Chelsea Handler criticized Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe for making racist, bigoted, and sexist jokes. She said they appeared to be trying to align with the Joe Rogan-associated Austin comedy scene. She argued the jokes were in poor taste because the event was meant to honor Kevin Hart. She specifically condemned a joke comparing Hart’s height to lynching him from a bonsai tree, saying lynching Black people is not humor. She also objected to jokes about Sheryl Underwood’s late husband, whom Gillis said he cleared with Underwood beforehand. Handler said the overall vibe was disgusting and that Hart deserved an elevated roast.
"Handler took aim at Gillis and his friend and collaborator Tony Hinchcliffe. She described both comedians as "racists," "bigots," and sexists who "think they're invincible." When asked by Cole whether she thought white comics in general lean into racist jokes to further their careers, Handler said they were probably hoping to "get in with that group of Roganites" associated with Joe Rogan's Austin comedy scene."
"Handler said it was in poor taste for Gillis and Hinchcliffe to make racist jokes at an event intended to honor Hart. In one joke, Gillis said Hart is "so short, you'd have to lynch him from a bonsai tree." "I don't find those jokes to be funny - jokes about lynching Black people," Handler said. "Lynching is not a joke. That's worse than rape. You're not joking about rape, are you? ... You know you can't do that, but you can say 'lynching'? People are like it's a roast, you go for it. You couldn't go for it without being gross?""
"She continued, "I found them making fun of Sheryl Underwood's dead husband who committed suicide [gross]... If she says she's fine with that, she's fine with that. I wasn't fine with that. I thought that was disgusting, too." "There was so much disgustingness," Handler said. "I knew it was gonna be such a gross vibe that I would be able to elevate it, no problem, and that's what I went to do... Kevin didn't deserve that. He deserved an elevated roast.""
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