Fox’s Red Seat Ventures is expanding into stand-up comedy and live entertainment through a multi-year deal with… Kill Tonythe famous comedy show from Tony Hinchcliffe.
Red Seat Ventures, which operates as a creative services company within Fox’s Tubi Media Group, will handle ad sales for Kill Tony On both video and audio platforms. The deal will also see the show distributed on Fox’s streaming platforms Tubi and Fox One, and an ad-free version on Red Seat’s podcast subscription platform Supercast.
The show, which is filmed at Rogan’s Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas, combines stand-up and stand-up comedy with classic roast comedy, with Hinchcliffe and a rotating roster of guest comedians serving up wannabe stand-ups desperate for a minute to get their act together.
The show has taken off, and last year Netflix signed a deal to stream some of the series Kill Tony Special offers on its platform.
“We are thrilled to partner with Tony W Kill Tony “We’re bringing funny and captivating live comedy podcasts to our growing portfolio of creators’ genre-defining content,” said Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures. “We look forward to expanding their audience across Fox’s streaming services and enabling them to scale and monetize their business in new ways.”
“Red Seat Ventures are the perfect partner for our podcast – they understand our brand, our vision and the importance of capturing live content and delivering it to an audience,” Hinchcliffe added. “Chris and his team have the right tools and resources for us to maximize and elevate our audio footprint, and we are excited to begin the partnership with more great comedy content for our audiences.”
Red Seat Ventures has built a large portfolio of clients with a heavy focus on players in the political commentary and true crime genres, including Megyn Kelly, Ashley Flowers and Nancy Grace. but Kill Tony It represents a huge push towards comedy.
Fox acquired the Red Seat (named after the famous seat in the right field bleachers at Boston’s Fenway Park) last year, placing it under its Tubi Media Group. Red Seat acquired Supercast earlier this year.
Kill Tony She is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
