Jeff Ross Sets Roast Of Kevin Hart for May 10 Netflix Stream
The roast of kevin hart hits Netflix live on Sunday, May 10 at 8 p.m. ET, with the comedian moving from roastmaster to target. Jeff Ross is framing the event as payback for Hart’s 2024 turn roasting Tom Brady, which gives the special a built-in grudge and a clear promotional hook.
Jeff Ross and Kevin Hart
Jeff Ross said, “My own attitude towards it—I don’t want to ruin any surprises, and there’s going to be some great surprises on this one—but it’s revenge” when discussing the special. He also said, “The engine of this Kevin Hart roast will be that he’s a comic at the top of the game and he wants his friends, people from his life, people he knows well, to roast him,” adding, “This is going to be a comic’s roast.”
That setup matters because Ross is not positioning this as a generic celebrity pile-on. He is selling it as a roast built around Hart’s own circle, which should shape the tone, the guest list, and the kind of material Netflix can market ahead of the live stream.
Tom Brady’s 2024 roast
Hart’s last big roast turn came in 2024, when he served as roastmaster for The Roast of Tom Brady. Ross said Hart was “really mean” and “so freaking vicious” that night, and he recalled from backstage, “I was like, ‘There’s no more protecting Tom on this.’”
Hart’s set went after Brady’s divorce from Gisele Bündchen and his strained relationship with Bill Belichick, and he said “f--- you” to Brady no fewer than seven times. Brady later said, “I wouldn’t do that again,” and added, “I didn’t like the way they affected my kids,” which gives Hart’s return as the target a built-in reaction shot before the first joke lands.
Hart’s baggage in the spotlight
Hart admitted in 2017 that he cheated on his then-pregnant wife during a drug-fueled Las Vegas trip, and footage from that affair was later used in an attempted multimillion-dollar extortion against him. He also stepped down as host of the 91st Oscars after a series of his homophobic tweets resurfaced.
Those episodes give the upcoming roast material that goes beyond the usual celebrity ribbing. Ross said, “So now, Kevin has agreed to be roasted,” followed by, “The swords are out. This is gonna be no holds barred,” and, “There’ll be some surprises.”
For viewers, the practical point is simple: the live special starts Sunday, May 10 at 8 p.m. ET, or 5 p.m. PT, and the format signals a more personal roast than the Brady event. If Hart is asking his friends to take swings, the sharpest material should come from the people closest to the story, not from generic celebrity jabs.
