*Kevin Hart says he won’t host the Oscars again because award shows “aren’t comedy-friendly environments anymore,” he said in a new interview.
“Whatever little hope you had, I want to destroy it right now. Those gigs aren’t good gigs for comics,” Hart told Sky News.
“It’s no shot to the Oscars, no shot to the Globes or anything else. Those just aren’t comedy-friendly environments anymore. I think they got it right one year where it was like just a bunch of personalities acting as the hosts and that’s a nice thing,” he continued.
“It’s a collaborative thing, different people get to be responsible for act one, act two, act three, but you know, the days of it being a room for a comic, those days are done,” the comedian explained.
In 2019, Hart was tapped to host the 2019 Oscars, but when his old homophobic tweets resurfaced, he stepped down from the gig.
“Shout out to those that have cracked the code and done it right early on, you know, the Chris Rock of the world, the Billy Crystals of the world, the girls we’ve had like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. Ricky Gervais,” Hart said of the slew of comedians who have successfully hosted the Oscars ceremony.
“There’s a lot of people that understand that if you’re not an industry comic, meaning a comic that has the relationships of all, then those rooms are very cold. So, me doing it is, of course, at an advantage, because I know the room and for me, and familiar with so many. But, for others it’s not the same,” Hart added.
“It’s not the gig that it was of old. It’s too much pressure on the idea of a comic and what’s jokes and not jokes. So, it’s tough,” he said.
Meanwhile, we reported previously that Hart will be presented with the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on March 24 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
“I’ve been doing comedy since the inception of this award 25 years ago. To be honored in this commemorative year feels surreal,” Hart said in a statement, per CNN. “Comedy is my outlet for social commentary and observations on life—I am grateful to the Kennedy Center for recognizing my voice and impact on culture.”
“I can’t wait to celebrate!” he added.
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