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Kevin Hart, Michael Che and The Roast

Michael Che drags 'Kevin Hart Roast' comedians over jokes about slavery and George Floyd

The 'SNL' star drew a sharp line between how Black and white comedians roast each other — and pointed straight at the all-white writers room behind some of the night's most controversial bits.

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All of the Kevin Hart Roast Jokes That Netflix Cut From the Comedy Special

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Michael Che calls out white comedians at the Kevin Hart roast

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Can Netflix Get You to Take a Joke?

From the standpoint of someone who analyzes Emmy campaigns, I find the 2026 edition of the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival to be incredibly impressive.

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Chelsea Handler Goes Scorched-Earth On MAGA-Friendly Bro Comics — Directly To Their Faces

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‘Sad for the culture’: The family of George Floyd joins those reacting to ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’ joke about his death

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George Floyd joke at brutal Kevin Hart roast sparks controversy

Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian with a reputation for pushing buttons, reportedly has upset members of George Floyd’s family with a joke he made in Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart.” “The Black community is so proud of you,

Kevin Hart roast jokes about Lizzo’s weight, #MeToo and Riyadh Comedy Festival cut from Netflix special

In 2017, Hart became embroiled in a public cheating scandal after footage of him with model Montia Sabbag in Las Vegas was allegedly used in an extortion attempt. The comedian later issued a public apology to his wife, Eniko Hart — who was pregnant at the time of the affair — admitting he had made a “bad error in judgment.”

SNL’s Michael Che Calls Out Comedy’s ‘White Guy’ Problem

SNL’s Weekend Update host Michael Che has some thoughts about race and comedy—and he’s not joking around this time.

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4 Other Times the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Skipped a Comedy Roast, as Mentalist Oz Pearlman Prepares to Entertain Trump

The annual dinner grew famous for its savage roasts of the president, though the event has occasionally decided to forgo a comedian's presence, including in 2025 and 2026 Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage as a Senior News Editor for the brand.