This is the comedian part of me - because we post clips on social media, we get to learn what kind of videos would get more views or get viral. As far as content getting shared, from that perspective, I think it’s more effective if I just make a statement and say “This is what happened” instead of accusing or telling people to “cancel” someone. Why did you decide to just let the clip speak for itself? Your caption didn’t have a very direct call to action. I think that’s what eventually pushed me to come out with that video. I don’t deserve to do that kind of material onstage if I can’t be that person offstage. It is part of my brand as a comedian to uplift my own community, to speak out against racism.

And especially during this climate when Asian Americans are under attack, that kind of rhetoric has been around for so long. I am, after all, an Asian, a Chinese person, way before I was a comedian. The comedian in me tells me that I’m supposed to be professional, that I’m supposed to protect freedom of speech. Well, the comedian in me tells me to not do this. Vulture sat down with Dang to talk about the experience, anti-Asian racism, and comedy in Texas.Ĭan you walk me through the thought process that led you to decide to post the video? Hinchcliffe has since reportedly lost his WME agent and been dropped from two scheduled shows with Rogan, while the video has garnered over a million views on Twitter. Several days later, Dang took to social media to share a clip he’d received from an audience member of Hinchcliffe using the racial slur and accent. Hinchcliffe did not approach him after the show or reach out to apologize. After joking that Chinese people come to Austin because of the bats - tying into common anti-Asian rhetoric during COVID - he criticized audience members who were not smiling for believing that he was serious.ĭang, who is originally from China, said he stepped outside after the first two minutes of the set. Hinchcliffe went on to use an exaggerated Chinese accent to mockingly reference some of Dang’s material. When Dallas-based comedian Peng Dang finished his ten-minute set and sat down, facing the stage, he didn’t expect Tony Hinchcliffe to take the mic and call him a “filthy little fucking ch*nk.” Dang had just introduced Hinchliffe, known for his live comedy podcast Kill Tony and appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience, as the next act at a May 6 comedy event at the Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, Texas.

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