to think about it

38:38You're like the most positive yeah But yeah, it's like different like putting the sets together There's like certain jokes I have to save for that. Yes. That could have put into it. Pardon? Yeah, that would be fucking great. You know what I mean? I'm excited, obviously. For sure. Let me think about it too much. Last question. Have you seen The Odyssey yet? No. I want to. I'm fucking spun out by it. How we doing? Fucking I love Christopher Nolan. Got you. The Prestige. Interstellar great everybody's upset about it Because it's woke I mean it's I don't think it's necessarily woke just because Nikita Nyong 'o's in it, you know

39:37Yeah, I have not yet I want to thank you Thank you so much. Thank you, bro. All right. Annie, you are just fantastic. We love you here. Truly one of the top young rising comedians in the world. She's here at the mothership all the time. Crouching on actual lineups with the big kids. How do you feel right now? Um, I don't know how it went. I got to ask my coworkers. No, you did freaking fantastic. Oh, thank you. Your set was amazing. Thank you. Thanks.

40:14Oh, right here. Oh, right here. Oh, yeah. Okay, Angie. Those guys. Okay.

40:26Oh, thanks. And I can always, always take them pills. Oh, really? I'm gonna put it right here. If a 63 year old band marches in my room, soldier at the ready, I didn't make you pop that boner. You popped it. All right, we got a good one. Thanks, Andy. That was so great, congratulations. Thank you. You got a CVS? You got one, I got both. Whoa, Raul Vallejo, look at that. Oh my God. You told us he had a big dick. Ah! Get through the bucket. Congratulations, everybody. We're all still alive, nobody lost an eye or an arm or anything. We're all safe. That means we get to sit back and enjoy the absolute climax of the show.

41:13We have a creepy nature. We keep up the main note all week. And we let him out on Sunday, June, the week. Enjoy yourself. I know you will. This is a brand new set from The Real Deal.

41:37Folks! I go down a lot of rabbit holes. I'm a furry. Uh, shh. A little about me?

41:54Seriously, ever since the Epstein emails came out, I can't even look at a pizza anymore. Without getting hard.

42:06That sort of stuff, it's an issue all over the world. I recently read a story about a man in the Middle East who married a child. Yeah. It's called the Quran.

42:21They put it right in the book. I would have left it out, you know?

42:31And speaking of religious texts, I just learned Mein Kampf is still available on Amazon. Even worse, they're selling it under cookbooks.

42:46Okay. Holy shit. Thank you. Wow.

42:57Just unbelievable.

43:03So, um, how's it like here in Austin? Oh, great. I've been to a few more spots here, and so, I don't know. It's awesome. It's very hot. It wasn't as hot last summer. It was my first one here. Other than that, just well. Yeah, we've had very hot summers here. How long have you been in Austin? Uh, like, yeah, here in Austin. Tell me how I went. It was fine. Hey, you can't be in here. I have to communicate. I know you were on the show two weeks ago. You gotta get out. It was good. I tried some new stuff. Not true. Some older stuff. It was good, though. It was a fun room. They're kind of smaller, so I had a good time.

43:47Got you. Yeah. What would your 23-year-old self think of you right now? He would say, wow, how have you been in this past year and a half? I'm 25. Yeah, yeah. Ted Burns over here. Before your very first set, you went viral on YouTube. People love you on social media, on the reels. You have your own catchphrase. How do you feel right now? I feel great. It's nice to be back here at the club and seeing the people I love. It's been a fun couple of years. That's good. Are you going to MSG next week? I am not. Okay, well, you will next year. Oh, thanks. Yeah. And I probably still won't be allowed in the green room.

44:34Take that out. Yeah. Thank you, dude. I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

44:49That sounds so much better than last week. Oh that was so good. How about a tan for the 2020 debut of Jeff R. Currywain. Woo! Hell yeah, Pat. How do you feel right now, bro? It's alright. He has a great job. He has a great job. Ready? Absolutely. We'll do it again sometime soon. Noob, what do you got for us? Noob?

45:21Alright, we got it.

45:26You could have got one with me and Heidi. What the heck? Oh yeah, now? Oh my god. Oh yeah, let's do it. This is going to make me look so cool. Oh yeah, yeah. I don't know. I thought you were about to put the arms together. One, two, three.

45:47Perfect. Oh, thank you. Oh my God, I got my wish right away. Hey, asking, you shall receive. All right.

46:11How was the show, bro? So good, dude. It was so much fun. I'm gonna piss my face.

46:20Brian Redban:Fuck yeah. Fun time. Very good. That was good. Somebody left this. This was dropped. I wonder if it's Jeff. I'm gonna try to give it to him. I hate you, man. Perfect. How we doing, brother? Good? Good. How was the show? It was great. Fantastic. I feel great about it. Chef R. Curry is fantastic. Ask him how he felt about it afterwards. He comes back down. For sure. Or get us at the top of the stairs, in fact. He said he went to the bathroom. Yeah, I'm going there too. We always go there afterwards. Sounds good. Thank you, my friend.

47:12Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for watching. I did. Yeah. You did it the best, bro. Yeah, man. You were great up there, bro. Thanks, man. It was truly like, I think watching it helped. Like watching the show a lot. Oh, yeah. For sure. But also just know, yeah, it's a show. God, God. You just hear the quips. That's all it is. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's so easy. It was a lot. I'll say it was a great job. Thank you, man. It was just also a lot easier than I thought it would be. It was easier to put those jokes in. That's the first thing I thought when I came home.

47:51Of course, man. Where do you want to sign? Right there.

47:59You got to pee the bun day. Back to you. I'll be back. I got to pee. Think about things. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can I go in here? My stuff's in here. Yeah, you're good. Can I ask you a question? Oh, what'd you ask? What was your favorite moment in the show? Love my life. Uh, man, okay, that's a tough one. But, oh, shit, my favorite moment, probably, I'm just trying to think of mind jokes that I made, but the hardest I, oh, shit. It's all a blur now, post-show, you know? What was one of our favorite moments, Tony? I'm trying to think of. I mean, for an episode like that, look at what we got here. This was a fun one.

48:40Well, I mean, I'm a little bit biased because Sarah Sloan is literally the person I work with the most. But, I mean, truly Pat O 'Neill is the best for watching a fucking shooting star in real time. I love seeing Annie Teicher. Pure dominant. She was great, too. I always love a good, like, door guy slash door girl.

49:07I think my answer is Sarah Sloan. It was her coming out, crushing it. Yeah, it was great. Thank you, yeah. Sweet. Fun times, yeah. Hey, bud. No, you're perfect. It was great. What was your favorite part of tonight's episode? Oh, Sarah Sloan's a good one. We have the great Tim Butterly. I didn't mean to walk through your video. I was just trying to... It's your part of it. It's supposed to be an organic chaos. It's literally a part of it. I ruined it. It's part of it. The whole thing's part of it. Perfect night. Comes crashing. Get the post report from Chris Rogers there. Mm-hmm. Jeffrey. That looks great.

49:39Thanks for going out with you. Great work. Thank you, bud. We're back. Swing at things. Wait for us all walk back. Oh, I hear that. Hangin' a night. Yeah. Wait, wait. It's fresh. We're kind of just talking about it.

50:00Brian Redban:D, what did you think about tonight's episode? Interesting. I mean, you know, it had some flair. Yeah. I didn't hate it. I thought it was pretty interesting. Some of those interviews, though. You like the interviews? The interviews. Yeah. Those are a lot more entertaining. I agree. You know what I mean? I had to dig it out of them tonight. I know. I was pulling teeth in there. Oh, my God. The deep shovel, dude. Yeah, I know it. And there was a lot of hard soil, I'll tell you. My God. And then all of a sudden, the smoke clears and you find gold, right? Right, exactly. Dude hooked his handicapped kid up to a 60-mile-an-hour wheelchair.

50:41Brian Redban:Oh, my God. We finally got it out of him, got it out of him, and then I go. So you rigged him up on a freeway, 60 miles an hour, going down a wheelchair. And you don't know how he died? Yeah, I know. That was a really good one. I'm kind of getting the feeling that we know why. Oh, yeah. It's so fun. So fun, man. I'm getting to what, Carrie, come here. I got to tell you. I go to Eddie V's the other night. And I'm telling you, the band. This guy's eating like a thing? And I've been there literally a hundred times on the bar side. This guy's playing the drums with the band. So fucking good. Yeah.

51:21Brian Redban:I mean, he's breaking it down. He's taking chances. There's no other drummer tape. Come on, dude. And I'm seeing the musicians love it and bounce their hood to you. You don't even sleep, dude. This guy dreams. He's fucking playing music. And how much good food do you get at Eddie B's every fucking other night of the week, bitch? What's that? How much good food do you get at Eddie B's all the motherfucking time? Thanks for Catherine and I get a lot. Yeah. He comes in and he's like, yeah, I got my steak. I got my buck and lobster. Ready to get a nice start in. Are you going to Amistad? I don't know.

52:02From here? You've done us, no. We're like, figured it out. And we've both been talking. I'm living tomorrow. Are you taking the lead? I'm just saying no left and right. I can't do eight weekends in a row. Perfect. I'll get in the chair. I've got a camera on you. You'll see it at Amistad. Do you want to go to the... I'm not going to have a time to go back to my house on Thursday. Never. It's Wednesday. Wednesday, Thursday, yeah. You don't never go back there. And Tommy's going to be there Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. I already asked him. He's going to be there three nights in the house. Cock, cock, cock.

52:32Cock, cock, cock. He's so excited for cock. They'll work you as hard as you. He loves it. Brian, you know the story? Yeah. It's crazy that when we went there and saw cock, he went back there later without us. Very interesting. Why do you think that is? Very interesting. Like if I went to a place I saw something that I don't like, I'm not going back there later. I'm not going back there ever again probably. It's not that you didn't like it, you were traumatized. Literally traumatized. I didn't even like that. And I used to go to that place all the time, I don't like it at all. I don't like the thought that so many, and I know Tony's saying that no no no just don't go on Thursday anymore.

53:12Bro, if they're coming, the floors, everything full on Thursday. Friday is the worst day. How clean you think it is on Friday exactly? Wednesday is the day to go. Yeah, probably. The cum will die. Yeah, because it takes five or six days for the cum to die. Damn, it's rough. And everyone was sucking and fucking. They were jacking each other off, sucking and fucking. That one guy had a huge dick. Huge dick. One guy had like a deformity. He was like missing an arm. There was just a hole there. One guy had like no arm. And a guy was like beating him off in the steam room. He didn't have an arm. Sucking him off.

53:49Tony's right next to him like, alright buddy, tonight's the night. What? What night? It's like torture to me. Especially as a smoker. Yeah, I want to go somewhere where it's harder to breathe. Please, can I go there? Oh, it's just guys naked and jerking. We didn't know, Brian. We didn't know. We didn't know. We walked into a fucking bathtub. I was there five years. I told Tony about that place. I was there five years in a row. I never knew that that's happened. You want to hear something crazy? For 12 years I lived two blocks away. And I would go there twice a week. Okay. Yeah, okay. And you never saw the...

54:23Well, I knew not to go on the due date. But I went on the DL, I researched what had happened. What happened? So last year, you know, it was like owned by a guy who died. His brothers... Oh, I know. The brothers now own it and they own opposite days. They own opposite days and the guys are fighting. And the other brother leases out, like, gay club passes. 25 guys. They come in on Thursdays and every other day. I'm here, Sweden. I'm going to go ask that question. Don't worry about the camera. I believe it's great. In the world. I think too much democracy doesn't make sense. I think if you force people to make decisions for things, there are some things that you shouldn't decide.

55:09You shouldn't have that much autonomy.

55:14So, we're talking about democracy. Democracy is from Greece. This is another one, too. This is Tony's behind-the-scenes footage. This is my esteemed podcast. My trusty co-host, Grant Adcock, for the Tony behind-the-scenes. Great guitar. This is certainly going to make its way into the footage. Grant, tell them about having gay sex and what that's all about. I'm glad you brought it up. It's sort of an art. Yeah, there's a bit of a chemistry to it. It's all about chemistry. And something about just the endorphins. Chemistry. Law of attraction. That's why Walter White was... Turn into the podcast, it's a lot like this.

56:01It's just awful. Just horrific. Yeah, you can't even get distracted. This guy's gonna drop.

56:16You buy that? Yeah I bought it. Nah I stole it.

56:25Perfect man. Thank you. Thank you brother.

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