Kevin Hart Defends Tony Hinchcliffe's Controversial Roast Set, Says Roast Format Explains the Humor
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Jack Dunn
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Summary
Kevin Hart defends Tony Hinchcliffe's controversial set at his Netflix roast, specifically addressing the George Floyd joke that sparked backlash. Hart explains that the roast format intentionally pushes boundaries with racial humor, and that audiences watching a roast understand the context. He states he wasn't shocked by the joke and notes that similar humor is standard at roasts like the Tom Brady roast.
Key quotes
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You get why the racial humor is on the table.
I wasn't shocked. That's what they do. Go look at [The Roast of] Tom Brady, like, that's what they do. It happens every year when they do a roast.
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