Pete Davidson Takes Aim at Kanye West During Kevin Hart Roast

At Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart on Sunday, May 10, Pete Davidson made it clear that his feud with Kanye West isn’t ancient history—and he’s still got plenty to say about it. The 32-year-old comedian took the stage and fired off a sharp jab at the rapper while responding to fellow roaster Tony Hinchcliffe, delivering a line that perfectly encapsulated years of online drama: I was in a beef with Kanye, so I’ve taken shots from better gay Nazis. Thank you.

It’s a brutal one-liner that lands harder when you understand the context. Davidson and West’s conflict ignited during Davidson’s nine-month relationship with Kim Kardashian, which lasted from November 2021 to August 2022. Throughout that time, West waged a relentless social media campaign against the SNL alum, famously dubbing him Skete and making it abundantly clear he wasn’t thrilled about the relationship. The tension was real, public, and deeply messy—the kind of celebrity beef that defines a generation’s internet discourse.

What gives Davidson’s joke its bite isn’t just the reference to West’s past—it’s the timing. Just months before the roast, West published an open letter in the Wall Street Journal this past January detailing a four-month manic episode that he claims included psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior. He attributed his antisemitic rants and other inflammatory posts to his bipolar type-1 diagnosis, writing that he regretted his actions and credited his wife Bianca Censori with helping him seek treatment. It’s a moment of accountability that makes Davidson’s roast joke feel less like he’s punching down and more like he’s acknowledging a very public chapter that both men lived through.

Hinchcliffe also took his own explicit shot at West during the roast, bringing up Kardashian in a crude joke while Davidson nodded along. West has yet to publicly acknowledge his name being included in Sunday’s festivities, which speaks volumes about how far removed this feud feels from its peak intensity.

The whole exchange serves as a reminder that roasts thrive on truth—and in celebrity feuds, the best material comes from real grievances, not imaginary ones. Davidson’s ability to joke about his past with West without malice suggests both men may finally be ready to let this chapter close, even if the scars and the zingers remain.