Netflix subscribers are furious controversial US comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has been given a special, threaten boycott
nme.comDonald Trump rally last year, has landed a deal with Netflix, prompting some subscribers to consider a boycott.The streaming platform announced on Monday (March 10) that it will air three comedy specials hosted by the comedian starting on April 7, based on his popular podcast Kill Tony, plus a standalone one-hour standup special.Hinchcliffe drew criticism last year when he spoke at a rally for then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump, held at Madison Square Garden in New York last October.
During his segment, he performed the joke: “There’s a lot going on, like, I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.
Yeah. I think it’s called Puerto Rico”.Kill Tony is coming to Netflix. We're teaming up with Tony Hinchcliffe to turn the world's #1 live podcast into 3 exclusive comedy specials – with the first premiering April 7.
pic.twitter.com/w2aBmBCzes— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) March 10, 2025The comments drew criticism from celebrities with Puerto Rican heritage, such as Aubrey Plaza, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny.
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