Kill Tony: Once Upon A Time In Texas Netflix Review – Rarely Funny, Mostly Cringeworthy
Kill Tony Texas review: rarely funny, very cringe
Netflix ’s foray into stand-up adjacent content has been hit-or-miss, and Kill Tony: Once Upon A Time In Texas lands firmly on the wrong side of that divide. Built around the long-running live podcast Kill Tony , hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe , the special attempts to translate the show’s chaotic, insult-heavy energy into a polished streaming product. The result is a frustrating experience: occasionally amusing in flashes, but more often awkward, mean-spirited, and painfully self-indulgent. For the uninitiated, Kill Tony is a “comedy show meets open mic execution” concept. Amateur comics are randomly pulled from a bucket, given one minute to perform, and then subjected to rapid-fire critiques from Hinchcliffe and a rotating panel of comedians. In theory, it’s comedy Darwinism —survival of the funniest. In practice, Once Upon A Time In Texas exposes the format’s biggest weakness: humiliation is not the same thing as humor. A Concept That Works Better Live There’s a reason Kill Tony developed a c…
