Netflix cuts controversial jokes from Kevin Hart’s live roast

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12 May 2026 • 4:57 AM MYT
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Netflix cuts controversial jokes from Kevin Hart’s live roast

  • The Roast of Kevin Hart aired live on Netflix, concluding the streamer's Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.
  • Hosted by Shane Gillis, the special featured a panel of comedians and surprise guests who delivered brutal jokes targeting Hart and each other.
  • Comedy writers revealed several jokes were cut, including one about Lizzo's role in "Hustlers," another referencing Hart's lack of #MeToo allegations, and a third about his controversial appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
  • Tom Brady made a surprise appearance, interrupting the roast to deliver jokes, including one that alluded to his own "affairs in Las Vegas."
  • Brady's joke subtly referenced Kevin Hart's 2017 cheating scandal in Las Vegas, for which Hart had publicly apologized to his then-pregnant wife, Eniko.

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