Piers Morgan Segment Goes off the Rails in a Hurry

"During Netflix's The Roast of Kevin Hart, Davidson invoked the deceased Turning Point USA founder while making fun of guest Tony Hinchcliffe. Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk in that he's definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat, said Davidson. Sosnick claimed that due to his own stint as a stand-up comedian and his ownership of a comedy club, he knew how to evaluate which comics were funny and which took cheap shots. I know funny, he said. But there's also people who make their name in this career by not being that funny."

"Host Piers Morgan pressed Sosnick on the point, asking him if he believed Davidson had crossed a line in his joke. I don't think there's any line you can cross. The market will speak. If Pete Davidson wants to start doing standup comedy shows again, and nobody shows up, let the market speak, he said. I believe in free market capitalism. I don't believe in censorship. I don't believe in cancel culture, even if you're unfunny. If we were canceling unfunny people, there's a lot of comedians that would have been cancelled years ago, Pete Davidson being one of them."

"Smith disagreed with Sosnick's characterization of Davidson, claiming the joke was hilarious and arguing that outrage over the roast's jokes showed the hypocrisy of those who were angry. Sosnick pushed back, leading to an argument that got personal fast. SMITH: It was hilarious. It was a great joke. I don't even like understand entertaining this conversation o"

Dave Smith and Adam Sosnick clashed during a segment involving Piers Morgan after Dave Smith and Sosnick argued about a joke Pete Davidson made on Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart. Davidson referenced Charlie Kirk while mocking Tony Hinchcliffe, comparing Hinchcliffe to Kirk. Sosnick said he could judge comedy based on his stand-up experience and comedy club ownership, arguing that some people build careers through cheap shots rather than being funny. Morgan pressed whether Davidson crossed a line, and Sosnick replied that no line can be crossed and that the market should decide if audiences show up. Sosnick defended free market capitalism and rejected censorship and cancel culture. Smith called the joke hilarious and criticized outrage as hypocrisy, escalating into a personal argument.

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