Wanda Sykes Calls Out 'Lazy Writing' & Sexist Jokes in Kevin Hart's Netflix Roast
Sykes said the Netflix special relied on recycled sexist, racist and gay jokes and drew 13.5 million viewers in its first week, according to Netflix.
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Wanda Sykes Turned Down Kevin Hart’s Netflix Roast and Says ‘Thank God’: It’s ‘Lazy Writing’ With ‘Recycled Sexist, Racist, Gay Jokes’
Wanda Sykes turned down an offer to perform at Netflix's 'Roast of Kevin Hart' and says 'thank God': It's 'just recycled sexist, racist, gay jokes.'
Wanda Sykes is very glad to have turned down the Kevin Hart roast
Wanda Sykes has never been shy about calling out comedy that punches down, even if it’s one of her friends who’s doing the punching. It’s no surprise, then, that she’s very glad that she rejected Kevin Hart’s invitation to appear in his Netflix roast last month, which was full of “lazy writing,” as Sykes opined on Vulture‘s Good One podcast this week. “Kevin called me before it was announced, and I said, No,” says Sykes on the pod. “He said, ‘C…
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Wanda Sykes calls out 'lazy writing' and sexist jokes in Kevin Hart roast she passed up
Chelsea Handler and others have also voiced complaints.Wanda Sykes in 2024 in Beverly Hills, and Kevin Hart in Inglewood, Calif., on May 10Credit: Dan Doperalski/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty; Kevin Winter/GettyKey PointsWanda Sykes says she declined to be part of Kevin Hart's roast last month.The comedian explains that, in her view, the event featured what felt like 'recycled' jokes that were sexist and racist.Sykes isn't the …
Wanda Sykes Says She’s Glad She Skipped Kevin Hart’s Roast
Wanda Sykes, Kevin Hart Wanda Sykes Says She’s Glad She Skipped Kevin Hart’s Roast Wanda Sykes says she has no regrets about passing on Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart. During a recent appearance on Vulture’s Good One podcast, the comedian revealed that Kevin Hart personally invited her to participate in the roast before it was announced. However, Sykes said she immediately declined the offer. “Kevin called me before it was announced, and I sa…
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