Godfrey Takes On the Kevin Hart Roast & Black MAGA!

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🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This morning is going OFF. 🔥 Don sits down with comedian Godfrey to break down the outrage over the Kevin Hart roast and ask the obvious question: it’s a ROAST… what exactly were people expecting? 😳 They also dive into the lack of representation for Black comedians in mainstream spaces, culture wars in comedy, and the increasingly bizarre trend of people of color embracing MAGA politics. Sharp takes, uncomfortable truths, and absolutely zero sugarcoating this morning. This episode is sponsored by Mars Men. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com This episode is brought to you by Helix. Go to https://helixsleep.com/DON for 27% Off Sitewide. Exclusive for listeners of The Don Lemon Show. This episode is sponsored by Incogni. Go to https://incogni.com/donlemon and use code donlemon for 60% off. Incogni HELPS wipe yourself from the Internet — they can’t harm you if they can’t find you. Click the link below to claim your 60% off and get your personal data off the market! Erase yourself from the internet This episode is brought to you by Shopify. See less carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button.Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Godfrey.
0:16.2	First of all, I'm digging the haircut.
0:20.2	Like, are you going back to kid and play?
0:22.6	Like, what's happening?
0:23.6	The big day game, the kid in play.
0:26.6	But, you know, and people, I could have put it in the middle and looked like I was in one of those, you know,
0:31.6	1930 black dudes like this.
0:33.6	I works real well, sir.
0:36.6	I could do my, uh, that,
0:39.3	the zoosuit. Yeah.
0:42.3	Heidi, hiady, hidy, honey, honey, hi.
0:44.3	Hi.
0:46.3	Ha, ha, ha, ha, hi.
0:47.3	Wait, give me some Big Daddy Kane.
0:50.3	What you got?
0:51.3	Oh, Big Daddy King?
0:53.3	Oh, let Daddy King?
1:12.5	Let's say, um, let's say, uh, ain't no half stepping on the B-I-G-A-D-A-D-D-W-K and any. I give plenty. You want many. You better understand. I got the war. You know the fuck. Okay. All right, all right, all right. Don't get us demonetize. Godfrey, I want to talk to you about,
1:18.3	this seems to be the, I don't know if it's the era. Something is happening in the world as it going, something is going on and bubbling with comedians, stand-up comedians, late-night comedians,
1:27.2	you saw the Kevin Hart roast.
1:29.3	I saw your thing on that.
1:31.3	Let's start with Kevin Hart first.
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