More importantly, though, Kevin Hart would like to remind you that none of this is his business (even if, in a strictly financial sense, it absolutely was his business).
More importantly, though, Kevin Hart would like to remind you that none of this is his business (even if, in a strictly financial sense, it absolutely was his business).
Him saying it’s just a job and the job was to create a successful production is exactly the kind of apathy the rich and powerful shouldn’t be allowed to have. The banality of evil and all of that.
Kevin Hart is more than capable of creating an amazing roast without hiring known racists. I think the difference between Shane Gillis and the other comedian (whose name escapes me because he’s not good enough to be on my radar, except for when he says some shitty things) seems to me to be undeniably massive. Shane doesn’t come off as truly hateful, or racist, or misogynist, etc. Maybe I’m speaking from a white, straight, male comedy lovers’ biased perspective but Shane’s jokes feel like jokes where the truly hateful comedians’ “jokes” feel like character revelations.
I think there’s a place in comedy for roasts and I don’t think we need to platform the worst people to make them successful or entertaining.