Tony Hinchcliffe, the comic whose look at a New York rally for then-candidate Donald Trump drew bipartisan backlash after he made disparaging feedback about Puerto Rico, has inked a cope with Netflix, the corporate introduced Monday.
Beneath the deal, Hinchliffe will helm three stay comedy present specials, with the primary premiering on April 7, in addition to his personal stand-up particular.
“Myself and our entire crew of Austin comedians, peers, and upcomers are excited for the opportunity to share our chaotic, insane show with a whole new chunk of the globe,” Hinchcliffe mentioned in an announcement to the press.
Hinchliffe, whose YouTube channel, Kill Tony, boasts over 2 million subscribers, gained widespread notoriety final 12 months when he opened for Trump at an October Madison Sq. Backyard Rally. His jokes, which assailed Puerto Rico, Latinos and migrants, induced an enormous outcry within the following days.
“I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now,” Hinchcliffe mentioned to laughter on the rally. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
Trump’s marketing campaign tried to distance itself from Hinchliffe and Puerto Rican celebrities, together with Aubrey Plaza, Jennifer Lopez, Dangerous Bunny and Nicky Jam, blasted the set. Jam, who had beforehand appeared at a marketing campaign rally alongside the now-president, mentioned the episode pushed him to retract his earlier endorsement of Trump. Lopez attacked Trump for the set at a marketing campaign rally for Kamala Harris in Las Vegas.
Hinchliffe didn’t apologize, although he did later acknowledge that “perhaps that venue at that time wasn’t the best fucking place to do this set at.”
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