So many celebrities attended the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Saturday night (April 13) in Los Angeles!
25.03.2024 - 14:55 / deadline.com
As Kevin Hart sat in the audience with family and friends for The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize, there were many jokes about his height, quips about his wealth and jabs at his productivity.
What there was very little of was anything political, reflecting Hart’s own style that tends to avoid such topical humor.
Chris Rock did have one moment, though.
“The Mark Twain Award this year. If Trump wins, next year will be the Mark Fuhrman award,” Rock said.
As the audience laughed, Rock added, “It’s going to be nothing but banjos up there.”
He also was among the comics who did a bit of roasting of Hart. “Look at that smile,” Rock said. “You got that second wife happiness.”
Like others, though, Rock talked of Hart’s rise to become one of the most successful comedians of all time, filling concert halls and stadiums, starring in dozens of movies and starting a number of business ventures. (Audience members actually did a plastic cup toast with Hart’s tequila brand).
Rock recalled that once, when he was doing a special for Showtime featuring young comedians, Hart came to him for advice. “He’s the only guy that ever listened to me, and he literally did exactly what the f— I told him. I looked at him, and I said, ‘Man you are really funny, but your problem is you are competing with these other comedians. They are not your peers. You are better than all of them. But you need to get out of their circle, and develop your own voice.”
“I swear to God, within 800 days, Kevin Hart was a bigger star than me. Within 800 days. He was taking parts from me. He was in a movie with The Rock. My last name’s Rock!”
Hart, 44, was selected as the recipient for the ceremony’s 25th anniversary, for the first time to be shown on Netflix as part of
So many celebrities attended the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Saturday night (April 13) in Los Angeles!
Katy Perry and Lizzo shared a very cute moment together on the red carpet while attending the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday night (April 13) in Los Angeles.
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