Tony Hinchcliffe is an American comedian, born on June 8, 1984, in Youngstown, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles in 2007 to pursue a career in comedy, starting at open mics at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. He became a paid regular at the venue and began opening for comedians Joe Rogan and Jeff Ross. Hinchcliffe is primarily known for his roast comedy and dark humor, a style he developed as a defense mechanism growing up.