Kill Tony

{{Short description|Stand-up comedy variety show}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Stand-up comedy
Variety show

| creator = Tony Hinchcliffe

| starring = Tony Hinchcliffe
Brian Redban

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_episodes = 720

| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|06|03}}

| last_aired = present

}}

Kill Tony is an American live podcast stand-up comedy variety show created and hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe{{cite web |last1=Gottfried |first1=Gideon |title='Eating SNL's Lunch': How Tony Hinchcliffe's 'Kill Tony' Podcast Became Your Favorite Comedian's Favorite Show & Sold Out MSG…Twice |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/08/26/eating-snls-lunch-how-tony-hinchcliffes-kill-tony-podcast-became-your-favorite-comedians-favorite-show-a-hot-selling-hard-ticket/ |website=Pollstar |date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=August 30, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/on-tour-with-tony-hinchcliffe.html |title=On Tour with Tony Hinchcliffe |first=Isaac |last=Kozell |date=August 7, 2017 |website=Vulture}}{{cite web |last1=Zhu |first1=Eva |title=Why are so many comedians dying to go on Kill Tony? |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/commotion/why-are-so-many-comedians-dying-to-go-on-kill-tony-1.7174110 |website=CBC |access-date=August 28, 2024}} and produced and co-hosted by Brian Redban.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2024/film/actors/kill-tony-podcast-tony-hinchcliffe-racial-slur-matt-rife-1235978335/ | title=Stand-Up Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe on Defending Matt Rife, the 'Kill Tony' Podcast and 'Never Apologizing' After Using Racial Slur in 2021 | date=April 26, 2024 }} The show premiered on June 3, 2013, and has released a new episode every Monday night since. It streams on YouTube{{Cite web |title=Kill Tony - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@KillTony/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=www.youtube.com}} and other online platforms, achieving around 2 million downloads per episode.{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/kill-tony-hinchcliffe-podcast-distribution-deal-studio71/ | title='Kill Tony' Podcast Signs Distribution Deal with Studio71 | Exclusive | date=March 2024 }} The show is ranked the 19th most popular podcast on Spotify{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Derrick Bryson | title=Tony Hinchcliffe Performs at Trump Rally | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/arts/tony-hinchcliffe-trump-rally-comedian.html | website=The New York Times | date=October 28, 2024 | access-date=November 5, 2024 }} as of November 2, 2024.{{cite web | title = Spotify Podcast Charts | url = https://podcastcharts.byspotify.com/ | website = Spotify | access-date = November 5, 2024 }} As of October 29, 2024, it held 13th position on Apple's comedy podcast chart.{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/article/tony-hinchcliffe-trump-rally-roast-jokes.html | title=Donald Trump Got the Tony Hinchcliffe He Hired | date=October 29, 2024 }}

In each episode, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe and Brian Redban, usually joined by a celebrity guest host or hosts, randomly draw names from a bucket of aspiring stand-up comedians who are given the opportunity to perform a minute of stand-up comedy for the panel and a live audience, followed by an interview.{{Cite web |title=Kill Tony |url=https://skankfest.com/podcast/kill-tony/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=Skankfest |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://exclaim.ca/comedy/article/kill_tony_podcast-just_for_laughs_montreal_qc_july_25 | title=Kill Tony Podcast | Exclaim! }} Comedians that perform well can become regulars on the show.

Originally recorded at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California, Kill Tony moved to Austin, Texas{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2023 |title=How L.A. helped detonate the explosion of the Austin comedy scene |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-06-08/la-austin-comedy-boom-comedy-mothership-joe-rogan |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Checking in With Jeremiah Watkins: From Father to Bros |url=https://comedywham.com/podcast/checking-in-with-jeremiah-watkins-from-father-to-bros |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=comedywham.com |language=en-US}} for its 487th episode, recording at Antone's Nightclub for 18 episodes, Vulcan Gas Company for 92 episodes,{{Cite web |title=The Return of Kill Tony at Vulcan Gas Company was a Special Night for Comedy |url=https://www.blcomedy.com/blog/the-return-of-kill-tony-at-vulcan-gas-company-was-a-special-night-for-comedy |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Big Laugh Comedy |language=en}} and currently records at the Comedy Mothership on Sixth Street.{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Joe Rogan Opens His Anti-Cancel Culture Club in Austin |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joe-rogan-comedy-mothership-review-austin-club-1235343105/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Comedy Mothership {{!}} All Shows |url=https://comedymothership.com//shows |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Comedy Mothership |language=en}} It celebrated its 10-year anniversary as a show in 2023.{{Cite web |title=A Decade of 'Kill Tony': Transforming the Stand-up Comedy Landscape - Jokewlrd on WatchComedy.live |url=https://watchcomedy.live/jokewrld/kill-tony-10-years-of-live-comedy-and-counting |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=watchcomedy.live}} The 647th and 648th episodes were recorded in front of the show's largest live audiences yet at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park of Austin, Texas on New Year's Eve, leading into 2024.{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Punchline |date=June 22, 2023 |title=Kill Tony New Year's Show: Live from the H-E-B Center |url=https://punchlinepost.com/kill-tony-live-from-h-e-b-center-at-cedar-park/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Punchline Post |language=en-US}} It recorded its 650th episode on January 22, 2024. For 2024, Kill Tony announced shows at Madison Square Garden{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2024 |title=Kill Tony: Live from Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden on SAT Aug 10, 2024, 7:00 PM |url=https://www.livenation.com/event/G5diZ9ymQ5vkv/kill-tony-live-from-madison-square-garden |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Live Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2024 |title=Kill Tony Tickets {{!}} Madison Square Garden |url=https://www.msg.com/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=MSG |language=en}} and the LA Forum.{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Events for May 10, 2024 › Event › |url=https://thekiaforum.com/concerts/category/event/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Kia Forum |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Netflix Is A Joke Festival 2024 |url=https://www.netflixisajokefest.com/shows/kill-tony |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=www.netflixisajokefest.com}} The show has also recorded shows in cities including Brisbane, Calgary, Chicago, Dallas, London, Manchester, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington, D.C.{{Cite web |title=KILL TONY – DEATHSQUAD |url=https://www.deathsquad.tv/category/kill-tony/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |language=en-US}}{{Clarify|reason=a few of these need clarifying states/countries. If fixed, use semicolons as super-commas|date=April 2025}} In 2024, Kill Tony signed with Studio71 for distribution, ad sales, and marketing.{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/kill-tony-hinchcliffe-podcast-distribution-deal-studio71/ | title='Kill Tony' Podcast Signs Distribution Deal with Studio71 | Exclusive | date=March 2024 }} Netflix is a Joke Fest 2024 featured a Kill Tony show.{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-13/netflix-is-a-joke-2024-highlights-jerry-seinfeld-ali-wong-katt-williams-kill-tony | title=Netflix is a Joke made L.A. Laugh for 2 weeks straight. Here's the funniest stuff we saw | website=Los Angeles Times | date=May 13, 2024 }}