Tony Hinchcliffe on Kill Tony
Has hosted every one of 580 episodes, 2013–2026. Like Redban, he has no bucket sets of his own — he's in all of them, so a normal search mostly missed him. This page is the liturgy of the show, in his own words, counted rather than guessed.
What he says, every single episode
- “60 seconds uninterrupted” — the rule of the bucket, said in 96% of transcribed episodes. “They get 60 seconds uninterrupted. You know their time is up near the sound of a kitten.”
- “Make some noise for…” — the intro to almost every set, 88% of episodes.
- “Here we go” — the line that starts the clock, 97% of episodes.
- “The bucket” — 96% of episodes. Names get pulled from it every single week.
- “Ladies and gentlemen” — 98% of episodes, more than anything else he says.
By the numbers
2,761 different comedians pulled from the bucket. 3,559 sets introduced. 9,097,033 words of the show transcribed, word for word.
Where he's hosted it
- Comedy Mothership (Austin, TX) — 156 nights
- Comedy Store Main Room (Los Angeles, CA) — 122 nights
- Vulcan Gas Company (Austin, TX) — 91 nights
- Comedy Store Belly Room (Los Angeles, CA) — 23 nights
- Antones (Austin, TX) — 18 nights
- San Francisco, CA — 5 nights
Who he's put in the Hall of Fame
- Kill Tony #585 — “first ever inductee to the brand new kill Tony Hall of Fame” (William Montgomery)
- Kill Tony #648 — “newest and third ever a very exclusive Club the kill Tony Hall of Fame one more time for Da” (David Lucas)
- Kill Tony #668 — “newest member of the kill Tony Hall of Fame” (Hans Kim)
- Kill Tony #680 — “newest member of the kill Tony Hall of Fame” (Adam Ray)
Guest of the Year, in his own words