Bailiff ensured one of the biggest surprises of Kevin HartThe Netflix roast came from him. The R&B star stunned the audience when he took the stage and performed a parody version of his 2004 hit song “Burn” to roast the comedian.
Although the performance only lasted a few minutes, it left the audience smiling, while Hart remained visibly shocked throughout. Excerpts from the moment then went viral, sparking reactions from several social media users.
Usher roasts Kevin Hart with ‘Burn’ parody
Roasts are usually filled with brutal jokes from other comedians, but one of the toughest moments of the evening came from Hart’s longtime friend Usher.
When the R&B star took the stage, many expected him to deliver one of his usual performances. Instead, he performed a parody of his 2004 hit “Burn,” using the moment to roast Hart in a way that left the comedian repeatedly asking, “What the hell?”
Rather than singing about heartbreak, as he did in the original version, the musician turned the song into a series of playful insults about Hart’s comedy career and their friendship. In one of the edited lines, he questioned why he had to remain in a “fake friendship” with Hart, before joking that they no longer laughed.
Kevin Hart appeared visibly shocked by the roast
Kevin Hart was caught off guard after Usher wrote an entire song about how he sucks as an actor 😭💔
He then tried to feed him cherries like he was a girl during one of his shows 💀
“I watched your last fight and not a single funny part… It doesn’t matter what the script is each… pic.twitter.com/hwf6lsW4Ht
– Frxmzy🔪 (@Frxmzy) May 11, 2026
Despite Hart’s reaction, Usher only doubled down, not missing a beat as the band played.
During the performance, the singer mocked Hart’s comedy career and suggested that his jokes weren’t landing like they used to, even joking at one point, “Look what money does to you.” »
The performance left Hart visibly shocked, with a stunned expression throughout the set. However, attendees seemed to enjoy the moment, as several audience members smiled when the cameras turned on them.
Fans loved Kevin Hart’s musical roast of Usher
Online, netizens expressed their love for Usher’s parody of his own song, with many praising the unexpected twist and his comedic delivery.
“An R&B roaster is evil,” one person wrote, while another noted, “It’s him trying not to laugh while he sings that makes me laugh.”
“Getting roasted to a tune is insane,” someone else added, while a fourth user commented: “Kevin be so surprised by the constant betrayals: The Rock, Usher, Shaq, Chris Brown, all of them.”
Some also suggested that Usher’s broken voice while he sang was intentional and meant to further reflect the joke he was making.
“The fact that you don’t understand that he intentionally crackled his voice shows me how much you lack a sense of humor,” one user said.
Kevin Hart made fun of his friend before the roast
Hart’s roast of Usher felt like the perfect revenge for times the comedian had already trolled him in previous public appearances.
One notable example came during the 2025 BET Awards, where Hart served as host and took the stage wearing a floor-length bright red fur coat. The outfit featured a tag on which the musician’s name had been crossed out and replaced with Hart’s, according to The Mirror.
Hart was also flanked by two butlers holding bowls of cherries, which he picked before attempting to feed them to audience members.
The look appears to parody Usher’s style on his “Past Present Future” tour, where he often wears a bright red coat, moves through the crowd and gives a single cherry to a selected fan.
Kevin Hart once tried to hijack Usher’s show
In September 2024, Hart also performed a playful stunt during Usher’s sold-out four-night tour in Los Angeles.
The actor took the stage to play the singer, wearing a white tank top and jeans that evening. Hart then took off her top before launching into her own version of the song “Nice & Slow.”
However, before he could get very far, the R&B star quickly came out and asked him, “What the hell are you doing?” These are the same words Hart later asked the singer during the recent roast.
Hart then tried to explain that they had arranged for him to sing a song, but Usher firmly interrupted him with a stern “no” before chasing him off the stage.