Funny AF with Kevin Hart
Overview
Kevin Hart is searching for the next big stand-up comedian across New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Not in talent show audition rooms, but at the Comedy Cellar, the Hollywood Improv, and Chicago's Second City, where comedians are doing the actual work. Over forty comics compete. They carry material nobody has heard yet and face pressure they have never felt at this scale.
Cast
Kevin Hart
Keegan-Michael Key
Tom Segura
Kumail Nanjiani
Chelsea Handler
Nikki Glaser
Fun Facts
- Unlike traditional talent shows offering cash prizes, Funny AF offered a life-changing grand prize: the winner secured their own official, solo Netflix stand-up comedy special. Comedy Store regular Ron Taylor was crowned the inaugural winner during the live finale after winning over global audience real-time votes.
- The series tested the comics across every dimension of live comedy rather than just standard sets. Challenges ranged from handling brutal real-time hecklers and improvising punchlines based on breaking news headlines to crafting high-stakes roast material for NFL legend Marshawn Lynch.