The Roast of Kevin Hart puts one of comedy’s busiest performers in the hot seat tonight. Netflix will stream The Roast of Kevin Hart live on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT and 8 p.m. ET from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
That setup makes the special both a Netflix programming play and a comedy-world reversal. Comedian Kevin Hart faces a live roast on Netflix after years of firing jokes at everyone else. Shane Gillis hosts, while Netflix’s official lineup still confirms only Hart and Gillis before showtime.
The event arrives as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, a week-long Los Angeles comedy festival running May 4–10. Netflix says the festival spans more than 350 events across Los Angeles and is produced with Live Nation.
Roast of Kevin Hart Release Time and Global Schedule
Netflix lists the live global start as Sunday, May 10, at 5 p.m. PT and 8 p.m. ET. PopRant’s timing rundown converts that same live window to 9 p.m. BRT on May 10, then May 11 at 1 a.m. BST, 2 a.m. CEST, 4 a.m. GST, 5:30 a.m. IST, 8 a.m. SGT, 9 a.m. JST, and 10 a.m. AEST.
Netflix’s Tudum page briefly shows “Coming May 11,” which makes sense for some international viewers because of the global time shift. In the United States, however, the live event remains Sunday, May 10, 2026.
The Netflix title card also lists the special as live, comedy, 2026, and TV-MA. It additionally displays a 3h 0m runtime marker, while PopRant says the runtime is expected to be around three hours.
Cast, Host, Venue, and Confirmed Lineup
The confirmed on-screen lineup is intentionally thin before the livestream. Netflix’s Tudum page says Kevin Hart and Shane Gillis are the only confirmed stars so far. The streamer’s own teaser line says, “Kevin’s getting cooked live on Netflix.”
- Kevin Hart: the roast subject, Netflix star, and former roastmaster of The Roast of Tom Brady in 2024.
- Shane Gillis: the host and roastmaster, described by Netflix as comfortable walking the line between brutal and hilarious.
- Kia Forum: the Inglewood arena hosting the live roast.
- Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026: the comedy festival framework around the special.
- Live Nation: Netflix’s production partner for the week-long festival.
MyNewsLA reports the roast was scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Inglewood arena. It also notes that the full lineup of roasters had not been officially announced, despite social-media anticipation around possible comedians and celebrities.
Why Jeff Ross Says This Roast Has Revenge Energy
The most revealing preview comes from Roastmaster General Jeff Ross, who framed the night as payback for Hart’s performance during Netflix’s 2024 roast of Tom Brady. In a Daily Beast interview tied to Obsessed: The Podcast, Ross said Hart was “so freaking vicious.”
Ross, 60, also teased that the Kevin Hart roast would feel different because Hart is a working comic, not just a celebrity target. His sharpest preview was simple: “The swords are out.” He also promised, “There’ll be some surprises.”
That revenge angle matters because Hart’s Brady roast crossed into personal territory. The Daily Beast recounts Hart joking about Brady’s divorce from model Gisele Bündchen, his strained relationship with Patriots coach Bill Belichick, and saying “f— you” to the former quarterback no fewer than seven times.
Brady, now 48, later said he disliked how some jokes affected his children. Hart, 46, has acknowledged that complaint and suggested future roasts could involve boundaries discussed beforehand.
Hart’s Roast History Makes Him an Obvious Target
Hart has not merely watched roast culture from the sidelines. He hosted Netflix’s The Roast of Tom Brady in 2024, and he also appeared in Comedy Central’s 2015 roast of Justin Bieber. MyNewsLA notes that the Brady roast spent three weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10 and generated 26 million views.
The Daily Beast also points to older controversies likely to surface. In 2017, Hart admitted to cheating on his then-pregnant wife during a drug-fueled Las Vegas trip. Two years later, he stepped down as host of the 91st Oscars after past homophobic tweets resurfaced.
Those topics make this special riskier than a standard celebrity tribute. However, that risk is also the format. Netflix has promoted the event as an unfiltered live comedy special, and PopRant describes it as uncensored, high-energy comedy built for edgy jokes and live audience reactions.
How to Watch and What to Expect
Viewers can watch the roast live on Netflix. Tickets for the live audience experience were directed through the official Netflix Is a Joke Fest site, while Netflix places the event at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and MyNewsLA identifies the arena as Inglewood.
The show closes the week for Netflix Is a Joke Fest, which has included stand-up performances, podcast recordings, and comedy events across Los Angeles. That festival context helps explain why Netflix saved a Hart roast for the final night.
Expect a comedy special designed around reversal. Hart spent years roasting peers and hosting high-profile comedy events. Now, with Shane Gillis controlling the room and Jeff Ross openly framing the night as payback, The Roast of Kevin Hart has a clear hook: the loudest roaster finally has to sit still and take it.
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