Austin, Texas, who’s ready for the best fucking parody of their lives?

This week, Tony Hinchcliffe and his wildly popular podcast, live show and amateur comedy showcase Kill Tony came to Netflix for the first of three streaming specials that the controversial conservative comedian will follow with a new Netflix-exclusive hour of stand-up. Hinchcliffe’s four-part megadeal came on the heels of his disastrous set at the Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden back in October 2024, where his predictable, unoriginal and racist routine forced now-President Trump to distance himself from the comic amid international outcry. I guess some entire races of people just don’t understand roast comedy.

Absurdist comedian Tim Heidecker, on the other hand, has such an advanced understanding of insult humor that he’s not just a Hinchcliffe fan — he’s also a Hinchcliffe imitator. After coming out in support of Hinchcliffe’s in-your-face,...