Kevin Hart joined The Unbiased for a current interview during which he known as Jo Koy a “phenomenal” humorist following the disastrous evaluations Koy earned because the host of the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Hart made headlines earlier this month when he mentioned he won’t ever host the Oscars as a result of award reveals “simply aren’t comedy-friendly environments anymore,” and he doubled down on that opinion whereas speaking about Koy. He argued that Koy had a much more troublesome time connecting to the celebrities within the room as a result of he’s simply not an trade comedian.

“Look, the local weather of comedy connected to award reveals has simply modified drastically,” Hart mentioned. “And as a expertise, in the event you don’t have the relationships which might be in that room, these rooms might be chilly. I don’t take into account [awards shows] to be good gigs at this level.”

“Once you have a look at people who have had a excessive stage of success – Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock or Steve Martin – you’re taking a look at trade comics,” he continued. “In fact they crush on the planet of stand-up. However they’re additionally actively concerned with lots of the personnel in these rooms. So there are relationships. It’s a kind of issues the place no person desires to be talked about, no person desires to be teased and due to that, all people’s so uptight.”

Hart was additionally requested a couple of current accusation made by fellow comic Kat Williams that alleged Hart is nothing however an trade “plant.” As Williams mentioned: “In 15 years in Hollywood, nobody in Hollywood has a reminiscence of a sold-out Kevin Hart present, there being a line for him, ever getting a standing ovation at any comedy membership.” Hart mentioned that such an accusation “comes with the territory” of being a well-known comic, however he’s ignoring the declare in any other case.

“It’s not price my time for a response or an engagement,” Hart mentioned. “It’s extraordinarily beneath me within the place that I’m presently in…I feel these that may’t discuss these that may.”

Hart was extra open when the subject of Dave Chappelle got here up. Each comedians are Netflix comedy fixtures, however it’s Chappelle who often courts controversy for making jokes in regards to the transgender group. His newest Netflix particular, “The Dreamer,” dropped on Dec. 31 and included a 12-minute opener during which he as soon as once more made jokes about trans individuals.

“We’re simply in a time now the place the microscope is considerably pointed within the route of the comedian, and what the comedian is saying,” Hart advised The Unbiased. “However you might have the choice of simply not watching somebody you don’t discover humorous or entertaining. That’s one thing very simple that individuals are forgetting.”

“I don’t really feel like all people ought to love me,” he added. “I don’t really feel like all people ought to suppose I’m humorous. It’s completely positive.”

Hart is presently again on Netflix because the lead of the streamer’s heist journey “Carry,” which debuted on the high of the Netflix charts with 32.8 million hours seen.