Tony Hinchcliffe

Biography

Tony Hinchcliffe is an American comedian and podcaster known for roast comedy and dark humor. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he moved to Los Angeles in 2007 to pursue a career in comedy and started doing stand-up at open mic nights at the Comedy Store in West Hollywood, eventually becoming a paid regular there and opening for touring comedians. Since 2013 he has produced and hosted Kill Tony, a weekly live podcast in which amateur comics are picked from a bucket and given one minute each before a panel of judges. He wrote for the Comedy Central Roast series and appeared as a roaster at the All Def Digital Roast of Snoop Dogg, The Roast of Tom Brady (2024) and The Roast of Kevin Hart (2026). His stand-up specials include One Shot (2016) and Man of The People (2026) for Netflix and Making Friends, released on YouTube in 2020.

42years old

Turns 43 on June 8in 210 days

Born June 8, 1984Youngstown
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 2 years2024 to 2026

Every film, newest first

2026The Roast of Kevin HartIMDb rating 6.2
2025Kill Tony: Kill or Be KilledIMDb rating 4.4
2024The Roast of Tom BradyIMDb rating 7.2

Genres

Comedy

Did you know?!

A first
In 2016, Netflix released Hinchcliffe's first one-hour stand-up special, One Shot. The title refers to how it was filmed: one camera take, with no edits.
Big break
Jeff Ross, the Comedy Central Roast's "Roastmaster General," became Hinchcliffe's mentor and helped him land his first writing jobs, after Hinchcliffe's roasting style appealed to him at The Comedy Store.
Behind the camera
Hinchcliffe wrote Martha Stewart's set for the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber and Ann Coulter's set for the roast of Rob Lowe.
Behind the camera
Hinchcliffe has produced and hosted the weekly live podcast Kill Tony since 2013, recorded at The Comedy Store, where amateur comedians are drawn at random from a bucket for one-minute sets judged by a changing panel.