D.L. Hughley slammed Tony Hinchcliffe over the comedian\u2019s George Floyd joke during \u201cThe Roast of Kevin Hart\u201d that aired over the weekend.<\/p>\n
In a video shared to his Instagram account Wednesday, Hughley broke down his problems with the \u201cKill Tony\u201d star\u2019s joke about Floyd, noting that he felt Hinchcliffe was an odd choice for the roast.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find it ironic that a comedian, who appeared at a Nazi rally for Trump a couple of years ago, and told a very incendiary joke, would end up with the [n-word] that was in\u00a0\u2018Jumanji,’\u201d Hughley said. \u201cI just don\u2019t think those audiences mesh.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI remember years ago when it was the Dean Martin roast, you got the sense that those people liked each other. That those people have an affinity for each other. That it was kind of tongue-in-cheek. I don\u2019t get that sense at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hinchcliffe\u2019s set during the roast earned quick criticism online following his joke about George Floyd. He also targeted fellow roaster Sheryl Underwood with a joke about her late husband\u2019s suicide.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Black community is so proud of you\u2026 right now George Floyd is looking up at us all, laughing so hard he can\u2019t breathe,\u201d Hinchcliffe said.<\/p>\n
Hughley added that the \u201cfree speech\u201d argument often trends down \u201ca one-sided street.\u201d He noted that the same people laughing at the Floyd joke are often balking whenever someone makes a joke about Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are entitled to tell a joke,\u201d Hughley said. \u201cBut it cannot be just jokes when the very audiences that support that kind of comedy got upset when someone said anything about Charlie Kirk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hughley recalled the effort the late conservative commentator\u2019s supporters made to get comedians fired \u201cfor just saying anything about Charlie Kirk,\u201d seemingly referencing Donald Trump\u2019s ongoing feud with Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say, the same people who like Trump, like these comedians,\u201d he added. \u201cSame people. How is [that] when you do it, it is called comedy, when they do it \u2026 it\u2019s something entirely different.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch his full commentary above.<\/p>\n
Floyd\u2019s family also spoke out against Hinchcliffe\u2019s jokes. A spokesperson for The Gianna & George Floyd Foundation called the joke \u201csad for the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are trying to rebuild things for our community and make things better in our community,\u201d the foundation said to TMZ following the roast. \u201cLet\u2019s try to be a little bit more positive and not sit up there doing colon inspections by white comedians.\u201d<\/p>\n
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