KT: Behind the Tape (Ep: 787 Harland Williams + Jeremiah Watkins)

KILL TONY

This behind-the-scenes episode of Kill Tony captures the pre-show and backstage atmosphere surrounding Episode 787, featuring guests Harland Williams and

Key takeaways

• Harland Williams discusses losing his voice mid-tour in Tulsa and maintaining a grueling Tuesday-through-Sunday comedy schedule
• Jeremiah Watkins reflects on his tenure as Kill Tony's full-time saxophone player and his return to the panel after hundreds of episodes

Main topics

• Behind-the-scenes Kill Tony production
• Comedy touring and stage craft

Notable quotes

"He's the only one out of all you guys that works fucking Tuesday through Sunday."

Conclusion

The episode delivers an authentic look at the Kill Tony ecosystem, emphasizing the grind of

Transcript preview

Speaker 2 (0:00) Joe White, this is Jeremiah Watkins. Speaker 1 (0:04) Joe's Speaker 2 (0:05) the man. He's been our photographer since we went to Vulcan Gas Company. Speaker 8 (0:09) How Speaker 2 (0:09) old are you now, Joe? Speaker 8 (0:11) 185 years Speaker 2 (0:12) old. How crazy is that? What kind of cigarettes do you smoke? Speaker 4 (0:18) Marlboro Red. Speaker 2 (0:20) How many hookers have you had this month? Speaker 2 (0:24) Oh, he held that up, but guess what? Three. Thirty. Speaker 8 (0:30) That's right. Speaker 3 (0:37) How are you, bro? Can I see your shirt? Speaker 8 (0:40) Man, I'm doing good, especially now that I'm here. Speaker 3 (0:43) Dang, dude. Speaker 8 (0:45) I had my daughter bring me. Speaker 3 (0:46) Really? Yeah. Where are Speaker 8 (0:48) you Speaker 3 (0:48) from? Speaker 8 (0:49) Michigan. Speaker 3 (0:50) Damn. When did you fly in? Speaker 8 (0:52) Yesterday to San Antonio. And now we're here with my niece in Austin. Speaker 3 (0:58) And is this your first time seeing the show? Speaker 8 (1:00) Yes, sir. Speaker 2 (1:01) Wow. Speaker 8 (1:02) Yeah. Well, Speaker 2 (1:02) I've seen it on video before. Yeah. There he is. The man, the myth. I get so many reports about how hard you're killing on the road now. It's crazy. And you know what I tell people? I tell them all the same goddamn thing. I go, look at what he's been doing. There's no... He's been going so good. Yeah. People are like, no, you don't understand. He's getting standing ovations every set. I'm like, he's the only one out of all you guys that works fucking Tuesday through Sunday. Speaker 1 (1:34) Yeah. He's going to get standing Speaker 2 (1:37) ovations. Everyone else is like, I do three 15-minute sets a week. I don't get any standing ovations. Well, yeah, there you go. You got to do the work. Yeah, which is crazy because I work twice as hard with half it. Mm-hmm. But we know you have a fat cock, Aaron. That's all that matters. Yeah, you do. Yeah, you know it's not. Nuh-uh. That's what big dick people say. I know. I tell people all the time, I got a little dick. I got nothing there. It's fun. Little dick guys never say, I got a little dick. They go, I got a big dick. That's how I know you're working with a fucking, you got a second cane under there. That's what you got. Speaker 1 (2:18) Wanna compare? Speaker 2 (2:21) Flaccid or hard? Speaker 2 (2:24) Yeah, let's do it. Speaker 1 (2:27) Hold Speaker 2 (2:28) on, give me one second. Speaker 1 (2:33) Are you circumcised? No. Are you kidding me? Speaker 2 (2:39) No, I am. Speaker 1 (2:40) I Speaker 2 (2:40) am. Are you? Are you? Speaker 7 (2:46) Good. Speaker 2 (2:50) That's amazing. It's Speaker 8 (2:51) a Speaker 2 (2:51) Canadian luxury. Speaker 7 (2:54) Most Speaker 2 (2:55) Canadians avoid the long lines of your free health care. 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. It's $5. bucks 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. Yeah, that's what I would do. Oh, hey, you know. We all value our privacy, but thousands of data brokers are working behind the scenes to collect and sell your personal information. 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Use code KILTONI at the link below and get 60 % off an annual plan at incogni.com slash kiltoni. That's I-N-C-O-G-N-I dot com slash kiltoni. Speaker 1 (5:10) Hello! How are ya? Hi cutie pie! How are ya? It's good to see ya. Good Speaker 8 (5:15) to see Speaker 1 (5:15) you. Oh sorry, just Speaker 5 (5:16) kidding. Speaker 1 (5:16) Hey! Speaker 8 (5:17) Who is this? Well that's Nico Fouet. Okay. I didn't kill him but I did stuff him. Great! Yeah! You got him young. Real young. He didn't live long but his life was very precious. You're doing good. I actually made you some things because last time it made it sound like I'm not a comedian and I actually am. So that's for you. I picked some sparkles that were more manly, black sparkles. And then this is my death punch card, so if you ever need to have me stuff something. Speaker 1 (5:45) They Speaker 8 (5:46) made me come back in this line because apparently my different characters caused some red flags. Speaker 1 (5:51) You Speaker 8 (5:52) wanna know some crazy shit? Last time I came here, Adam Ray was on the panel and I came to death with two bees. Look at this. Speaker 6 (5:59) And I'm Speaker 8 (6:01) manifesting that shit, look. I put Tony on my nails, and then look at these bitches. Get these big... I Speaker 1 (6:10) got Speaker 8 (6:13) the whole band, motherfucker. Oh, yeah! Where'd Speaker 3 (6:17) you get the shirt? Speaker 8 (6:20) My daughter had it made, one of her friends. Wow. Yeah. That's incredible. From Decompte, Michigan. Speaker 3 (6:28) That's Speaker 1 (6:29) your Speaker 3 (6:29) daughter right there? Yes, sir. Wow, that's cool. You want to come in? Yes, yes. Hi. Speaker 1 (6:35) So excited. Yep, yeah, look at the back of the shirt. Oh, wow. Speaker 3 (6:40) Oh, my gosh. Speaker 3 (6:43) And where did you get the shirts? I made it. Oh, you made it. Speaker 5 (6:47) Yeah. Speaker 1 (6:48) Because Speaker 5 (6:48) there was nothing like this on the merch. You know, I looked on the merch. I'm going to get some more merch, but I thought this was awesome. Speaker 3 (6:58) Yeah. Speaker 5 (6:58) Coach Tony likes it. That's a great idea, honestly. Long time, long time fan. From the beginning. From when? 13 years ago. Yeah. From the beginning. Speaker 1 (7:11) Love the show. Speaker 2 (7:12) How are you buddy? Fuck yes sir. How are you? I'm good man, really good. I love it. This is Jeremiah Watkins. Hey Jeremiah. What's up? We Speaker 1 (7:22) met through Jeff Ross in New Orleans. Oh no way, good to see you again. Yeah, good to see you again. My dearest friend. Good to Speaker 2 (7:29) see you. How are you? You hungry or anything? We got food, drinks, the usual, sushi by scratch. Make yourself at home, Zach. Speaker 7 (7:37) Jack, it's all over the news. You're at Chili's. I saw you 40 times today. He Speaker 2 (7:42) was at Chili's. Speaker 1 (7:45) That was Speaker 2 (7:45) the day after the Texas fight. Speaker 1 (7:47) That was like news. I saw it on my feed. Zach was on 45th Speaker 3 (7:52) and Speaker 1 (7:52) Lamar. It's Speaker 3 (7:55) like Speaker 1 (7:55) a meme, Chili's. It's in a funny place, and then everyone decided they're just going to kind of make it famous, and it's become a thing. It's like an Austin inside joke. Cool. Yeah. People would probably say, we saw you at 45th Speaker 8 (8:07) and Speaker 1 (8:07) Martin. Sounds sketchy. You put it like that. That's hilarious. Speaker 4 (8:13) Dude, last time I saw you, man, remember, I was in shock. I didn't even know what was going on in the back of that alley. Speaker 3 (8:19) Bro, that was like seeing someone's life change at that moment. Speaker 4 (8:23) It's weird. I quit my job the next day, you know. Well, I got that hotel. Gary Owen put us up in a Marriott, me and my wife. It was awesome. But then I went back, quit my job the next day. Some fans helped me raise money for rent. I live here now. So I just got the place today, signed the lease. And yeah, I'm here now. And that's my brother. He drove me here. Ryan? Yeah. And I got big plans on this next episode I'm going to be on, dude. Huge, historic. Wait till you see. I'm exploding out of my skin to do it, dude. Speaker 3 (8:59) Yeah. Speaker 4 (9:01) I'm telling you, I swear. Bet on it. Speaker 3 (9:04) Where are you going? It'll Speaker 4 (9:05) be this month. I put my availabilities for the end of this month, make sure I get down here. So I'm waiting on word for sure. I Speaker 8 (9:11) can't wait for you to cash in. Speaker 4 (9:12) It was good seeing you, man, dude. You were there for me after. Speaker 3 (9:17) That was cool. People love, like, I remember in the comments, people were always talking about your segment. Speaker 4 (9:21) Oh, that's, yeah, dude, they've been, everybody's been so sweet. Dude, I was crying reading some of the stuff that people sent me. Yeah, like a baby. It was so sweet. I couldn't believe it. I was never, you know, anyways. But, yeah. Speaker 3 (9:34) That's awesome. And what are you here for today? Speaker 4 (9:36) To sign up for the open mic at the mothership. Haven't done that before. So, trying not to sweat too bad. Speaker 4 (9:45) Yeah, do the open mic. And now I'm here, I'm going to start hitting mics all the time, every day, all day. Speaker 1 (9:50) Dude, congratulations on moving here, man. Speaker 4 (9:52) Oh, yeah. That's awesome. Yeah, and now since I quit my job, I'll get eight hours of writing. I just set a clock, and I walk away, eat, stuff like that. But eight hours, I'm around a notepad or computer. So, hell yeah. Yeah, I'm trying to move fast because you only get one shot, as we all know. Speaker 2 (10:30) It's absolutely ridiculous. Red Band? Speaker 7 (10:33) That's where Cardiff comes in to save the day. They're America's favorite small business lender because they actually understand entrepreneurs. 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Speaker 2 (12:02) Hi guys. Speaker 2 (12:08) Alright, what do we got? Speaker 1 (12:09) Joey Smith was a comic called Steve-Man. Yeah, Speaker 4 (12:15) I come here, this is my 17th week in a row to come, to come to Kill Tony. They missed one week a few weeks, a month or so ago. I came here, I didn't know that they weren't doing Kill Tony. So, but it's been 17 weeks in a row I'm coming, trying to get on. Trying to make it happen. They're going to see me. They're going to see me eventually. Speaker 3 (12:36) How confident are you with your set? Speaker 4 (12:37) Oh, very confident. Man, I've been getting on. I actually feel blessed that I haven't been called yet because... I've gotten a lot of stage time because 17 weeks ago I was not ready. I thought I was, but now I'm ready. Now I have an interview part, the minute, I'm ready to go. I'm excited about it. Speaker 1 (12:59) This Speaker 2 (12:59) whole thing right here, that's it. It's my two guests, whatever they are plugging, and then a loose structure. Aaron Belial, that's him, golden ticket winner. Dedrick, Zac Efron, Aaron Belial. He doesn't talk, he speaks through a Bluetooth speaker. Speaker 1 (13:21) See that? Speaker 2 (13:24) Dedrick Flynn goes up in the middle. Something special and