Kill Tony · Episode 689

KT #689 HARLAND WILLIAMS + DR. PHIL (ADAM RAY)

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Episode findings

  1. Ari's version of the name Ross becomes its own joke as the panel plays with Ross and Dress.
  2. Corey's bar-kitchen equipment list gets Harland stuck on one detail: owning a microwave apparently makes him a chef.
  3. David Jolly pitches familiar films with unexpected voices, then carries the idea into a game of animal impressions.
  4. Jared describes a monthly Toronto show, while the panel praises his decision to bring Vegas-specific material.
  5. Harland urges Aiden to write smarter jokes, then returns to that advice when praising Hans's writing.
  6. Uncle Lazer turns a birthday story about kindness into an extended comic harmonica demonstration.
  7. Casey asks the audience to power his pretend levitation. The panel jokes that the effect can be added in post.
  8. A Yoda voice becomes a live coaching exercise: lower the voice, then turn the sentence around.
  9. “I love it”: 12 automatic-text matches across all voices.

Timestamped episode commentary

Kill Tony #689 - Harland Williams + Dr. Phil (Adam Ray) The Las Vegas show mixes bucket pulls with returning performers, a harmonica turn and an office-chair levitation that definitely needs post-production. Adam Ray performs the Dr. Phil character here; this is not the television doctor appearing or giving medical advice. 1. 14:33 - Ari makes a store name sound new again. He describes shopping at Ross, and the panel gets stuck on his version of the full name, Ross and Dress. The wording becomes a whole exchange about the store and a hypothetical Mr. Ross. The two-dollar prices and suit-cost banter are comic claims, not a verified shopping guide or financial statistic. 2. 23:00 - Corey's equipment list becomes a qualification. He says he cooks bar food, then lists fryers, a flat top and a microwave. Harland locks onto the microwave and decides that must make him a chef too. The humor is in the lowered requirement, not a real culinary credential. 3. 33:58 - Jack's interview becomes a three-option vocal game. Adam Ray, Harland and Jack provide comic sound choices, the room votes, and Jack chooses option two. The impressions are a staged game, not a demonstration of anyone's actual private behavior. Jack also says he is still in Los Angeles and plans to move to Austin, rather than already living there. 4. 43:45 - Izzy turns a roast into a small physical bit. He fake-grabs a fly, and the panel notices the gesture. He then jokes that he was lying about being able to swat flies. The moment works because he plays along, rather than because any of the nationality or health stereotypes are established facts. He describes this as his first standup attempt. 5. 49:31 - David Jolly gives familiar movies different voices. His minute pitches unexpected delivery styles for The Godfather and Boyz n the Hood. That idea continues into a quick animal-impression game after the set, where essentially the same voice keeps returning. These are comic performances, not new film credits. 6. 58:06 - Tommy gets a clock restart. The early boos interrupt his opening, and Tony tells the room to give him the uninterrupted time. The restarted clock belongs to the same appearance, not a second bucket draw or a separate extra set. His later account of data-network communications also differs from the panel's invented sniper role. 7. 1:10:27 - Jared supplies an old-school wrestling impression. Asked for a character, he goes to the wrestler Vader, not the Star Wars character. The panel also praises him for preparing Vegas-specific material. Later he describes a monthly Toronto comedy show; that schedule and the audience impact he credits to Kill Tony remain his account, not an independent attendance audit. 8. 1:43:59 - Harland asks for the cleverer version. His advice to Aiden is to write original jokes and study the craft instead of defaulting to easy adult material. He returns to the same point around 2:22:05, recalling a Seattle opening weekend with Hans and praising his writing. The eight-or-nine-year timing is Harland's recollection, not a verified archive ordinal. 9. 1:52:28 - Uncle Lazer's birthday story changes shape. He begins with a recollection about making a room better through kindness, then pivots into an extended comic harmonica demonstration. The musical turn actually happens after his original minute. His birthday and family details are personal recollections; the anatomical comparisons are jokes, not measurements or instructions. 10. 2:04:29 - A voice gets coached in real time. During Edgar's interview, the Yoda exchange produces a simple acting direction: lower the voice and turn the sentence around. A backwards wedding line follows. The captions do not securely label every speaker turn, so the whole impression should not be assigned to Edgar alone. 11. 2:09:38 - Casey's levitation comes with an editing plan. The audience supplies applause while he performs with the office chair. The panel explicitly jokes that the effect can be added in post, including an AI effect for viewers. This is pretend levitation, not proof that anyone floated or trained with a real magic troupe. 12. 2:18:19 - Anthony corrects the second. His signup gets announced as Anthony Schuman II, but he explains that the mark is the number 11 from the signup, not a generational suffix. His bee joke also leads into his own description of keeping two hives. That is a personal hobby account, not an independently inspected farm or a bee-handling lesson. 13. 2:20:01 - Hans talks about delivery in a normal voice. Adam Ray, in character, praises the sharper delivery, and Hans says he is trying not to use his familiar stage voice. It is a performance choice, separate from the ethnic and political exaggerations in the set. 14. 2:37:30 - The first-Wednesday claim gets corrected immediately. Redban floats the idea that this is the first Wednesday show; Tony counters with earlier overseas dates. The useful detail is the correction in the conversation. These captions alone do not establish a complete historical calendar or justify rewriting the archive. Phrase watch: "I love it" has 12 literal matching events in the automatic captions; "Absolutely incredible" has 7. Both cover all voices and opening material in the full stored source. They are not Tony-only totals or independently audio-verified spoken counts. Censored or missing words can interrupt matches. Sets & timestamps 04:58 - Harland Williams joins the panel. 07:37 - Adam Ray joins as his Dr. Phil character, not the actual television doctor. 11:04 - Ari Matti opens (first spoken set at 11:25). 19:00 - Corey Grumpy Johnson (first spoken set at 19:23). 27:39 - Jack Shaw (first spoken set at 28:03). 37:52 - Izzy Hall (first spoken set at 38:19). 48:29 - David Jolly (first spoken set at 48:47). 57:04 - Tommy P (first spoken set at 57:34; captions also read Peete). 1:04:39 - Jared Nathan (first spoken set at 1:05:04). 1:12:59 - Katon McAdams (first spoken set at 1:13:11; captions also read Keaton). 1:19:16 - Todd Royce (first spoken set at 1:19:33; captions often read Roy). 1:33:40 - Aiden (first spoken set at 1:33:55; surname captions vary around Cooy / Coy). 1:45:27 - Uncle Lazer (first spoken set at 1:45:51; caption spelling varies). 1:59:44 - Edgar Sandoval (first spoken set at 2:00:03). 2:05:56 - Casey Rocket (first spoken set at 2:06:37). 2:14:57 - Anthony Schuman (first spoken set at 2:15:12; the announced II is corrected to a signup number). 2:19:32 - Hans Kim segment introduction (first spoken set at 2:20:01; his name is confirmed after the minute). 2:25:52 - Eunice Martinez (first spoken set at 2:26:08; captions read Unice). 2:32:48 - Cam Patterson (first spoken set at 2:33:00). 2:41:00 - William Montgomery closes (first spoken set at 2:41:21). Bonus performances & other stage moments 33:58-35:40 - Jack's three-option comic vocal game with Adam Ray and Harland, separate from his original minute. 42:44, 45:38, 1:16:17, 1:28:53, 1:49:01 and 2:39:17 - Returns of the short coconut refrain across different interviews. 43:45-44:07 - Izzy's fake fly-grab and the panel's response. 52:41-53:39 - David Jolly's animal voices and short impressions after the movie-voiceover minute. 1:07:52-1:08:17 - Jared's baby-back-ribs voice exchange. 1:10:08-1:10:34 - Jared's requested wrestler impression and reaction. 1:21:12-1:30:38 - Todd's movement, responses and extended panel roast, separate from his original set. 1:43:20-1:43:44 - Adam Ray's brief lift/curl of Aiden; the scale is absent, so this establishes no measured weight or strength record. 1:43:59-1:44:47 - Harland's extended writing advice to Aiden. 1:52:28-1:54:38 - Uncle Lazer's additional birthday story, kindness recollection and harmonica turn. 1:55:07-1:59:32 - Pauly Shore's surprise ring-card cameo and panel exchange, not an additional standup minute. 2:04:29-2:05:12 - The coached Yoda/backwards-sentence exchange and follow-up voices during Edgar's appearance. 2:09:38-2:14:32 - Casey's pretend levitation, chair movement and returns to the bit through the interview. 2:41:21-2:49:48 - William's costume-based closing appearance and interview; no extra video clip plays when one is requested. 2:49:51-2:50:53 - Closing band and panel thanks, promotions and the artwork acknowledgment. All 3764 available stored caption cues were read in order. Times are approximate caption times. This is the Resorts World Theater show in Las Vegas, with eighteen standup performers, two panel guests and Pauly's separate ring-card cameo. Personal experience figures, future acting projects, casino outcomes and clinical or criminal stories have not been treated as independently verified records. No subsequent performance or future booking is assumed from an invitation. Which live turn worked best for you: the voice game, the harmonica or Casey's levitation plan?

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