Kevin Hart was the target of Netflix’s latest marquee roast, filmed at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and the night’s sharpest moments didn’t stop trending once the show ended.
The Roast of Kevin Hart is now streaming, delivering the expected mix of ruthless jabs, chaotic energy, and shock-value punchlines from a packed lineup.
Hart took heat from every direction, with comedians repeatedly circling familiar subjects like his height and the widely reported 2017 Las Vegas cheating scandal involving his then-pregnant wife, Eniko Hart.
Tom Brady—who Hart roasted on Netflix last year—turned up to return the favor, presenting him with a newborn-sized Jalen Brunson jersey shortly after the Knicks eliminated Hart’s beloved Philadelphia 76ers.
Lizzo joked that she and Hart both get picked on for their size, adding that she could lose weight. Dwayne Johnson also joined in with a crude gag, claiming he has a “life-sized” Kevin Hart tattoo on his junk. The tone rarely let up.
But it was Pete Davidson who sparked the loudest online reaction, largely due to a string of cutting lines aimed first at Tony Hinchcliffe—and then a pointed callback to Davidson’s long-running clash with Kanye West (Ye).
Hinchcliffe drew widespread backlash in 2024 after making offensive remarks about Puerto Rico during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden, where he referred to it as “an island of garbage”.
On the roast stage, Davidson ramped up quickly, firing off increasingly harsh one-liners before delivering the lines that immediately set the room off.
He said: “Tony Hinchcliffe is here, looking like both a child molester and the doll they give the child to show where he touched them.
“Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk, in that he’s definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat.”
The audience response was messy and loud, with laughter mixing with audible gasps.
Davidson then took aim at Hinchcliffe’s podcast, Kill Tony, before pivoting into a jab that referenced his past feud with Ye.
He then took a swing at Hinchcliffe’s podcast, Kill Tony, adding: “Please someone f*cking ‘Kill Tony’. Tony, nothing you say tonight will hurt my feelings. I was in a beef with Kanye so I’ve taken shots from better gay Nazis.”
Davidson and Ye have spent years exchanging insults in public, a saga tied closely to Davidson’s relationship with Kim Kardashian.
Davidson began dating Kardashian in late 2021, not long after her split from Ye, and the rapper’s reaction quickly spilled into the public eye.
Ye repeatedly attacked Davidson online and in music, including a claymation sequence in the 2022 video for “Eazy” with The Game that depicted a version of Davidson being buried alive.
In the period that followed, Ye’s behavior grew increasingly erratic and controversial, culminating in antisemitic remarks, a track titled “Heil Hitler,” and comments sympathetic to Nazis—fallout that contributed to Adidas severing ties with him.
Earlier this year, Ye ran a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal in which he acknowledged living with bipolar disorder, expressed remorse, and said he is not a Nazi or an antisemite.
He has since released a new album and performed two sold-out shows at SoFI Stadium, though several overseas appearances have reportedly been canceled amid ongoing protests.