Terrence Floyd: Kevin Hart Should Have Stopped Roast Joke
Terrence Floyd called the punchline tasteless as clips spread online, and neither Kevin Hart nor Netflix had publicly responded as of Tuesday.
- On Tuesday, Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, criticized a "tasteless" joke about his late brother made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during a televised Netflix roast of actor Kevin Hart.
- The roast joke claimed George Floyd was "laughing so hard he can't breathe," particularly hurting the family because Hart attended Floyd's funeral in 2020.
- Terrence suggested Hart should have mirrored Will Smith's energy at the 2022 Oscars by shutting down the segment rather than allowing his brother's murder to be used for entertainment.
- Neither Kevin Hart nor Netflix had publicly responded to the criticism as of Tuesday, while viewers continue to debate the boundaries of comedy involving racial trauma.
- The controversy sparked wider online debate about race and who shapes humor involving Black entertainers, with comedian Michael Che noting that racial identity makes comedy sensitive territory.
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George Floyd’s Brother Says Tony Hinchcliffe’s ‘Can’t Breathe’ Joke Wasn’t What Angered the Family At Kevin Hart’s Roast — It Was Something Far Worse
Netflix’s roast honoring Kevin Hart backfired almost instantly. The event aimed to spark a major cultural moment. Viewers slammed several jokes as
Tony Hinchcliffe makes cruel George Floyd joke at Kevin Hart roast
The comedian made light of George Floyd’s final words during the Netflix live special as the audience gasped and laughed Tony Hinchcliffe delivered a joke about George Floyd during Netflix’s live “The Roast of Kevin Hart” on May 10 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. The line referenced Floyd’s final words: “I can’t breathe.” Hinchcliffe has made George Floyd jokes before. So, told one to Hart. When he did, the audience reacted with audi…
Stephen Jackson Blasts George Floyd Joke At Kevin Hart Roast: “Everybody Laughing Until Their Family Member's Murdered"
Source: Hollywood comedy roasts are known to be downright offensive, but in 2026, some jokes just aren’t flying anymore. That was apparent at Kevin Hart’s Netflix Is A Joke roast over the weekend when comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a George Floyd joke directed at Hart. Stephen Jackson, who was a childhood friend of Floyd, has spoken out over what he deems a distasteful joke. “One thing about it, you can’t tell people what to be offended by and …
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