The Roast of Kevin Hart: How to Watch Tonight

Kevin Hart has spent years behind the mic, roasting everyone from Tom Brady to Justin Bieber with zero mercy. Tonight, the tables turn. The Roast of Kevin Hart goes live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, streaming from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Los Angeles — and by all accounts, the people he’s burned over the years are ready to collect.

Shane Gillis, the boundary-pushing stand-up comic, is hosting the night. Netflix’s own Tudum has described Gillis as someone who is “no stranger to walking the tightrope between brutal and hilarious,” promising the whole thing will be “a full-blown cultural moment” packed with “hard-hitting jokes.” That’s the official line. Unofficially? Jeff Ross — the self-proclaimed Roastmaster General — has already teased that the theme of the evening is revenge. Which, given Hart’s track record, makes a lot of sense.

Hart has made it clear he’s not nervous. On social media, he challenged his fellow comedians to “bring the heat.” But the man has also been the one doing the burning for a very long time — including a memorable turn hosting the 2024 Roast of Tom Brady and an appearance at Comedy Central’s 2015 Roast of Justin Bieber. The comedians showing up tonight have receipts.

What to Expect — and What Netflix Isn’t Telling You

The full roster of roasters hasn’t been officially announced, and Netflix is keeping it that way. The only confirmed names are Hart himself and Gillis. But if the Brady roast is any template — which featured Nikki Glaser, Chelsea Handler, Kim Kardashian, Ben Affleck, and Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy — expect a serious lineup of A-listers and comedians ready to go for blood.

The Brady special is the blueprint for what tonight could become. It spent three weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10, racked up more than 26 million views as of March 2026, earned an Emmy nomination, and turned Nikki Glaser from a rising comic into a genuine household name overnight. Netflix clearly knows what it has with this format.

Plan for roughly three hours — the Brady roast ran that long too, putting the end time around 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT. And since this is a live stream, there’s an added element of unpredictability that no amount of pre-show planning can fully contain.

The roast serves as the closing night event for Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, the streamer’s week-long comedy festival produced in partnership with Live Nation, which has run across Los Angeles from May 4 through tonight. Hundreds of stand-up performances, podcast recordings, and comedy events have led up to this moment. Hart is the main event.

It’s also worth knowing that Hart comes into tonight fresh off his comedy competition series Funny AF with Kevin Hart, where he put rising stand-ups from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago through their paces — including a segment where contestants had to roast NFL legend Marshawn Lynch. All eight episodes are streaming on Netflix now. Consider it the appetizer.

How to Watch and What It’ll Cost You

The Roast of Kevin Hart is exclusively on Netflix — no cable option, no free stream. A subscription is required, and the streamer currently offers three tiers: Standard with ads at $8.99/month, Standard (no ads) at $19.99/month, and Premium (no ads) at $26.99/month. Netflix does not offer a free trial, so if you’re not already subscribed, tonight’s the night to pick a plan.

If you’re jumping in late or need to step away, Netflix has you covered — viewers can rewind, pause, and jump back to live during the broadcast. If you start late, you’ll have the option to play from the beginning. After the live event wraps, it’ll also be available on demand.

Whatever happens tonight — whoever walks out, whatever gets said, whatever moments become the clips everyone’s sharing by midnight — Kevin Hart asked for this. He literally challenged people to come for him. After years of being the one holding the mic, he’s about to find out exactly how good his friends are at payback.