The Kevin Hart Roast Was Proof that Celebrity Roasts are Cooked

The Kevin Hart Roast Was Proof that Celebrity Roasts are Cooked

They still generate ratings and sometimes even headlines, but after this week's hit-or-miss salute to Kevin Hart, GQ columnist Chris Black wonders if the enduring insult-comedy format has outlived its entertainment value.

Kevin Hart’s Roast Has Everyone Talking: But Not for the Reasons You Think

During a recent episode of SiriusXM Urban View, host Karen Hunter and author-comic Joel Christian Gill unpacked the increasingly messy fallout from “The Roast of Kevin Hart,” which somehow managed to include everybody from Chelsea Handler to Tony Hinchcliffe. Hunter immediately zeroed in on Handler’s set. “Tony is what happens when women don’t have safe access to abortion care,” Handler said before comparing him and Shane Gillis to guys who spen…

Regina Hall Kevin Hart Roast: The Look That Launched a Thousand Theories - PR News Blog

More people have shared this particular photo from the Kia Forum in Inglewood on May 10 than any of the jokes from that evening. Regina Hall is seated in the roasters’ row, observing the events with a look that veers between genuine discomfort and studied patience. The audience is laughing all around her. For the cameras, Draymond Green is robbing people. When a joke doesn’t quite work, Shane Gillis does whatever Shane Gillis does. Hall is just …

The Kevin Hart Netflix Roast Had A Race Problem, And Michael Che Said What Everyone Was Thinking

Michael Che called out the racial disconnect at Kevin Hart's Netflix roast, where predominantly white writers produced Insensitive jokes.

Jeff Ross Breaks Down the Drama at Kevin Hart's Netflix Roast | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More

Kevin Hart (Robin I Marshall-Kevin Hart (Robin I Marshall-WireImage-Getty Images) -Getty Images) *The laughs were loud, but the tension was louder. Netflix’s live “Roast of Kevin Hart” delivered one of the most unpredictable nights in recent comedy history, and roastmaster Jeff Ross is pulling back the curtain on how it all came together. The May 10 event at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles was hosted by Shane Gillis and served as the official follo…