“I get that racism exists, but it's not a catalyst for my content. I don't need to talk about race to have material. My style of comedy is more self-deprecating. I think that makes me more relatable. When you deal with 'topics' - race, white versus black - you're not separating from the pack. You're doing what everybody else is doing.”

American comedian and actor

Kevin Darnell Hart is an American comedian and actor. He first gained wider attention after winning several stand-up comedy competitions and landing a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared in 2001. His profile grew with the release of his first stand-up album, I'm a Grown Little Man, in 2009. He later followed it with Seriously Funny, Laugh at My Pain, Let Me Explain, and What Now?, extending the work that built his reputation in stand-up comedy.