Dedric Flynn exits weekly Kill Tony, Miles Johnson in
One year, 350 plus shows, and a farewell Tony Hinchcliffe compared to a Walmart firing.
Dedric Flynn is done with weekly Kill Tony. On episode #792 he announced he is moving to special shows and arena tours only, closing out a one year run as a regular, and Miles Johnson was named the new official regular in his place.
Flynn did the math on his year out loud. Six arenas, 37 theaters and over 350 shows since he got on. He was clear that this is not a goodbye, saying he is going to be on a bunch of things like this and that the one year mark is simply a very hard thing to do. He also listed what is coming, a special, sketch shows, cartoons and short films.
He took the job seriously enough to say so, describing it as his job, something he busted his ass at and always wanted to give more to. Tony Hinchcliffe, being Tony Hinchcliffe, let the emotion sit for about a second before comparing the speech to somebody getting fired from Walmart and grabbing the thing to give a whole speech.
Miles Johnson gets the seat
Johnson, who performs regularly at the Austin club, won the spot off a set about his new worm composting hobby and his recent marriage. Hinchcliffe told him he should be the new regular on Kill Tony. That is the whole promotion process, a bucket pull and a set that lands.
The room was stacked for it. Jimmy Carr was on the panel promoting his Prime Video special Last One Laughing and a new book about jokes, alongside Luis J. Gomez, the show's all time appearance record holder, and Steve Rannazzisi, the new Legion of Skanks co host. Gomez got a word in on how Flynn's name is pronounced, telling him he was going to compliment him, but go fuck yourself.
The other winner of the night was battle rapper and comedian Reggie Kush, who took a golden ticket to the Kill Tony show at Madison Square Garden in August 2027. He said he had been in town seven days.
The real story
Kill Tony's regular slot is a one year grind by design, and Flynn treated the exit like a graduation rather than a loss. The show already has the next show dates booked, Las Vegas on November 13 and 14 at MGM Grand and New Year's Eve at the Moody Center in Austin, which is exactly where Flynn says he will still turn up. The full rundown is in the earlier episode coverage.
I've done six arenas, 37 theaters, and over 350 shows since I got on. My dreams came true. Yours can, too.
When somebody gets fired from Walmart and they grab the thing and they start giving a whole speech.
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