Kill Tony Episode #756 – Featuring Jim Norton & Ian Fidance

Recorded live at the Comedy Mothership, Austin, Texas
Date: February 17, 2026
Guests: Jim Norton & Ian Fidance
Host: Tony Hinchcliffe (plus Brian Redban)

Episode Overview

This lively episode of Kill Tony features the return of two powerhouse comics, Jim Norton and Ian Fidance, and is packed with the show's signature blend of raw, improvised interviews, outrageous stand-up sets from hopeful bucket-comedians, and relentless riffing from the panel. The night opens with William Montgomery swinging for the fences, and unfolds with standout moments from a diverse roster of comics—ranging from the confessional and neuro-spicy, to road-hardened pros with tales of gigging in Turkey and tangling with American immigration. Along the way, the episode showcases the unpredictable joy of live comedy, with brutal honesty, celebration of weirdness, and plenty of quotable banter.

Key Segments, Topics, & Memorable Moments

1. Opening and Introductions [00:00–05:00]

• Tony Hinchcliffe amps the crowd from Austin’s Comedy Mothership.
• Announces upcoming live Kill Tony tour dates in Texas.
• Welcomes returning guests: Jim Norton (plugging his special Unconceivable and podcast Can’t Save You) and Ian Fidance (promoting travel show Ian Boo).

2. FEATURE SET & INTERVIEW: William Montgomery [05:01–18:16]

• "The Vanilla Gorilla" opens with a barrage of dark, absurdist one-liners:
  • "I got banned from Antiques Roadshow for issuing death threats after they refused to appraise my vintage bong collection…"
    — William Montgomery [07:34]
• Riffs on Jeffrey Epstein, Aphex Twin, haunted by a comp-heavy crowd on the road, and eating "all the plaque in my carotid artery now, which is very scary. That’s why I’ve been doing the row machine. But I’ve been eating a bunch of vanilla ice cream again."
• Norton and Hinchcliffe riff about Epstein, drowning babies, and Redban’s “involvement” with the Illuminati.
• Memorable banter:
  • Jim Norton: “If there’s anybody that specializes in drowning babies, it would be you.” [12:24]
  • Discussion of bong collections, and ice cream guilt-reward cycles.
• Summary: William’s set is surreal, mostly fictional, and outside the "talk about your real life" rule that Tony usually pushes; his persona is celebrated as a show myth.

3. BUCKET COMIC 1: Zachariah "Tourette’s" Tippett [18:30–31:40]

• Stand-up explores his lived experience with Tourette’s:
  • "I used to explain Tourette’s as a superpower, then one kid yelled, ‘What makes you think you’d be a superhero if you can’t even win a game of hide and seek?’"
  • Discusses cursing in public, comedic license, and navigating wild situations (accidentally shouting “bomb” in the airport).
  • "I yelled a four-letter word my first time flying at an airport that rhymes with mom." [27:14]
• Conversation explores his day jobs (content creator and Chili’s cook), the social dynamics of Tourette’s, and the culture of Tourette’s conventions:
  • "You really do put the tick in TikTok." — Tony [30:10]
• Insight into coping mechanisms and the complexity of tics.

4. BUCKET COMIC 2: Quentin Jones [32:00–44:11]

• Engages the crowd with observations about dating women with cats and the effects of Benadryl on his sex life.
  • Notable joke: "It’s easy to keep a cat woman happy because she’s already used to someone in her house who doesn’t love her." [32:47]
• Reveals he lost his tech job, lives off $14k savings, and “Getting Thrifty” by eating less and losing 50 lbs since unemployment.
  • Shares plans to monetize his running/fitness content ("Q don’t stop").
  • Touches on his romantic life struggles and board game fandom.

5. BUCKET COMIC 3: CJ Kaiserman [44:12–54:43]

• Talks about driving a beat-up car, being broke, and Powerball rationalizations.
• Explains his unique business: online football card "breaking," making ~"$25-30k profit/month" [48:35].
• Colorful story about meeting a black female server at BJ’s, their quirky Buc-ee’s first date, and afterward attempts at romance.

6. BUCKET COMIC 4: Matt Banwart [54:44–01:04:32]

• Set focuses on "gaming" his college degree requirements, audience groans, and nervous energy.
• Tony probes his claims of 10 years in stand-up versus low-impact performance.
• D Madness, the music director, “scoffs relentlessly when someone’s not great […] D Madness does not like a lack of punchlines.” [58:37]
• Matt’s business as a traveling comic using local "parody" videos to draw crowds.

7. BUCKET COMIC 5: Orhan Lamour [01:04:33–01:18:50]

• Turkish comic reflects on cultural contrast—"If you’re happy and you know it, give it back right now," [01:06:00]—and the unique difficulties of stand-up in Turkey.
  • Explains how to dodge military service (sending “proof of homosexuality” videos or working abroad for 3 years).
    • "Blowjobs don’t count." [01:10:55]
  • Tony & Jim riff hilariously on the reality of Turkish military bureaucracy.
  • Shares his love life, woodworking hobby, and prioritization of comedy.
  • Tony awards Orhan a "golden ticket" (guaranteed return spot):
    "You are exactly what this show is built for… the sacrifices you’ve made, and you’re just so funny." [01:18:11]

8. REGULAR: Dedrick Flynn [01:18:51–01:25:41]

• High-energy, creative set with unique punchlines about pretending to be gay for cheap therapy, and personifying a spider as his "black mom."
  • "You can’t kill the spider cause your girl say the spiders keep out the bugs…and then you find out it’s a black widow. You can’t kill a black mom, you already got one." [01:20:40]
• Reflects on increased tour success and growing confidence as a regular.

9. BUCKET COMIC 6: Nicholas Sepaglia [01:25:42–01:31:41]

• Dark bar interaction story: "She goes, 'You should shave your face, you look like a rapist.' And I just yelled at her, 'Yeah, you look like a victim.' Got her." [01:26:08]
• Opens up about being a new father and the traumatic first months of his daughter’s life.
• Delivers more dark, self-deprecating humor about medical exams.

10. BUCKET COMIC 7: Kirsty Hayden [01:31:42–01:39:46]

• House- and pet-sitting comic with a dry, offbeat style.
  • "I discovered the cat chewed up only my underwear… Weird way to find out you have a yeast infection." [01:32:40]
• Discusses living off gig work, going off Zoloft ("the brain zaps have finally stopped"), and the non-linear path of coping and mental health.
  • Tony: "You look like you should be disrupting an ICE raid." [01:33:38]
  • Kirsty: "I like singing sometimes. And I take showers." [01:36:15]

11. GOLDEN TICKET REGULAR: Young [01:39:47–01:49:26]

• Opens with a set on America’s preference for "white" things:
  • "Everything is better when it’s white…even Diddy knows white is better. Diddy used to host white parties…" [01:40:34]
• Engaging, unique delivery, sharp cultural outsider perspective.
• Roasts panel members:
  • "Ian looks so Jew." [01:43:05]
  • "Are you Jew?" [01:43:45] (her deadpan, open delivery makes it endearing and hilarious)
• Tony praises her ability to "win people over" despite brutal honesty.

12. BUCKET COMIC 8: Jordan McDonald [01:49:27–01:57:27]

• Comedy inspired by "traveling and watching homeless people" in new cities.
  • Remembers a Toronto homeless man: "'I only smoke crack on the weekends. And guess what, big daddy, it’s the weekend.'" [01:50:36]
• Has performed in 12 countries, with the wildest shows in Tanzania (with openers in Swahili).
• Shares tales of European adventures, hooking up at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and “the moles” on a Jewish girl.

13. BUCKET COMIC 9: Joey Johnson [01:57:28–02:07:55]

• Opens with, "11 years, I’ve never been pulled before…" [01:57:30], and stories about kinship with homeless people.
• Reveals work in a head-shop on wheels, cheap rent, and detailed insight into roommate bathroom etiquette (sit vs. stand wiping).
• Admits to quitting cocaine and a wild story about having sex with a trans woman:
  • "I was willing to ignore it…I was so coked up to ignore the fact that it could be a possibility. You can play pretend until you see the dick." [02:05:27]
• Panel riffs extensively, with Tony and Jim egging him on about his sexual honesty and “mental gymnastics.”

14. REGULAR: Ari Matti, "The Estonian Assassin" [02:07:56–END]

• Knocks out jokes about ICE raids, immigrants, and white women:
  • "Once I’m in, I pull the ladder up. Fuck off. We’re full." [02:09:27]
• Hysterical confession about realizing his girlfriend hasn’t orgasmed in months ("She says, 'I come with a vibrator'…Dude, I can get a black guy here in 15 minutes. I don’t give a fuck!").
• Jim Norton and Tony praise Ari’s confidence and fast-developing international career.
• Tony: “You are competing with only yourself out here. It's absolutely incredible.” [02:11:02]

Notable Quotes & Banter

• William Montgomery [epstein riff]:
  "If you soak the diapers, it does weigh them down." – Jim Norton [13:41]

• Quentin Jones:
  "I eat less. Since being unemployed, I’ve actually lost 50 pounds." [36:18]

• Orhan Lamour:
  "To escape the Turkish military… you have to be gay and prove it. They want proof—video." [01:10:30]
  "But blowjobs don’t count." [01:10:55]

• Young (to Ian Fidance):
  "He looks so Jew." [01:43:05]
  "Are you Jew?" [01:43:45]

• Ari Matti:
  "If a Mexican guy’s digging a ditch and I show up with a bobcat, you think he’s gonna care? I don’t give a fuck! What do we need?" [02:10:52]

• Jim Norton (on Ari’s sex confession): "Was she acting like she was coming? Yes. Drama. Real good, Sydney Sweeney." [02:12:00]

Crowd & Panel Dynamics

• Panel Energy: Jim Norton and Ian Fidance contributed quirky, dark, and quick-witted energy—tagging comics’ bits, and launching many riffs into new absurd territories.
• D Madness in the band: Regularly audible with supportive grooves, but also delivers savage off-mic critiques (particularly during lackluster sets).
• Recurring motif: Honest discussions about money, mental health, sexual mishaps, immigration red tape, and the emotional battleground of open-mic hustle.

Golden Ticket Winner

• Orhan Lamour: Given a golden ticket after a sharp set and fascinating interview. Tony: "You are exactly what this show is built for… hilarious, authentic, and making sacrifices for comedy." [01:18:11]

Summary

This episode is a tour de force of live, unfiltered comedy, with highlights ranging from Turkish military loopholes to golden ticket dreams realized, cross-cultural romance, and artfully awkward self-disclosures. Jim Norton and Ian Fidance riff on non-PC taboos, while Tony expertly pilots bucket comics through the gauntlet of insight and roast.

Fans of stand-up, brutal honesty, and the strange camaraderie of the open-mic world will find this an essential listen—with worthy payoffs around every corner.

Recommended Segments:

• Turkish military bureaucracy (Orhan Lamour) [01:10:55–01:16:00]
• Star Wars/nerd riffing (Tony, Joey Johnson) [02:00:00–02:08:00]
• Sex, vibrators, and the Bobcat metaphor (Ari Matti) [02:10:20–02:13:30]

Listen for:

• Real-world insight into the comic grind, international comedy scenes, and the unvarnished language of comics in the wild.
• “You are the newest golden ticket winner…” – the goosebumps moment [01:18:11].

Overall Tone: Fast-paced, irreverent, and fearless—Kill Tony at its weirdest and best.