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Kevin Hart defends his Netflix Roast amid backlash over Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke, arguing edgy racial humor belongs in a roast; Floyd’s brother expected Hart to intervene but Hart says his job was to produce a successful roast, not police jokes, while the controversy fuels feuds among comedians including Chelsea Handler.
Kevin Hart says Tony Hinchcliffe arguably delivered one of the best sets at Netflix’s Roast of Hart, acknowledging the George Floyd joke drew backlash but arguing that boundary-pushing humor is part of roast culture; he also praised Pete Davidson’s set and said he’s not here to engage in the discourse around the material, blaming production. Chelsea Handler later criticized the jokes as racist and sexist.
Kevin Hart weighed in on Tony Hinchcliffe’s Netflix roast, noting that while a George Floyd joke wasn’t tasteful, the roast’s audience understands the format and the humor’s place in that setting. He said Hinchcliffe “arguably had the best set” (with Pete Davidson also delivering a strong showing) and emphasized he wouldn’t tell those jokes himself, but he gets why they’re told. Hart also urged not to be dragged into the ongoing controversy around the material, blaming it on production rather than his own stance. The roast drew later scrutiny from Chelsea Handler, who called some jokes racist/sexist.
Michael Che pulled out of Netflix’s Kevin Hart roast due to SNL scheduling conflicts and then publicly criticized the roast’s white writers, posting a slide naming five of them and arguing that Black and white roasts use very different material. Variety notes 17 writers were credited, and the telecast included controversial jokes such as a George Floyd in Hell gag and a height joke that invoked lynching.
Pete Davidson faced swift backlash for an explicit joke about Charlie Kirk during Netflix's Roast of Kevin Hart, with critics arguing the gag was in poor taste given Kirk's murder in 2025; social media reactions labeled the remark as lacking decency, and Fox News noted attempts to obtain comment from Turning Point USA.
Tom Brady interrupted Kevin Hart’s Netflix roast, delivering Las Vegas–themed jabs about Hart’s past affair and even flirting with Hart’s wife Eniko, serving as a payback moment from a previous onstage feud; the moment sits alongside jokes about Brady’s divorce from Gisele Bundchen and a gallery of sports stars in attendance.
Pete Davidson roasted Kevin Hart on Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart, delivering pointed jabs about Charlie Kirk and Kanye West (via lines targeting Hinchcliffe and other panelists) before closing with praise for Hart’s hard work and kindness.
Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart is a star-studded affair hosted by Shane Gillis, featuring guests like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Katt Williams, the Williams sisters, Tom Brady, Draymond Green, Lizzo, Chelsea Handler and Pete Davidson. Hart fires back with bold material as The Rock delivers hard-edged jokes and even a surprising olive-branch moment with Katt Williams; the event marks Netflix’s second celebrity roast and airs from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, with an expected runtime of about three hours.