Chase Freedom has launched a new video series, “Family Huddle,” featuring comedian Kevin Hart and his daughter Heaven. The series promotes the Chase Freedom Rise credit card.
Kevin and Heaven discuss essential financial topics in these videos, including Heaven’s first credit card and managing bill payments as she prepares for college. The first episode, recently shared on Kevin Hart’s Instagram and the Chase Freedom Rise website, provides a glimpse into their conversations.
As a Chase Freedom partner since 2019, Kevin Hart is no stranger to the benefits of cashbacking. Through this campaign, he aims to impart these financial lessons to his daughter and others like her using the Chase Freedom Rise card.
Chase Freedom Rise offers new-to-credit individuals a pathway to financial success, encouraging smart habits from the outset. After one year of responsible card usage, cardholders like Heaven can celebrate a “credit graduation” and may be eligible for an upgrade to the Freedom Unlimited card.
The campaign, produced by Hart’s entertainment company, Hartbeat, underscores the importance of early financial education and responsible credit card usage. By partnering with Kevin Hart and his daughter, Chase Freedom hopes to empower young adults to make informed financial decisions as they embark on their financial journey.
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady was an epic three-hour spectacle, broadcast live on Netflix. The roast surpassed all expectations, pushing boundaries with an unapologetic barrage of comedic jabs. The star-studded lineup featured the likes of Bill Belichick, Kevin Hart, Peyton Manning, Ben Affleck, and also Kim Kardashian. Altogether, these stars gathered to pay homage to the iconic quarterback. As is expected of a roast, no topic was too sacred or off-limits during Tom Brady’s episode. Every facet of his life was hilariously dissected, from Brady’s personal life, including his divorce from supermodel Gisele Bündchen, to his notorious vanity, and questionable business decisions. Moreover, the roast explored the dynamics of his relationship with Bill Belichick, revealing the lighter side of their professional relationship. Here are some of the best jokes of the night.
At Tom Brady’s roast, Nikki Glaser evidently did not come to play. Once she took the stage, she delivered a standout performance of the night. Her set was strong and filled with witty bits targeting Gisele, and Julian Edelman’s apparent admiration for Brady. Glaser’s delivery was impeccable, maintaining a high level of comedic energy without dull moments. Speaking about Brady’s ex-wife, she joked: “Tom Brady. Five-time Super Bowl MVP, most career wins, most career touchdowns. You have seven rings– well, eight, now that Gisele gave hers back. The only thing dumber than saying yes to this roast was when you said, ‘Hey babe, you should try jiu-jitsu.’”
Bill Belichick’s Walk Of Shame
Tom Brady truly shone at his roast, displaying impeccable comedic timing. His performance was outstanding, earning him one of the top spots of the night. This was also especially impressive as he is not known to be a comedian. One memorable moment included a witty jab at Belichick, who was famously caught on video leaving a woman’s house the morning after. “Everybody asks me which ring is my favorite,” Brady began. “I used to say, ‘The next one.’ But now that I’m retired, my favorite ring is the camera that caught Coach Belichick slinking out of that poor girl’s house at 6 a.m. a few months ago.”
Nikki Glaser really came out with her guns blazing for everyone in sight. Despite going after the man of the show Tom Brady, Glaser turned her eyes on Kevin Hart and unleashed an unforgettable roast his way as well. Targeting his stature, she joked: “You really gotta hand it to Kevin Hart ‘cause he can’t reach. No one works harder than this man. Do you know that every morning Kevin wakes up at 4:00 am to make a shitty movie? I love your movies or as I like to call them, short films.”
Bill Belichick Takes The Stage
Belichick also got his lick in at Tom Brady’s roast, showcasing his own comedic prowess. While Brady slightly outscored Belichick in the joke department, Belichick certainly left a lasting impression with some of the most memorable lines of the night. “People said that Tom and I butted heads a lot,” Belichick started. “In a way that was true, but not really. It was hard to butt heads with Tom because his was so far up Alex Guerrero’s ass.”
Kevin Hart served as the host of the event and kicked off the evening with an energetic and entertaining set. As Tom Brady’s reactions unfolded in real-time, it became evident that jokes about his divorce from Gisele were going to be a recurring roast of the night. In his opening set, Hart went straight for the throat and opened the floor up for future hits about Gisele. “You left Bill Belichick with Mac Jones, god damn! Oh, you f*cked him. You fucked him good. You did Tom, you fucked your coach,” he said. “But let me tell you something, people. That’s what you gotta do to maintain your happiness, you understand? You sometimes gotta f*ck your coach. You know who else f*cked their coach? Gisele. She f*cked that karate man.”
Bill Belichick To Rob Gronkowski
Belichick did not restrain himself to only shooting shots at Tom Brady. During his set, he made a playful jab at Gronkowski’s performance. He joked, “A lot of people connect me to the saying, ‘Do your job,’ and telling people to do their job. Gronk, I’ve been watching you on FOX NFL Sunday, and I’m begging you: Stop doing your job. Do another job. Do somebody else’s job!”
Rob Gronkowski’s Infamous Teammate
Embodying the spirit of the evening, the GOAT fearlessly targeted everyone present, refusing to miss out on the fun. Brady also went for his former Patriots teammate, Gronkowski. In a light roast, Brady stated: “Despite everything we’ve seen here tonight, Gronk was actually useful on the field. Although the bar for Patriots tight ends was pretty low back then: block, catch, don’t murder.” While this was a jab at Gronkowski, it highlighted the infamous case of Aaron Hernandez, his former teammate and convicted murderer. However, not everyone was amused, including Hernandez’s fiancee Shayanna Jenkins, who condemned the jokes.
Star comedians Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson are set to host an 8-episode series airing on Peacock during the 2024 Olympics. The show, “Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson,” will start July 26 and coincide with the Opening Ceremony in Paris.
The duo will provide viewers with a unique but undoubtedly funny perspective on the Games, featuring in-studio competitions, interviews, conversations, and more. As executive producers, they aim to entertain audiences in a new way by showcasing the most memorable moments of the Olympics with their own comical spin.
As only Kevin Hart would, he whimsically expressed his anticipation for hyping up the audience with the best highlights, while Thompson echoed the sentiment by highlighting their enthusiasm for recapping performances from top athletes worldwide, particularly Team U.S.A.
In addition to Peacock, the series will be accessible on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Olympics and NBC apps. This collaboration isn’t new for Thompson and Hart, who previously teamed up for Peacock’s “Back That Year Up” special, where they recapped the events of 2023 across various domains.
A California judge granted Kevin Hart’s defamation claim against YouTube entertainment industry blogger Tasha K, citing false accusations about Hart in a tell-all interview with Hart’s former personal assistant. Hart can now move forward with the defamation suit. During a hearing on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California Superior Court Judge Holly Fujie rejected a portion of Tasha K’s and her production company’s anti-SLAPP motion.
Miesha Shakes, Hart’s former assistant, stated in the December interview that the comedian was going to be charged in connection with a sex tape he recorded in Las Vegas in 2017. The interview was released on Tasha K’s website. Shortly after the interview went live, Kevin Hart filed the suit in December 2023. Hart had also claimed he was being extorted in the case, but that claim was thrown out by the judge. In the interview, Shakes also revealed that Hart had repeatedly cheated on his wife. Additionally, she claimed he had gotten at least one woman pregnant. She also claimed Hart allegedly had a gambling issue.
Tasha K. attempted to have the defamation action dismissed under anti-SLAPP statutes. The statues are meant to safeguard free expression. The court reportedly decided that Kevin Hart’s defamation claim had enough basis to move forward. The implication in the interview that Hart was being “charged” was sufficient enough evidence to allow the suit to be upheld. However, the decision is likely to be appealed by Tasha K, adding a layer of uncertainty to the case’s future.
“Shakes and Kebe’s use of the word ‘charges,’ in context and based on the common usage of the word, could lead a reasonable observer to conclude that Hart faced criminal prosecution,” Judge Fujie said at Wednesday’s hearing. “Defendants do not dispute that Hart never faced criminal charges in connection with the Las Vegas incident.” The defamation case will move forward. Tasha K was sued by Cardi B in 2019, so she isnt unschooled in being taken to court. Kevin Hart will look to keep his name clean and win a swift lawsuit.
Gran Coramino® Tequila, co-founded by comedian Kevin Hart and tequila maker Juan Domingo Beckmann, has reached a significant milestone by disbursing over $1,000,000 USD in grant funds to support over 100 Black and Latinx small business owners and entrepreneurs through the Coramino Fund. This initiative, in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), aims to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs across the U.S. and Mexico.
Since its inception in 2022, Gran Coramino Tequila has donated $1 from every bottle sold to fuel the growth of small businesses. The Coramino Fund in the U.S. has provided $10,000 grants to over 100 entrepreneurs from various industries, including retail, transportation, food services, and education. Notably, 52% of the selected businesses are Black-owned, 36% are Latinx-owned, and 12% are Black and Latinx-owned, with 66% being women-owned.
“As an entrepreneur myself, I’ve seen how early financial support can impact the long-term success of the business,” Hart said. “The Coramino Fund was created to provide support to some of the hardest working people out there — entrepreneurs and small business owners.”
“Small businesses are the economic backbone of communities,” said Michael T. Pugh, LISC president and CEO, “but many owners lack fair access to the capital and services they need to grow. We are grateful to Gran Coramino for recognizing the systemic barriers that impact the success of underrepresented entrepreneurs and developing a give-back strategy to help address them. When we invest in these businesses,” he added, “we are also investing in the well-being of the communities where they operate.”
Chef Frances Roman, owner of Cocotazo restaurant in New York City, expressed gratitude for the Coramino Fund grant, highlighting its transformative impact on her business. “As a business owner, you face ups and downs, and the Coramino Fund grant came at a time when we needed it most,” she remarked. “Since then, we’ve hired three more women and are outgrowing the space!”
Gran Coramino Tequila’s philanthropic efforts extend beyond the U.S., supporting entrepreneurs in Tequila, Mexico, where its Cristalino Reposado and Añejo are crafted, through the Beckmann Foundation. Additionally, the brand plans to expand its Coramino Fund programming to entrepreneurs throughout Mexico later this year in collaboration with strategic partners.
Founded with a vision to celebrate life’s hard-earned moments, Gran Coramino Tequila embodies Hart and Beckmann’s commitment to creating a tequila worthy of celebration while giving back to communities through impactful initiatives like the Coramino Fund.
Get ready for the ultimate roast showdown as Netflix gears up to livestream The Roast of Tom Brady on May 5th at 5pm PT, as part of Netflix is a Joke Fest. Hosted by Kevin Hart, this event promises to be the “Greatest Roast of All Time.”
Breaking new ground, this will be the first-ever roast broadcast live and unedited. No holds barred, no interference. The Kia Forum in Los Angeles will be the epicenter of comedic warfare as Brady faces a surprise team of roasters from the worlds of comedy, sports, and entertainment.
Executive-produced by Tom Brady himself, alongside Casey Patterson, Jeff Ross, Kevin Hart, and Jeff Clanagan for Heartbeat, this historic event is set to redefine the genre.
Fans can expect an evening filled with laughter, jabs, and unforgettable moments as Brady, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, enters the comedic ring to face his roasters head-on.
Kevin Hart is the 2024 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Comedy is certainly subjective. However, Hart has been putting in the work for years, and those who won the award before him did too. Their work includes movies, shows, stand-up, and other platforms where they display their comedic skills. In this list, we’re looking back at some of the past winners. We’re sure you’ll recognize all the names and hopefully, see a personal favorite of yours too. You might even learn something new about them.
Richard Pryor was not only the first Black person to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, he was the first person to win the award ever. Many people across generations have high praise for Richard Pryor’s influential comedian chops. For many people, he was among the first comedians to capture their attention. Pryor also made his way into several movies. These include Lady Sings The Blues, The Mack, Car Wash, The Wiz, and The Muppets Movie. In terms of television, he found bittersweet success. He was the first black host of Saturday Night Live and also received his own variety show in 1977. However, the show was canceled after four episodes due to its content which Pryor refused to change despite censorship laws.
Richard Pryor was also the first Black actor to earn a million dollars for a movie role with Stir Crazy. Pryor continued to appear in films and television until his last role in 1999. He continues to be celebrated by comedians of all generations today.
Whoopi Goldberg
In 2001, Whoopi Goldberg was the first Black woman to win the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. This is one of several awards she’s earned which all culminate in her EGOT status. For some people, Whoopi is known as the calm voice of reason on The View. However, she had a long and eventful career before making her way to that panel. She’s starred in several classic films including The Color Purple, Ghost, both Sister Act movies, and The Lion King. Whoopi’s distinct voice has given her a lot of opportunities, too. She has done narration for a variety of programs, appeared in person and via clips at theme parks, hosted award shows, become a spokesperson for ad campaigns, and more.
Whoopi’s career has not been without controversy. She’s commented on a variety of topics which sometimes resulted in her issuing an apology. However, people still admire her consistency in sharing her opinions, even if they don’t agree with them. Still, this doesn’t take away from any of her accomplishments and the trailblazing she did.
Eddie Murphy’s 2015 win of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor comes as no surprise. Many people hail Eddie Murphy as one of the best comedians of all time. His stand-up special, Delirious, from 1983, is hailed as one of the greatest stand-up shows of all time. Before becoming a movie star, he was a part of the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. This is where he solidified his status as a top-tier comedian. His initial movie roles were quite successful, starring in the Beverly Hills Cop movies, Trading Places and 48 Hrs. He gained even more praise for his comedic acting skills in Coming To America and The Nutty Professor movies, where he took on multiple roles. Murphy’s voice has also become iconic with him voicing Mushu in Mulan and Donkey in the Shrek franchise.
While Murphy’s overall career is critically acclaimed, not all of his movies have performed well critically or commercially. Still, he pushed through and bounced back from the less-than-stellar ones with the universally acclaimed Dolomite is My Name in 2019. And, in 2023, he starred in Kenya Barris’ You People and the family-friendly Candy Cane Lane. Both movies got favorable reviews from viewers with many saying the latter would be a yearly watch.
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle’s win of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is a unique one. Typically, the ceremony for the award features various comedians talking about their connection to the winner, giving them praise, and sharing stories. Chapelle’s ceremony still included these moments but also footage from his stand-up routines in various locations. Most audiences know him for his sketch comedy series Chappelle’s Show. The show is still referenced today through memes and various catchphrases. Even considering this, stand-up comedy remained his bread and butter. However, as the years have gone by, a variety of backlash arose from his material. Controversy seems to follow him as he hosted Saturday Night Live after a Presidential election twice and naturally spoke unfiltered about it both times.
In a huge deal with Netflix in 2016, Chappelle did three comedy specials for them and was paid $20 million for each. However, several of his jokes resulted in corporate backlash for Netflix with employees attempting to push back against the anti-LGBTQ+ material in his specials. Dave Chappelle has always been unfiltered but these days, more and more people have been responding to what he says.
Will Ferrel won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2011 and has been celebrated by many people for his absurd and visual based humor. Like some of our other entries, his career began on Saturday Night Live in 1995 and he’s hosted the show before too. The movies he’s starred in, such as Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, Elf, Anchorman and The Other Guys are regarded as comedy classics of the modern era. However, one of his most surprising television appearances was as a minor character on Living Single – this happened before he joined the Saturday Night Live cast. Will Ferrell is also one of the co-founders of the comedy website and production company Funny or Die. Since beginning in 2007, the site has featured a myriad of actors in their online content and most recently produced the movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler’s dramatic performance in Uncut Gems might be what most people associate with him now but his comedic ventures earned him the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2023 – years after that movie took over the timelines in 2019. He’s yet another Saturday Night Live alumni and was on the show from 1990 to 1995. Sandler’s career contains some well-received comedies, some less than well-received ones, and some romantic comedies.
In recent years, Sandler entered a deal with Netflix which was renewed in 2020. His movies on the platform actually broke a record or two for viewership, validating his success with them. Naturally, he did some comedic movies which got mixed fractions. However, his more dramatic roles in 2017’s The Meyerowitz Stories and 2022’s Hustle, were met with critical acclaim. Sandler’s Netflix deal also included a stand-up special in 2018, his first one in over 20 years. He announced another one in 2024. Most recently, he voiced the lead character in their 2023 animated movie Leo.
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart is the most recent recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. His career has been elevating since his stand-up specials I’m A Grown Little Man, Seriously Funny and Laugh At My Pain brought him in front of new audiences from 2009 to 2011. Since then he’s had multiple starring roles in movies, gotten an interview series on YouTube and Peacock and truly become a household name. He’s even expanded beyond comedic roles and starred most recently in Netflix’s Lift and before that, a Netflix drama series called True Story with co-star Wesley Snipes.
Hart’s production Laugh Out Loud productions are also quite successful. They’ve made partnership deals with a variety of streaming platforms and produced multiple types of video-based content. This content has earned multiple award nominations and wins. Hart’s career continues to expand as he does more and more roles in a variety of places. His journey as a comedian has been one of elevation that many of his supporters have watched in real-time.
Kevin Hart says that Katt Williams’ criticism of him is just for “entertainment.” Hart reflected on his feud with the veteran comic during an interview with WSJ Magazine for its spring 2024 men’s fashion issue on Wednesday.
“It’s just that. It’s entertainment,” Hart told the outlet. “If that’s what he fuels himself off, God bless him. Good for him. I hope he gets all that he needs and he wants, and I’m here cheering for him from afar. That’s my real energy. I really mean it! That’s how happy and secure I am with my career and my life.”
Williams originally criticized Hart for taking the roles he had turned down during an interview with Shannon Sharpe on his Club Shay Shay podcast. “For a five year period, every single movie that Kevin Hart did was a movie that had been on my desk that all I had said was ‘Just can we take some of this step and fetching s— out and then I can do it?’” Williams said at the time. “And me saying that and them going ‘oh yeah, no problem’ and then going to give it to this other guy and having him do it just like it was and acting like I’m a bad person because I keep standing on my standards. It’s interesting, but I wouldn’t change it for the world – again, I’m on the winning side of these decisions.”
Hart initially responded to Williams’ comments in a post on Twitter. “Gotta get that anger up outcha champ,” he wrote. “It’s honestly sad.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Kevin Hart and Katt Williams on HotNewHipHop.
Move over, The Last of Us fans, because the long-awaited film adaptation of the popular video game Borderlands is coming soon. Starring superstar funnyman Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Edgar Ramirez, Cate Blanchett, and none other than Jack Black lead the way in the star-studded big-budget film coming to theaters.
Now get this: Borderlands is a title from Gearbox and 2K and has become one of the top-selling games ever. The trailer top lined by Kevin Hart, gets the ball rolling in the film adaptation. Eli Roth is directing, and he knows how to keep genre fans on the edge of their seats with plenty of action mixed with in-your-face laughs.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett teams up with Kevin Hart in director Eli Roth’s BORDERLANDS. Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful S.O.B., Atlas (Ramirez). Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team – Roland (Hart), a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina’s musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis (Curtis), the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and Claptrap (Black), a persistently wiseass robot. These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.
Borderlands is hitting theaters on Aug. 9 but check out the trailer here.
Tia Kemp went in on Kevin Hart over his lawsuit against Tasha K. “You short n-gga. Sit your hobbit a– down. Tryna sue someone trying to call out your sh-t. Sit your a– down,” Kemp said in a scathing livestream on Instagram. Kemp also said that Tasha K had been “sued enough”, referring to the controversial blogger’s legal defeats against Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. Recently, Tasha reportedly sought to have the defamation suit filed against her by Kevin Hart dismissed. Per a statement from Tasha K’s company, “Hart failed to plea specifically which statements they contend are false and defamatory or which facts they contend are true and an invasion of privacy.” In short, Tasha is arguing that Hart’s lawsuit is too vague to be considered valid.
The whole situation stems from an interview Tasha K conducted with Hart’s former assistant. The woman made a number of bombshell claims, such as Hart engaging in an affair and being unable to pay staff members due to gambling debts. Hart’s suit claims defamation, violation of an NDA, and that Tasha tried to “extort” $250K from him in exchange for not publishing the interview. A judge has yet to rule on the dismissal motion.
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Kevin Hart Clowned After Katt Williams 40-Yard Dash
However, Tasha K isn’t the only person that Hart is currently feuding with. Hart and Katt Williams have traded blows back and forth after the latter’s Club Shay Shay interview last month. Things continued to spread long after the interview, especially after gym footage of Williams emerged. Footage has emerged appearing to back up Williams’ claim on Club Shay Shay suggesting that he can run a sub-4.50 40-yard dash. In the video, Williams is seen running the 40-yard dash in 4.47. That’s the same time that first-round pick Sauce Gardner ran in 2022. It appears that Williams wasn’t kidding about keeping himself in good shape.
However, fans used the video to further the beef between Williams and Kevin Hart. The actor and comedian took to social media in August 2023 to post a few videos of himself rolling around in a wheelchair. According to Hart’s video, he tore his torn lower abdomen and torn abductors while attempting to outpace former NFL star Stevan Ridley in a 40-yard dash. Ridley played eight seasons in the NFL between 2011 and 2018. Hart was reportedly sidelined for about six weeks thanks to the injury.