Kanye West was sitting in the audience at The Roast Of Kevin Hart while Pete Davidson directed jokes at him – watch below.
The event aired live on Netflix on Sunday night (May 10) from The Kia Forum in Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Shane Gillis. Among those on hand to roast Hart included Dwayne Johnson, Regina Hall, Katt Williams and Chelsea Handler.
Also on stage was Pete Davidson, who used a couple of lines to take aim at Kanye. Addressing fellow comic Tony Hinchcliffe, Davidson said, “Tony, nothing you say tonight will hurt my feelings. I was in a beef with Kanye, so I’ve taken shots from better gay Nazis.”
As later revealed by TMZ, Kanye was actually in attendance at the Kia Forum, sitting among the crowd and described as “stone-faced” and “expressionless” while Davidson delivered the jokes about him. He was noted as being more enthusiastic when One Battle After Another star and former Ye collaborator Teyana Taylor took to the stage.
Watch footage here:
Pete Davidson made a Charlie Kirk joke toward Tony Hinchcliffe and calls Ye a ‘gay Nazi’ during Kevin Hart’s roast.
“Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk, and that’s he’s definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat. Oh you don’t know me? yeah ‘Kill Tony.’ Please… pic.twitter.com/JGmZMX2AAk
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) May 11, 2026
😬 EXCLUSIVE: Kanye West sits stone-faced as Pete Davidson skewers him at the Kevin Hart Roast. pic.twitter.com/8tOy2kmFzE
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 12, 2026
Davidson began dating Kim Kardashian after her split from Ye, and in 2022, the rapper began a beef with him. He depicted Davidson in a claymation caricature in his video for ‘Eazy’, with Ye kidnapping and burying him alive before decapitating him.
Several high-profile figures came to Davidson’s defence following that video, including James Gunn and Kaley Cuoco, and the comedian finally rebuffed Ye, saying “I’m not gonna let you treat us like this anymore and I’m done being quiet”. He shared a back-and-forth text conversation with Kanye, culminating in him replying to the question of where he was by saying, “in bed with your wife”.
The first live Netflix roast was of NFL legend Tom Brady in 2024, while it recently emerged that one of their main targets for the 2026 edition was Paul McCartney. Another candidate was reportedly Will Smith.
Elsewhere, Kanye lost a copyright infringement trial this week over the unauthorised use of a sample on an early version of his song ‘Hurricane’. A jury found him personally liable to pay over £130,000.
Ye released new album ’Bully’ in March and has attempted to launch a world tour, but many shows have been cancelled – in the UK, Switzerland, Poland and France – due to the rapper’s past antisemitic remarks.