• Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart aired May 10 live from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, hosted by Shane Gillis.
• Comedy writer Madison Sinclair revealed several jokes that were cut, including one comparing Tony Hinchcliffe to Melania Trump.
• Pete Davidson sparked backlash for an explicit joke referencing the late Charlie Kirk, eight months after his death.
• Surprise guest Katt Williams stole the show and appeared to squash his long-running feud with Hart — sort of.
• Tom Brady, Dwayne Johnson, and Katt Williams all made memorable appearances, while Davidson also revived his Kanye West beef onstage.

Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart was three hours of glorious, uncensored chaos — but the version that aired on Sunday night wasn’t even the sharpest cut. Comedy writer Madison Sinclair, who worked behind the scenes crafting material for several of the night’s roasters, has since revealed a batch of jokes that never made it to air, including one that took a pointed swipe at First Lady Melania Trump.

The line was written for Tony Hinchcliffe — the comedian perhaps best known for calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in 2024 — and it read: “Tony is like Melania: The only thing relevant about him is that he opened for Trump once.” Clean, surgical, and apparently too hot for Netflix. Sinclair shared the joke with Variety, though no explanation was given for why it didn’t make the final cut.

It’s not hard to guess why someone might have gotten cold feet. The political climate around jokes involving the first family has turned genuinely treacherous. Just weeks earlier, Jimmy Kimmel’s quip that Melania had “the glow of an expectant widow” — a reference, many assumed, to the president’s age — prompted Mrs. Trump to accuse him of “hateful and violent rhetoric” and demand ABC News take action against him. President Trump renewed his push to have Kimmel removed from the air. Against that backdrop, a joke landing Melania in the same sentence as a comedian with a controversial license plate (“iRoast” — another Sinclair cut) starts to look less like a punchline and more like a liability.

What Else Got Left on the Cutting Room Floor

The Melania line was far from the only casualty. Sinclair’s unused material painted a picture of a roast that could have gone considerably harder. Among the discarded jokes:

On Kevin Hart’s participation in the Saudi government-funded Riyadh Comedy Festival: “Kevin, I was so disappointed when you did the Riyadh Comedy Festival because on a human-rights level no one should be forced to listen to your comedy sober.”

On Hart and the MeToo era: “Kevin is one of the few comedians without a single allegation. When he found out about the MeToo movement he was shocked. He was like, people are saying no to things?!”

On Lizzo’s acting debut in Hustlers: “Lizzo broke barriers when she danced as a stripper in Hustlers, mostly because they weren’t properly enforced.”

On Shane Gillis and his military record: “Shane Gillis only lasted two weeks in basic training. The closest he’s come to becoming a veteran is his views on Asians.”

And a deadpan Chelsea Handler burn that was really a two-for-one: “You might know Chelsea from being on E! for over a decade… she also had a famous talk show for a while.”

Sinclair, who has also written for The Roast of Alec Baldwin and the OnlyFans roasts of Whitney Cummings, told Playboy that she’s never interested in writing a roast where she’s comfortable with every joke she hears. “That’s kind of the fun of them,” she said. Her philosophy: if you’re going to go after a sensitive topic, the punchline better be worth it. “If you’re going to make fun of a sensitive topic, you better have a really smart joke about it. And the punchline isn’t just that — you’re saying a slur.”

Pete Davidson’s Most Controversial Night

The jokes that did make air weren’t exactly tame. Pete Davidson had arguably the most combustible set of the evening, targeting Hinchcliffe with a line that’s still generating outrage: “Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk, in that he’s definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat.”

Kirk, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder, was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. The alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, has appeared in court via video. Davidson’s joke, delivered just eight months after Kirk’s death, landed poorly with a significant portion of the audience — and the backlash online was immediate.

“Anything goes in comedy, but this ain’t it. Charlie was murdered just 8 months ago, and we wonder why people have become so desensitized to political violence,” one person wrote on X. Another posted: “Pete Davidson just showed what kind of person he is. Pathetic, sick, no decency.” A third went after Davidson’s personal history: “What makes this even worse is that he lost his father on 9/11. He understands the pain of growing up without a dad, but he’s joking about a man whose children will now grow up without theirs.”

Even within conservative circles, the reaction was measured rather than scorched-earth. Blake Neff, a producer of The Charlie Kirk Show, addressed it on X: “I didn’t like it, and I’m glad the audience wasn’t into it, but there are other ‘jokes’ we’ve seen that are clearly a lot more hateful in intent than Pete’s, and a few bad-taste jokes about Charlie are the price we have to pay for how iconic he has become in American culture.” Turning Point USA did not comment. As of Monday, Davidson hadn’t addressed the backlash publicly, and Netflix has continued streaming the special without edits.

Davidson also used his set to reopen another famous wound. Reflecting on his 2022 feud with Kanye West — which ignited when Davidson dated Kim Kardashian and Ye went on a very public, very unhinged campaign against him — Davidson quipped: “I was in a beef with Kanye, so I’ve taken shots from better gay Nazis.” The line doubled as a reference to West’s antisemitic remarks from that same period, for which Kanye later issued a public apology, saying: “I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.”

The Moments That Actually Brought the House Down

Not everything was controversy. Tom Brady showed up ready to settle scores after Hart roasted him mercilessly at Netflix’s 2024 Tom Brady special. Walking out mid-show, Brady delivered a callback to Hart’s 2017 cheating scandal — footage of Hart with model Montia Sabbag in Las Vegas was allegedly used in an extortion attempt, leading to a very public apology to his then-pregnant wife Eniko — with the kind of precision you’d expect from a seven-time Super Bowl champion.

“All right, this won’t take long, because, as you guys know, I’m a busy man,” Brady said. “But I do have a few words for you before I return to my affairs in Las Vegas… Oh, wait, I’m talking about affairs in Las Vegas. Was that off? Not supposed to talk about affairs in Vegas? I think I broke another rule. F*** it. I talked about it.” Eniko was in the audience. She laughed.

Brady also confused Chelsea Handler for Nikki Glaser, saying “What happened to Nikki Glaser? She looks like s–t” before doing a double take: “Oh, my bad. Sorry, Chelsea.” He then turned to Hart and delivered what might have been the evening’s most personal jab: “Unlike your real dad, I actually showed up” — Hart was raised primarily by his mother — before presenting him with a jersey in “newborn size.”

Dwayne Johnson, meanwhile, suggested Hart’s wife deserved “an Academy Award” for pretending to enjoy sleeping with him. Hart sat onstage and took it all.

But the night’s most electric moment belonged to Katt Williams, who arrived as a surprise guest and spent his set doing what he’s spent years perfecting: making Kevin Hart’s life difficult. The two have had a complicated, very public history — Williams went scorched-earth on Hart during his viral 2024 Club Shay Shay appearance, alleging that Hart had repeatedly taken roles originally offered to Williams. Hart had responded by calling any engagement with Williams “extremely beneath me.”

Williams wasted no time establishing why he’d come. “I was surprised they invited me. That’s how little star power you have. They had to start inviting your enemies. I said, ‘I hate him.’ They said, ‘Come anyway.'” He then addressed Hart’s Diddy party attendance — another topic from the Club Shay Shay episode — with characteristic precision: “I want to be clear: just because Kevin went to Diddy parties does not mean he did something wrong. The fact that he gets all quiet when you bring it up — that means he did something wrong!”

By the end of his set, Hart reached out. “I wanna be a brother, I wanna be a friend. Katt, I wanna move on. Can we move on? Can we do that?” Williams shook his hand and pulled him into an embrace. Whether it was a genuine peace offering or just good television is, depending on who you ask on TikTok, still very much up for debate — Williams never actually said yes.

The Roast of Kevin Hart is streaming now on Netflix.

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• Katt Williams appeared as a surprise guest at The Roast of Kevin Hart on Netflix, live from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on May 10.
• Williams joked that Kevin Hart attending “Diddy parties” only becomes a problem because Hart “gets all quiet when you bring it up.”
• Williams and Hart publicly squashed their years-long feud with a handshake and a hug on live television.
• Pete Davidson also took the stage and called Kanye West a “better gay Nazi” while firing shots at Tony Hinchcliffe.
• The roast served as the grand finale of the 2026 Netflix Is A Joke Fest, hosted by Shane Gillis.

Katt Williams walked into The Roast of Kevin Hart on Sunday night as a surprise guest — and immediately made it the most talked-about moment of the whole show. The comedian, 54, wasted no time going for the jugular, dropping a pointed joke about Sean “Diddy” Combs that had the Kia Forum crowd roaring and social media doing the most.

“Just because Kevin went to Diddy parties does not mean he did something wrong,” Williams quipped. Then came the kicker: “The fact he gets all quiet when you bring it up… that means he did something wrong.”

The joke landed in the context of Diddy’s very real legal reckoning. The disgraced music mogul is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence after being convicted in 2025 on two counts of transportation for prostitution. He was also fined $500,000 and handed five years of supervised release. During his federal trial — which ran from May through July 2025 — witnesses including his former girlfriend Cassie testified in graphic detail about sexual parties called “freak offs.” Diddy has maintained his innocence on all charges.

Williams’ Full Set: Part Roast, Part Reconciliation

The crowd didn’t know Williams was coming. When he was introduced at the Kia Forum, the arena erupted — partly because of who he is, and partly because of what his presence meant. These two men have been trading shots publicly for over a decade.

Williams opened with characteristic self-awareness. “I’m surprised they invited me. That’s how little star power you have. They had to start inviting your enemies. I said, ‘I hate him.’ They said, ‘Come anyway.'”

He kept the energy sharp throughout. “Kevin, I’ve won an Emmy Award, but this is going to be my best acting tonight as I pretend like you are a GOAT for the people at home. You’re wondering, why is the Katt man doing this for the money? Bitch, this is my Riyadh Comedy Festival, only one with a soul.”

On the old industry plant accusations, Williams leaned in rather than backing away — but with a twist. “Kevin, you gonna hear some things tonight that you’re not familiar with. Those things are called punchlines,” he said. “For those of you just joining us, Kevin and I have beef, and I’ll tell you why. Because, privately, this motherf***er stole everything from me. Before he saw my act, he was a 6-foot man. I tried to tell y’all that Kevin Hart was a plant, because I keep burying him. He keeps springing back the f*** up, just like a plant.”

He also took a moment to walk back — sort of — his old “Hollywood puppet” line. “Yes, I said some things I’d like to take back, some things I said were misunderstood. I did say that he was a Hollywood puppet, and I want to explain that because it might not be what you think. I meant that the head of Netflix literally has his whole hand up Kevin’s ass and can make him do anything.”

The Hug Heard Round Comedy

When Williams finished his set, Hart didn’t wait. He grabbed the mic and addressed both the crowd and his longtime rival directly — and it was genuine in a way roasts rarely are.

“Me and this man have been at odds for years on years,” Hart said. “You coming out here, quite the f**king surprise. But, Katt, I can sit and I can watch you, I can laugh, because I’m a f**king fan first, okay? I’m a fan first. Katt, we have an opportunity in real time. This is live television to put our f**king beef behind us. I am offering you an olive branch of peace. I want to be a brother. I want to be a friend, Katt. I want to move on. Can we move on, man?”

Williams walked over. They shook hands. They hugged. The arena lost it.

Later in the night, Hart made it official: “On a serious note, I love the fact that that man showed up tonight. I meant what I said: that beef is over. Katt and I are friends from today moving forward.”

For anyone who’s followed this feud, the moment carried real weight. It started back in 2014 with passive-aggressive jabs about Hollywood sellouts, escalated through Williams calling Hart a “Hollywood puppet” on his 2016 Conspiracy Theory tour, blew up again in 2018 when Williams dragged Tiffany Haddish into it, and hit a fever pitch in 2024 when Williams went on Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe and alleged Hart had been an industry plant from day one — that he arrived in Hollywood already holding deals, with a sitcom and a movie before anyone had ever seen him sell out a comedy club. Hart’s response at the time was a quiet tweet: “Gotta get that anger up outcha champ… It’s honestly sad.” Two years later, they’re hugging on live television.

Pete Davidson Brings Kanye Into It

Williams wasn’t the only one making headlines. Pete Davidson, 32, took the stage and immediately made clear he wasn’t there to play nice — with anyone.

When Tony Hinchcliffe’s name came up, Davidson delivered what might have been the night’s sharpest one-liner: “Tony, nothing you say tonight will hurt my feelings. I was in a beef with Kanye, so I’ve taken shots from better gay Nazis.”

Hinchcliffe had already set up the exchange by going after Davidson first, joking: “The closest Pete has come to greatness is when his d*** rubbed up against Kanye’s old c**.” Davidson, for his part, was seen nodding along from the dais.

The Davidson-West history runs deep. During Davidson’s nine-month relationship with Kim Kardashian — from November 2021 through August 2022 — West publicly tormented him on social media, famously dubbing him “Skete” and posting videos depicting violence against him. Earlier this year, West published an open letter in the Wall Street Journal acknowledging his behavior and attributing it to a four-month manic episode. “I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state,” West wrote. “I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.” West had no public response to his name being invoked Sunday night.

The Full Night at the Kia Forum

The roast was the closing event of the 2026 Netflix Is A Joke Fest, hosted by Shane Gillis and broadcast live from Los Angeles. The roasting panel included Chelsea Handler, Draymond Green, Hinchcliffe, Regina Hall, Sheryl Underwood, Jeff Ross, Big Jay Oakerson, and Na’im Lynn. Special guests included Tom Brady — who opened the show and came out swinging, calling himself a much bigger star than Hart and taking a shot at Cowboys fans — along with Usher, Lizzo, Venus and Serena Williams, Teyana Taylor, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

One quieter but genuinely moving moment came from Jeff Ross, the self-styled Roastmaster General, who revealed that Hart had encouraged him to see a doctor — a visit that led to the discovery of colon cancer. Ross said he’s doing better now.

Hart’s wife Eniko was in the front row for all of it. It was Mother’s Day.

By the end of the night, Hart had rattled off a list of sponsors long enough to fill half the runtime, thrown some haymakers of his own, and closed out what turned into something more than a roast. The Katt Williams moment will be the one people are still talking about — not just because of the Diddy joke, but because of what came after it. Two guys who spent years taking shots at each other, finally done.

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