Tony Hinchcliffe
Stand-up comedian · Austin, TX

Tony Hinchcliffe

Who Tony Hinchcliffe is

Tony Hinchcliffe is a stand-up comedian and podcaster from Youngstown, Ohio, based in Austin, Texas, known for roast comedy and for hosting Kill Tony, the live comedy podcast he started in 2013 in which comics perform one-minute sets. A former writer for the Comedy Central Roast series, he roasted on The Roast of Tom Brady (2024) and The Roast of Kevin Hart (2026), and released the specials One Shot (2016, Netflix), Making Friends (2020, YouTube) and Man of the People (2026, Netflix). Kill Tony moved to Austin in 2020 and now records at the Comedy Mothership.

At a glance

Born
1984
Based in
Austin, TX
Style
Roast, Blue / uncensored, Live roast platform
Came up through
Kill Tony and The Comedy Store
Stand-up specials
Tony Hinchcliffe: One Shot, Making Friends and Tony Hinchcliffe: Man of the People
Podcasts
Kill Tony
On screen
Comedy Central Roast, The Burn with Jeff Ross, Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle and 5 more
Next on stage
5 October 2026 — Comedy Mothership (Fat Man room), Austin, TX
Official site
tonyhinchcliffe.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Kill Tony and The Comedy Store:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Tony Hinchcliffe

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1984Born
  2. 2013Kill Tony (host, 2013–present) Podcast or book
  3. 2016Tony Hinchcliffe: One Shot (2016, Netflix) Special
  4. 2016All Def Digital Roast of Snoop Dogg (roaster, 2016) On screen
  5. 2020Making Friends (2020, YouTube) Special
  6. 2024The Roast of Tom Brady (roaster, 2024, Netflix) On screen
  7. 2025Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed (host, 2025, Netflix) On screen
  8. 2025Kill Tony: Mayhem at Madison Square Garden (host, 2025, Netflix) On screen
  9. 2026Tony Hinchcliffe: Man of the People (2026, Netflix) Special
  10. 2026The Roast of Kevin Hart (roaster, 2026, Netflix) On screen

Questions about Tony Hinchcliffe

Where is Tony Hinchcliffe performing next?

Monday 5 October 2026, 8:00 PM (Kill Tony) at Comedy Mothership (Fat Man room), Austin, TX — sold out, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Tony Hinchcliffe: One Shot, Making Friends and Tony Hinchcliffe: Man of the People.

What podcast do they host?

Kill Tony.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Comedy Central Roast, The Burn with Jeff Ross, Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle, All Def Digital Roast of Snoop Dogg, The Roast of Tom Brady and Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Kill Tony (created it and hosts it) and The Comedy Store (started at its open mics; Kill Tony began there in 2013).

Where are they based?

Austin, TX, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1984.

Who are some comedians like them?

Martin Phillips (also in Kill Tony: Mayhem at Madison Square Garden), Hans Kim (also in Kill Tony: Mayhem at Madison Square Garden), Shane Gillis (also in The Roast of Kevin Hart), Ari Matti (also came through Kill Tony) and Dedrick Flynn (also came through Kill Tony).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026