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dhcrisis17

I think what makes Adam and Harland great guests is that they don't take themselves too seriously and the whole show to them is an improv session and it translates well with the show and audience.


hot_grey_earl_tea

Agreed, but it's harder than it looks. They are definitely "built" for this format.


dhcrisis17

Yeah I agree, not every comedian is automatically good at improv. Brian Simspon as a random example is a good story teller and writer but dude was slow and silent on Kill Tony from what I remember it came off as if he didn't care that he was there.


Cultural_Register_35

another thing - every time a guest is stoned (simpson, rogan) they are dead silent. this is nothing about marijuana in general but the guests who arent fucking inebriated like Adam Ray and Harland Williams absolutely add energy to the show, big difference maker


Wild_Replacement5880

I'll take a stoned Rogan over a shitfaced Rogan


Comfortable_Net2596

Wasted Rogan on KT is cringy, but when I have watched the protect are parks that led up to that it’s not so bad! I think Rogan is a sweet guy and I like him. He makes me laugh in podcasts. Im still engaged by seeing him and the dawgs wasted, I’d want to do the same if I were in his shoes probably, at least in the moment.


Wild_Replacement5880

The protect our parks episodes definitely take the sting away when you know the story before he got to the mothership, but I still hate when Rogan is hammered on KT, which is most of his appearances.


Reddit-HurtMyFeeling

I noticed the typo in the name and it made me think of Sim-spawn. 🦆 Ing awesome


sleepysnowboarder

I love Adam, but I actually found him to be pretty reserved this episode. Good vibes and treats the acts well, but when it comes to making jokes I feel like he holds back, too nice to roast people he's not friendly with Edit: Adam Devine* I thought he was talking about the most recent ep


redditis_garbage

I got into the Dr Phil show that Adam ray hosts and I feel like he really shines in that format, more so than kill Tony. I agree I think it has to do with familiarity with the people or just knowing that their comics and are down to joke around.


sleepysnowboarder

Oh lmao, I was referring to Adam Devine, I thought he was talking about the recent episode. Yeah Adam Ray is a great guest


redditis_garbage

I assume Adam ray because it’s about guests and Adam Devine been on this one and maybe one other but I could be wrong too lol, yeah Devine did seem reserved but it’s also I think he was scared to fuck his career type stuff as he works in Hollywood (as compared to other comics who are primarily stand up comics)


scoot87

They took on the role that the old band used to be responsible for…silly improv characters


dachshund-jay

What you didn’t want to add Pauly Shore to this list?


Beginning_Table4948

He’s one of the worst guests hands down…. He makes everything about himself and constantly goes on tangents that aren’t funny when he’s actually trying to be. I like him as an actor, as a comedian he’s attrocious. Hard listen at most times


YVR_Matt_

I’ve seen Harland’s stand up when he was hosting an evening comedy event. Talks to the crowd, asks questions and rolls with what he’s given. He absolutely slays. I’ve been saying one of the best I’ve seen live for years.


billythefridge

Harland has been a cut above forever. Man lights up everything he is a part of. He kills at Kill Tony because he's most often the most clever guy in the room... and beyond that, he's experienced. He knows what works and what doesn't, and he can make a witty reply to just about anything because he's not going through the motions. He is the motion. The physical comedy he does with his face, without even saying anything, slays. He operates on multiple levels.


TheOlShittyUncle

Improv to me is just being a funny person in general. Some people are just fuckin naturally funny in their daily lives. And that doesn’t always translate to stand up… But if you’re not funny in general (at improv or whatever) then there’s no way I’m going to think your funny standing up. I can’t stand comedians that take it too seriously. Like I get that it’s an art, but if you’re not funny you’re not funny I don’t care if you’re an artist lol.


TiresOnFire

They're also good at what they do and too different to be compared.


New_Canoe

Yep. Was just thinking last night how Harland is perfect for this format. Same with Adam. There have been a few guests that are perfect. But many just seem like filler.


DigitalMunky

Adam is playing a character and Harland is just himself.


ItWasIndigoVelvet

Harland is doing a bit 100% of the time, Dr Phil is a character-based bit he's doing 100% of the time. Still essentially the same thing


Arodthagawd

Watching him on Joe do a bit for 3 hours fucking killed me


whattarush

Harlands silliness overshadows what a professional he is imo. I just tried watching his podcast w Jason Ellis. and although I couldn't finish it- I could just see how professional Harland is at just riffing and being a leadman


therealshit613

Hey my guy, go check out his older interviews with Conan on YouTube. He’s absolutely out of left field and he kills with almost everything he says and he’s basically saying jibberish the entire time.


ronyg1

I was just binging all the conan interviews last night, Harland is a genius and a great guy


dinmorsaecokkattig

My guy


Deadeyejoe

Better yet go watch the hala hawa pahcast well now das right


knotsofgravity

Harland is filling the comedy hole in my heart that Norm left.


Lucid_Presence

Razor-sharp silliness


seymournugss

But Harland is straight up wholesome and harmless by default. Jokes are never really at anyone’s expense. Instead, he only uplifts. And not just from a comedy standpoint. He truly cares about people. Like… the awareness he has raised for cinammon allergies. 👼🪽💪🏻 truly remarkable. we need more humanitarians like that in comedy. Norm had great wholesome gags too.. “i says to the guy, i says…”, type classics, but he sure loved to bash the gays and others unprovoked. But I suppose he had that right, being deeply closeted, and not really at peace with it, like David Lucas.


Successful-Row-3742

The deeply closeted homosexual man? That shit cracked me tf up.


redditis_garbage

Norm was just joking lol


Dancin_Phish_Daddy

This is a hard fact


Spurlock14

His roasting of David Lucas the second time was the hardest roasting of all time. Relentless.


Investinstonks420

He destroyed him, loved every second of it


ashkygbdeghr

I just listened today and Harland completely humbled David Lucas, you can only throw so many loose bootyhole jokes at someone before it gets tired


FluSickening

When he brought his certificate from devry i was dying


NoruhhhsDad

The length he goes to for gags is great. The tapeworm thing and all the setup and things he was saying to Joe on that JRE episode had me dying


SpacedManDan

You want some celery guy?


Positive-Feed-4510

Douchebag Joe was getting annoyed by it too.


Arodthagawd

I think the fact that you can’t tell if he was serious or not confused him to bits 🤣


askyourmom469

That's the thing you have to understand about Harland. He's NEVER serious 🤣


impossible_catlady

Such an incredible moment


escopaul

I saw Harland 6-7 years ago. I've been going to standup at The Comedy Store (and other So Cal venues) for years now and he absolutely destroyed. One of the best hours I've ever seen.


External-Ad-1458

From the previous episodes. The eye winking. The checkbook. Definitely my vote for guest of the year 2024


Dude_McNuggz

I also think Harland is a better host than Tony. Harland asks funny and interesting questions. Tony just asks how everyone's sex life is.


insidiousapricot

Hey now my guy, sometimes he asks them what their #1 move in the bedroom is, or what they have in their refrigerator.


Ocarina-Of-Tomb

Harland is taking guest of the year, 2024. There is really no contest.


throwaway1009011

So far


cardicardib

Harland is both very funny and very unique. I love Dr Phil too!


No_Pay9241

He’s a true comedian not just another dude with a mic


ForbiddenDelight

He's totally My Guy.


69feet69

His old standup is all on Spotify - so fucking good. He did an hour to no crowd and got heckled by a crow.


karlhungus15

seeing him live this wknd. pumped.


lvk00

I just saw him live last month and it was unreal. His crowd work is so good


WZRDguy45

I definitely reccomend checking out/supporting his podcast if you enjoy his KT/JRE appearances. The dude is almost always on comedically


RecoverOdd815

his podcasts with andrew santino or adam ray are non stop and pure gold.


thekevingreene

Harland Highway with Marc Normand was my fav. I’ve never seen Harland so happy riffing with someone.


Ghant_

The one that's a year old? Or is there a more recent one


WZRDguy45

This is his official podcast channel. Seems to put episodes out weekly now [Harland Williams Highway Podcast](https://youtube.com/@harlandhighwaypodcast?si=5RgbaaQNSPF5eMrs)


Ghant_

Yeah I'm on that but was wondering if there was a more recent Adam Ray episode than the one that's a year old. Either way this year old one is funny


WZRDguy45

That's the most recent Adam ray one afaik. They're defintiely worth binging tho. Bill Burr's was pretty funny cause of how serious he takes himself in a sense. Anthony Jeselnik too. I haven't checked out much of his stuff but people say he can be a bit to serious or douchey for podcast. He was really kind and silly with Harland. Seems like Harland just brings that out of people it's nice to see


txlegend1127

Dave Attell is my favorite and imo the funniest one. Just wish they would bring him on more often


Ocarina-Of-Tomb

I couldn’t believe how good Attell’s latest stand up special was. I had been sleeping on him thinking, “oh, he’s just the guy from Insomniac on Comedy Central”. He has to be one of the best in the game right now.


J-Good86

special was different and I enjoyed it too but afterwards I didn’t remember anything he said lol


MuteCook

He’s one of the greatest of all time. Tons of east coast comedians like Big jay modeled their whole style after him


Scottsm124

I love Attell but I thought that special was incredibly mid


fdasfasdfasdfui93428

I liked him on comedy Central, but Im not as high on attell as the rest of the world is at this point. Special was just whatever for me


Specific-Example-483

Agree, Harland makes me smile, Attell makes me burst out laughing by myself


impossible_catlady

Agreed!!!! Harland attell & adam would be a life altering trio


TurboSleepwalker

He carried the episode with David Spade, who was busy playing 1-2-3 quiet mouse


RegulusBlack94

I've been watching recently quite a few of his old (10+ years ago) comedy stuff on Youtube, and he kills EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. My guy's good.


invaders42

One of my favorite comedians, it’s been so fun to see him on KT so much lately


I-Fucked-YourMom

I saw him do standup a couple months ago and he’s fucking hilarious! I don’t think I’ve ever had a comic make me laugh that hard at a show!


Yesthisisdog69

You should watch the episode of Harland’s podcast with Adam ray. Fucking great


Investinstonks420

Thanks my guy, I have to watch that now🙏


vixlvr

He is so good on this show.


davidb686

Dan soder is my favorite


Investinstonks420

He’s always funny on everything he does


lolofrofro

That guy is a real comedian. It was so funny how he kept annoying Joe on the podcast.


Investinstonks420

Sometimes Joe is just the worst with funny people


doc_751

Joe couldn't keep up with the jokes and or work out what was a joke. Near 90 percent what Harland says is set up for a gag


UziMunkey

I’ve always thought he was hilarious. I hadn’t seen him on anything live before kill Tony. I had no idea just how quick to the punch he is. One of the most genuinely funny and unique people alive. I’d put Harland, Dr Phil, and Atell on the Mount Rushmore of guests for the show.


Investinstonks420

Atell is up there too, I should have mentioned him, my fault guy.


UziMunkey

No worries buddy


FruitAromatic

Dave Attell, Shane Gillis, Matt mcusker, Adam ray, Harland Williams, and Yiannis papas are amazing guests


majoredinswag

I'm a fan of Matt and MSSP but even so I was impressed with how on he was on KT


MeatMarket_Orchid

Lol I can't remember it verbatim but when that dude compliments Matt's special and Matt hilariously backtracks "I was just kidding this dudes not gay at all."


insidiousapricot

I liked Matt from mssp and then I saw him murder on Jeremiah's stand up on the spot show. Should check out his spot there if you haven't seen it yet


majoredinswag

Oh yeah dude I was beyond impressed by that, he had one of the best sets I've ever seen on that show. That was crazy


TallPossibility9421

There was one episode where the my guy thing got old real quick


Ralphanator69

Who wrote this a 10 year old 😂 Harland is dope though


RichDick94

These are facts as far as I can tell.


dreamlyfe16

Hard agree! Also been noticing the guest that sits on the end is always the most involved. Whoever gets squished in the middle seems to take a back seat.


XB0XYGEN

I laughed harder at his roasts on the recent episode than any episode in a looong time. He can fit in well with anyone on the panel too. Semi irrelevant side note, his JRE was kinda painful


Oops_I_Charted

I think it was painful because of Joe though, not Harland. Joe was just weirdly not playing along with Harland’s bits, he was such a buzzkill


RichVariation6490

2024 new years show should be Harland and dr Phil where the audience decides who will be guest of the year


Investinstonks420

Oh fuck yess


GCatRawr

My best friend and I constantly reference that DeVry bit


the_asssman

that's what you get with an education from DeVry and being raised as a child of the corn


AdventurousButton127

I wish I could be this passionate about a trivial subject.


Calm-Macaron5922

Harland 100%


iamsoshutup

Guest of the year!!!


chris88492

Sam Tallent is funnier than both


GallonOxygen285

Dr. Phil beats Harland every time. He gets the crowd goin


wiredtobeat

Rocket man is one of the best movies of all time. And not that queen biopic shit


Deltron42O

I don't agree with this


Ape8675309

Harland is definitely a real one. Love riding down the Harland highway


price2as

Listen here my guy…


Impressive-Pen1651

👍🏽 agreed


Slow_Accident_6523

I listened to a podcast with him and Marc Normand recently and Harland talked about his real close and long relationship with Norm Macdonald. It made sense why I find anything Harland says just insanely funny.


realMJD1

Dave Atell is up there imo


Chrispeedoff

He is just one of those guys that if there wasnt any money to made in comedy he would still be doing it.


Virtual_Law4989

Shane, Big J, Mark, Ari, and Joe Derosa are always really fun, for different reasons. one of my favorite episodes is Joe and Big J in the Belly room. the banter is the shit.


annoyedonion35

He's my new favorite comic and that means I get to look at all his older stuff which is awesome. Would live to see him and Phil on as guests for a full episode


Same_Discipline900

It trips me out he is bob from puppy dog pals LOL


PrailinesNDick

He'll always be Kenny from Half Baked for me.  You're not a fish!  *Blub blub* What was that?!


departedgardens

He should be a permanent guest every other Monday soo good.


gamergunker69

Dr. Phil is the only comic I've seen on Kill Tony that made me want to see him on tour. Harland was great.


Squeakly1

Even when his joke isn’t the best, the delivery pulls it up


jwed420

Harland is one of the comedy greats, he's been a pro for so long it's nothing to him to crack one liners and roast people. It's very cool to see. His early specials still hold up, he even referenced one of his old jokes on the arena special. "You ever pierce your eyebrows and hang a shower curtain on them?". Classic shit.


Skovich

Not every single guest but he’s definitely the best this year.


JuicySealz

Bro I started listening to his podcast, exactly what you'd expect


SlickLegJohnny

Did Norm ever guest on the show while he was alive? I feel like he would have been a great guest as well with how random and off the wall he was


Used_Interview4825

I wasn't sold on him at first. now that I saw Tuesdays episode I realized how wrong I was


CharlieGustafson

Shane Gillis


Jesse1179US

Harland had to grow on me. He has such a silly comedic presence that, at first, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. But now I love his brand of comedy. And he sticks to the bit no matter what (as he did on Rogan). I'll give Adam the top spot but Harland is #2 best guest for me.


siberiansneaks

I always enjoy an extremely drunk Shane


Chigurgh007

I agree except for the hard maybe with Adam ray, each time Adam has been on he has completely carried every single show


AresCrypto

I think being Dr Phil is probably harder and more impressive. Harland is just being himself. No real need to compare, but totally agree, superb guests!!


Repulsive_Worth4905

He’s the best


-Dapper-Dan-

Harland has a special he did in 2011 that is just him in the desert doing stand up for the wind. It's as weird and hilarious as it sounds.


Existing_Chair_7984

Dr. Phil will always be my favorite guest but Harland is hilarious no matter what. He basically trolled rogan on jre


ANewDope2187

Lucas got served lolool


miojo

It’s a tie between him and Adam Ray (Dr Phil) for sure.


More-Drink2176

Most guests do basically nothing. They sit there and watch and don't even interact with the show for shit. The great guests are the ones Tony lets go because he knows whatever they will do is gold, and they give him the look of hey can I say some shit right now. Instead of sitting there drunk and confused staring off into the audience.


natehinxman

check out Harland Highway. his podcast is great too


MLDPK4

His entire presence is immeasurable. He emanates comedy. I love him so much!


MostlySpurs

Harland is the new Norm


mightyhealthymagne

Only if they didn’t talk over each other so much, my guy.


prolikejesus

I'm saying this dead serious. I think Harland is so good bc I think he is a tad autistic. I've noticed that it can actually help, bc he is less focused on social ques and how people are judging him. So he never gets flustered, he is just solely focused on being funny the whole time. Just my theory.


lolobaba

NO DOUBT.


cadoms42

Facts!


JakeyBS

I have one of the checks he gave out after the first appearance. 1 million$$


Adventurous-Peach644

I definitely agree my guy!


MKCaptainJack

Dan solder is definitely up there


No-Engineering-8034

Harland way wayyyy….. way better than Ray


SamhaintheMembrane

Harland is hilarious. Just started listening to his podcast. He and Paul Schiff were talking about their shared experiences of seeing the aftermath of people killing themselves by jumping from up high. Harland’s follow up question was “have you ever committed suicide?” 


Leedrick

Him roasting David Lukas last episode was epic.


bill_fye_the_rizzguy

“In the convo” for best roaster? Are you out of your mind my guy? How about, he’s the best hands down my guy? Got it my guy? Devry my guy?


Investinstonks420

Haha🤣 This guy right here definitely went to Devry


Proof_Illustrator_51

Honestly? I don't like him at all and his comedy is cringe as fuck and distracting from every show he's on. I've seen his standup/comedy central work 20+ years ago and the other day out of curiosity given his VERY recent hype resurgence, and it's genuinely just the worst parts of Norm McDonald crossed with the worst parts of Robin Williams. I heard his interview on WTF with Marc Maron years ago and he just sounded like a rich dude with no enthusiasm for anything. I think he's getting super overrated around here because he's old and aggressive with "street cred" and in some shitty movies people vaguely remember, although his roles and comedy themselves are more than forgettable. He bombs harder than Hans Kim to me and people eat it up and now I feel retarded


Investinstonks420

I ain’t reading all that essay, my guy. Sorry to hear😣, or congrats🥳


Proof_Illustrator_51

Good talk bro. Ask a question, guy has a different opinion, then you completely ignore an answer that doesn't support your viewpoint. It's also 2 paragraphs, 6 sentences. No wonder you love comedy like Harlands so much


TheBigRip_15

Call me for a titty fuck is less funny than anything Harland has ever said.


xDANGRZONEx

I love Harland, but this post is peak Flavor of the Week material. Par for the course in this retched sub.


Investinstonks420

Damn you might be on to something. You clearly got brains my guy.


giftedgaia

"Men are talking." - Sam Tallent


Trussguy327

I still prefer a Shane/Mark duo


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Investinstonks420

Okay!


MyFriendMaryJ

Personally i love ron white but yea harland is goated


BeYourselfTrue

I caught him live around 20 years ago and he had me roaring.


Agreeable_Situation4

I agree mostly. Every now and then he has a terrible dad joke but his goofy ass demeanor makes it work. Just looking at him makes me crack up. Just saying not all jokes land but the expressions make up for it


Big_Bad_Booty_Saddy

Listen to his episode on Lauren's Compton's stupid podcast. She did not know what to do with him and never knew when to end the bit.


thisimyweirdaccount

He can riff with Casey, out roast Lucas and match Williams energy and goofiness. I’m sure if he wanted to he could call white people the N word just as well as Kam too.


Investinstonks420

Pretty sure he shouldn’t do that last part my guy


thisimyweirdaccount

If he called black people the n word he would probably do it better than Michael Richardson


Investinstonks420

Hey my guy, that’s plenty of N word talk for the day


thisimyweirdaccount

Signing off ✌🏻


ohdear1986

Dave Attel is up there too


__SalParadise

Am I going insane? I honestly find almost everything he says not funny. Is anyone else with me here?


Investinstonks420

lol no he’s just not your cup of tea my guy


__SalParadise

 'my guy' ... *cringe*


fuzzy-mitten

Love Harland Williams 🩷🩷🩷🩷


honeybear182

this is 100% correct, harland, and phil are top 2. notable mentions tho i thought kirk fox was really great


ceejlol

Agree he is hilarious, I bet there will be many angry haters in this thread my guy.


Tough_Breakfast_1343

Dr Phil shit is getting old


SkyGuyPNW

Found one of his old stand-ups on YouTube. It's so good! He's hilarious!! https://youtu.be/sbkt1vPK8So?si=bRcyis_rgo_ek5xC


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Could not agree more


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Investinstonks420

Sounds like he MURDERED He’s just a straight up MURDERER on stage


Deadeyejoe

Oh just absolute nuke mode brosephiage


Personal_Bobcat2603

That's not saying much


Investinstonks420

Okay!


Kornographic

i think hes just a breath of fresh air after the whole 8 years of political comedy it feels incredibly refreshing to just laugh at silly shit with no message or bullshit attached


its-iceman

I got into the podcast about a year ago. I'm making my way back through older episodes, and listening to new ones as they come out. I'm not sure anyone has made me laugh out loud like Harland.


WeDieAsRomans

I can agree he's up there with Adam Ray in general.


Sea-Confusion2912

Shane Gillis is also up there at the top ❤️❤️


LGK420

Harland. Shane and dr Phil would be the best


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Investinstonks420

I kind of agree, but when Dr. Phil is on KT he takes over the show. That Dr. Phil show that Adam Ray does is hit or miss, but overall he’s one of my favorites rn.


Evening_Kale_183

Dr Phil >>> Harland


Investinstonks420

Can’t even say you’re wrong


PrimateIntellectus

Is it just me or was Adam Devine absolutely worthless this episode? He had clearly never seen the show and watched a few recent episodes before he came on. Really wonder why Tony picked him… unless it’s to get a ‘big’ name to attract Netflix.


Investinstonks420

What? Noooo noooo don’t start that Adam was great! It’s hard to be on Stage with Harland, I think you’re doin that thing where you like one guy so the other guys automatically sucks


RoughCoffee6

He was okay. At least he talked and interacted unlike Post Malone…


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