It was finally time for the roast master to become the roasted. After years of dominating stages, box offices, and roasts — including hosting  The Roast of Tom Brady back in 2024 and recently helping discover the next breakout comic on  Funny AF with Kevin Hart — Hart found his feet held to the fire during The Roast of Kevin Hart, surrendering the mic to a roomful of flamethrowers eager to return the favor.

Hosted by Shane Gillis, the live comedy spectacle quickly spiraled into a full-scale roast-night free-for-all packed with deeply personal jokes, celebrity cameos, and the kind of chaos only a Netflix roast can deliver. Part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, The Roast of Kevin Hart streamed live on Netflix on Sunday, May 10, delivering a chaotic, celebrity-packed night of brutal punchlines, surprise appearances, and absolutely zero mercy for the comedy superstar. 

Keep reading for some of the highlights (and the biggest burns) from the night.

Gillis guided the evening’s escalating chaos with the exact mix of deadpan provocation and gleeful discomfort the format demands. The night opened with Tom Brady — who famously survived his own Netflix roast two years ago — presenting Hart with a custom Knicks jersey, immediately signaling that nobody would be taking it easy on him.

 Then Usher took the stage to perform a special version of “Let It Burn” dedicated to Hart, with the opening moments setting the tone for a night built on ego checks, inside jokes, and relentless celebrity humiliation.

Meanwhile, roast institution Jeff Ross clocked in as Roastmaster General once again, arriving fully prepared to lead the charge in dismantling Hart with surgical precision. The roast lineup pulled from every corner of Hart’s career and personal orbit. Comedians, collaborators, athletes, and longtime friends all took turns unloading on the superstar, starting with Na’im Lynn and Chelsea Handler before the night escalated into a relentless parade of celebrity takedowns. 

The evening featured roast turns from Lizzo, Pete Davidson, Draymond Green, Big Jay Oakerson, Tony Hinchcliffe, Regina Hall, and more. The audience was just as star-studded, with celebrities including John Stamos, Seth Green, Machine Gun Kelly, Jennifer Lopez, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jay Shetty, and more seated inside the Forum letting the chaos wash over them. 

One of the night’s biggest standout performances belonged to comedian and The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood, who earned a standing ovation after delivering an absolutely unfiltered set packed with raunchy crowd work, celebrity drive-bys, and jokes that somehow kept topping themselves. 

Underwood teased Chelsea Handler about her dating history, joked that Pete Davidson was “driving these bitches crazy,” revisited an old kiss with John Stamos in graphic detail, and claimed Kevin Hart was “packing 10 inches” — before quickly clarifying: “They’re his legs, but it’s still 10 inches.”

The night also delivered a few surprise turns. Teyana Taylor, Venus Williams and Serena Williams took the stage to read a heartfelt letter to their friend Kevin — each with setups that naturally gave way to roasts of their own. Later, Hart introduced one of the evening’s biggest surprises: comedy legend Katt Williams. 

The appearance was especially unexpected given the pair’s very public tension in 2024, when Williams went viral for criticizing Hart and questioning his rapid rise in Hollywood, at one point referring to him as an “industry plant.” But their onstage reunion played less like a continuation of the feud and more like proof that no comedy beef is too big for a Netflix roast.

Then, in a burst of lasers and pyrotechnics, the night’s biggest surprise guest arrived to a standing ovation: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The WWE icon and movie star showed up late in the evening to cap off the spectacle, somehow making an already oversized roast feel even bigger, louder, and more absurdly star-studded. Johnson fully leaned into the chaos, delivering a wildly committed set packed with brutal shots at Hart and just about everyone else seated on the dais.

Beneath all the evisceration, the night repeatedly circled back to something surprisingly sincere. Nearly every roaster — whether they had just spent five minutes dismantling Hart’s height, career, relationships, or ego — ultimately closed by acknowledging his impact on comedy, entertainment, and the people around him. That sentiment was perhaps best summed up by Sheryl Underwood near the end of her set: “We only roast who we love, and we truly love you.” 

For all the chaos, cruelty, and flamethrower punchlines, The Roast of Kevin Hart ultimately landed as a celebration of just how big Hart’s presence has become, both onstage and within comedy itself.