Tony Hinchcliffe’s ‘Kill Tony’ Inks Multiyear Deal With Fox’s Red Seat Ventures (Exclusive)

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Fox‘s Red Seat Ventures is expanding into stand-up comedy and live entertainment through a multiyear deal with Kill Tony, the popular comedy show from Tony Hinchcliffe.

Red Seat Ventures, which functions as a creator services company within Fox’s Tubi Media Group, will handle advertising sales for Kill Tony on both video and audio platforms. The deal will also see the show distributed on Fox’s streaming platforms Tubi and Fox One, and an ad-free version on Red Seat’s podcast subscription platform Supercast.

The show, which films at Joe Rogan’s Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas, combines stand-up, improv and the classic comedy roast, with Hinchcliffe and a rotating slate of guest judge comedians roasting wannabe stand-ups seeking a minute to launch their act.

The show has taken off, and last year Netflix inked a deal to stream some Kill Tony specials on its platform.

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