Tony Hinchcliffe

Everyone has a podcast.

You know, it was completely unheard of at the time, but I thought, why not show how crazy an open mic can be and the ideas that me and whatever comedian buddies were sitting next to me, if we shared what we were laughing about with the people, I think it could be a hit.

And even the co-host Red Band at the time goes, wait, what?

Who the fuck is going to want to watch an open mic?

And I kind of thought everybody would.

So now, yeah, it turns out it worked out pretty well.

Yeah, three Kill Tonys and once just for my stand-up.

The stand-up show and the most recent Kill Tony was all after my famous

MSG performance heard around the world.

So that was even more special because it was already my favorite arena.

In fact, the only reason I really did that event was because I was just excited to feel the magic of Madison Square Garden again.

Had it been at, you know, what's the one in Jersey or whatever?

Brendan Byrne?

No, the different arena.

It doesn't matter.

It's in Jersey, it doesn't matter.

Yeah, my point is, had it even been anywhere else, I don't even know if I would have done it.

But the magic of MSG mixed with the opportunity to perhaps, you know, get a few people, maybe younger people or whoever, that were on the fence to vote what I thought was the right way.

20% Puerto Rican increase in the state of Pennsylvania.

An uptick, because they have an unbelievable sense of humor.