Tony Hinchcliffe Critiques LA Writers on Kill Tony

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has made waves by expressing his views on the creative environment among writers in Los Angeles, calling it an “absurd liberal bubble.” He specifically pointed fingers at those writing for Chelsea Handler.

This discussion unfolded on his show, Kill Tony, aired on Monday—just a day after he publicly confronted Handler during a roast.

“They just read what writers have written, and there is no originality at all.”

Handler’s Roast

During the roast, Handler accused both Hinchcliffe and co-star Shane Gillis of being white supremacists and Nazis, while Hinchcliffe took jabs at Handler for her remarks about being both childless and single.

When addressing the audience on Monday, Hinchcliffe remarked that it was the first instance where he had been “called a Nazi” multiple times in just a few hours.

Interestingly, while attendees praised his performance as “unbelievable,” Hinchcliffe noted that the media was trying to spin the story differently.

“There’s a news article saying I was excited about Chelsea Handler, but that’s just not true. It’s so funny—nothing is accurate at all,” he stated.

Hinchcliffe went further, branding Handler a “son of a bitch” despite her false claims about his ties to Saudi Arabia.

“The teleprompter malfunctioned during my set,” he recounted, adding that it gave Handler a chance to reflect on herself and her career.

Writers’ Impact

Hinchcliffe attributed the lack of creativity in Handler’s work to the writers he described as a “bunch of mentally ill liberals.” He sarcastically noted that despite this, Handler’s performance included a diverse group of musicians, like “blacks, Jews, Mexicans,” referring to various musicians in her band.

“I think I’m somehow mocking the Nazis,” he quipped. “Isn’t that something? A guy who pulls names from a bucket and gives everyone a chance is a Nazi?”

He summed up those who labeled him as racist as people who had “never written anything,” describing them as mere readers of scripts with no original thought.

“They just recite what the writers have drafted, lacking any originality,” he explained. While acknowledging that some writers have talent, Hinchcliffe described the rest as being “in a bubble of mental illness and thrilled about it.”

On the Roast Format

He also criticized the scheduling of comedians like Handler appearing first on air, suggesting it allowed her to prep for the critiques coming her way.

Hinchcliffe further emphasized that even if he were indeed “a Nazi, a gay, or repeatedly racist,” those labels didn’t apply to him but rather to the people he lampoons, whom he described as “fat, ugly, black; or Jews.” This comment led to wild applause from the audience.