Cheryl Underwood Signed One-Hour Netflix Special Immediately After Kevin Hart Roast
"Cheryl motherfucking Underwood! Fresh off of the roast of Kevin Hart, immediately signed to a one-hour special produced by Kevin Hart, brought to you by Netflix. Smashed so hard, immediately signed a one fucking special deal."
About this episode
Host Tony Hinchcliffe welcomed comedy heavyweights Tom Segura and Cheryl Underwood as guest panelists for this episode of Kill Tony, recorded live at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas. The episode marked a significant moment for Underwood, who had just been signed to a Netflix one-hour special deal immediately following her performance at the Kevin Hart roast. The show featured the standard format of pulling aspiring comedians from a bucket for 60-second sets followed by interviews. Regular performer Dedrick Flynn opened with strong material about buying his first couch and the struggles of living alone, setting a high bar. The bucket pulls ranged wildly in quality, from Princess Rubber Ducky, a blind comedian with type 1 diabetes who performed religious material, to Stephen Glenn, a former child actor who appeared in clown attire and performed a controversial gay parody of the Cheers theme song that couldn't be aired due to copyright issues. Glenn's chaotic energy and revelation that he was a child actor on Kenneth Copeland Ministries and had an uncredited role on Walker, Texas Ranger made for one of the most memorable interviews. Other standouts included G-Pow, an overweight comedian dating a 50-year-old woman who earned a booking on the Secret Show, and Ronnie Fryer, a single father whose child's mother is currently in prison for armed robbery. Golden ticket winner Sir Winston Pickles delivered his signature dark humor in full costume and makeup. The episode closed with regular Pat O'Neill performing aggressively dark abortion material that drew praise from all panelists. Throughout the night, Underwood and Hinchcliffe discussed Black cultural superstitions, while Segura promoted his Netflix special "Bad Thoughts" and teased upcoming controversial material.
Key takeaways
- Cheryl Underwood was signed to a Netflix one-hour special deal immediately after her Kevin Hart roast performance.
- Tom Segura announced his Netflix special "Man of the People" releases June 9th and contains a joke he predicts will generate news coverage.
- Stephen Glenn revealed he was a child actor on Kenneth Copeland Ministries and appeared in an uncredited role on Walker, Texas Ranger.
- David Lucas claimed he wrote all the racist jokes for the Kevin Hart Netflix roast during his guest performance.
- Comedian Ronnie Fryer disclosed his son's mother is currently in prison for armed robbery after robbing someone to Cash App herself money.
- G-Pow, who works at Trader Joe's and dates a 50-year-old woman who works at HEB, earned a booking on the Thursday Secret Show.
- Regular Pat O'Neill closed the show with dark abortion material that drew unanimous praise from the panel.