Tom Brady joins Kevin Hart roast

Netflix’s Kevin Hart roast was not a future project by the time social posts began circulating this week — it had already aired live on May 10 as part of Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026. Netflix’s title page says “The Roast of Kevin Hart” streamed live that night, with Hart “in the hot seat” as Shane Gillis led the show. Tom Brady was part of that event, but not as a newly announced summer performer. Netflix’s Tudum recap said Brady opened the night by presenting Hart with a custom New York Knicks jersey, and Deadline’s recap said he used the appearance to take shots at Hart two years after Hart hosted Netflix’s roast of Brady in 2024. ### Was Tom Brady actually added to a new Kevin Hart roast lineup? (netflix.com) Tom Brady was listed in coverage of the May 10 roast because he appeared during the live special, not because Netflix announced a separate upcoming roast this summer. Netflix’s own recap described Brady as the first major celebrity to take the stage, while the Netflix title page identifies the program as a 2026 special that already streamed live. (netflix.com) Netflix has not, in the materials reviewed, posted a separate announcement for a new Kevin Hart roast with an unannounced summer release date. The official pages available now point to the completed live event and its on-demand availability on Netflix. ### Who else showed up at the roast? Usher and Dwayne Johnson were both part of the celebrity-heavy event around Hart. (netflix.com) Netflix’s Tudum recap said Usher performed a special version of “Let It Burn” aimed at Hart, and Deadline reported Johnson was among the night’s featured stars at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. (netflix.com) Netflix’s title page lists Kevin Hart, Shane Gillis and Jeff Ross at the top of the bill, and names Chelsea Handler, Lizzo, Pete Davidson, Draymond Green, Tony Hinchcliffe, Sheryl Underwood and Katt Williams in the cast. Tudum added Regina Hall, Na’im Lynn and audience appearances by Jennifer Lopez, John Stamos, Seth Green and others. ### What was Brady doing there in the first place? (netflix.com) Kevin Hart’s connection to Brady came from Netflix’s earlier Brady roast. Netflix’s Tudum recap said Hart had hosted “The Roast of Tom Brady” in 2024, and Brady’s appearance at Hart’s event was framed as a return shot. Deadline described Brady’s set as direct payback, with jokes about Hart’s career and personal life. (netflix.com) That outlet also said Brady compared the jump from his own roast to Hart’s by asking how the “GOAT roast” went “from me to you.” ### Where did the confusion about a summer release come from? Social posts this week appear to have recirculated lineup details after the live event, which may have made the roast look like an upcoming special rather than a completed one. (netflix.com) Netflix’s own pages are clearer: the special streamed live on May 10, and About Netflix said it was one of the marquee events at the 2026 Netflix Is a Joke Fest in Los Angeles. (deadline.com) The available official material does not support the claim that the exact release date remains unannounced. Netflix’s title page says the live date was May 10, and the special is already available to stream. ### Where can viewers find it now? Netflix says “The Roast of Kevin Hart” is available on its service, with a trailer and cast list on the show’s official page. (netflix.com) The company’s festival wrap-up also places the event at the Kia Forum in Inglewood during the weeklong Netflix Is a Joke Fest, which ran across Los Angeles before ending in mid-May. As of May 24, 2026, the next concrete step for viewers is not a future premiere date but the on-demand version already listed by Netflix, with Hart, Gillis and Jeff Ross featured on the platform’s program page. (netflix.com)