Tony Roney

Tony Roney at Tony Roney's at Starters Bar & Grill

Make room for a Detroit comedy performer in your January plans. Tony Roney appears at Tony Roney’s at Starters Bar & Grill in Detroit on Friday, January 8, 2027, at 8:00 PM. If you like following the people working in local comedy, his career gives you a particular name to put behind an outing.

Detroit comedy does not begin and end with visiting national tours. Tony Roney has built a career here while collecting credits that reached far beyond the city, including three seasons on BET's Comic View and a Miller Kings of Comedy Search victory. A Friday at Starters offers a way to support a performer whose story is woven into the local scene rather than simply watch a name passing through.

Roney also founded The Laff Tribe and works with Comedy Clique, connections that show an interest in developing comedy alongside performing it. His documentary Da Comic Vibe adds another dimension: he directed and appeared in a film about the culture around his craft. Choose this January 8 outing for a comedian with roots, collaborators and history in Detroit. A night built around homegrown talent is its own kind of occasion.

Give Friday a comedy destination with a Detroit connection. Invite someone who enjoys finding a comedian to follow and get tickets for Tony Roney at Starters.