Howie Mandel and Tony Hinchcliffe watching someone perform a joke on comedy showcase podcast Kill Tony.
There's a line comedians love to repeat when their jokes are deemed too offensive, which is that "comedians aren't allowed to talk about anything these days.", a competitive comedy showcase that prides itself on being a space where comics can be as crass, nasty and rude as they want to be. Hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe,broadcasts live every Monday for over a million viewers. Comedians jump at the chance to appear on the podcast — either as a celebrity guest or a competitor.
We've included some highlights below, edited for length and clarity. For the full discussion, plus a chat about why Vera Drew's The People's Joker is the most compelling take on one of cinema's most iconic villains,. Matt, I'm going to start with you on this. For people who have not experienced what200 or 300 people put their names in a hat at this huge comedy club called The Mothership in Austin, which is quickly becoming what Seattle was for grunge, but for comedy.
You're doing this in front of the host and his name is Tony Hinchcliffe and that's where the reference tocomes from. Then he has a famous celebrity comedian guest there. He's had Howie Mandel, he's had Roseanne Barr. He's had a lot of people on the show. And it's grown organically over these years from a curiosity on YouTube to this empire.It's very, very challenging. Sometimes if you have a weird look and you can lean into that immediately, that is like a great gift.
And somebody on Reddit said this: "The bullied have risen." And I think Tony would probably say, "Yeah, that was the point." That was not the point. I will tell you, that was not the point. Yeah, it was about mocking people, making fun of them and roasting them.I disagree there. He's got what a comedian would describe as the acerbic wit. He goes one way and it's always kind of mean and I'm not a fan, to be honest.
And I don't think it's always mean spirited, unless it's someone that comes up and makes a mockery out of the profession of stand-up — and maybe their friends have said, "You're a free spirit, you're really funny," — and then come up unprepared and crap on their career.It's a hate to love situation, but I do enjoy it. I do enjoy this show and I think I enjoy it despite Tony Hinchcliffe.He's what we would call in wrestling, a heel.
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