“I’m Gonna Roast YOU!” Dave Smith vs Adam Sosnick Reunite In Comedy Battle
5/14/202645 min
Netflix’s 'The Roast of Kevin Hart' has ignited a fierce new culture war debate after a barrage of controversial jokes sparked backlash from across the political spectrum. The roast - featuring material touching on racism, sexism, ableism, antisemitism, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, George Floyd and more - has been praised by some as proof that “woke culture” is finally losing its grip on comedy, while others argue it crossed multiple lines. As outrage erupts online, the discussion has reopened old questions about cancel culture, free speech, and whether offensive comedy should have any limits at all. Can comedy ever go too far? If so, where is the line and who gets to decide? Piers Morgan is joined by comedian and host of Part of the Problem, Dave Smith, PBD Podcast contributor Adam Sosnick, host of Emily Saves America, Emily Wilson, and author, commentator and YouTuber Jay Dyer to debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsPiers Morgan· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Podcaster and comedian Dave's tickets are definitely available. Smith. Adam "The Body Bag" Sosnick. His very last chance on Uncensored.
Dave Smith· Guest0:08
No one told me Adam was gonna be on this.
Emily Wilson· Guest0:10
Why is Adam on the comedy panel?
Dave Smith· Guest0:12
[laughs] I just need a minute to, to gather myself.
Adam Sosnick· Guest0:16
Listen, I, uh, did stand-up comedy in my 20s, and I know funny.
Dave Smith· Guest0:20
Well, you failed out of stand-up comedy, and Pete Davidson became a multimillionaire famous success from it. So maybe you're not in a position to determine whether it's good comedy or not.
Adam Sosnick· Guest0:29
What's the funniest joke Pete Davidson has ever said other than that joke? Dave Smith, comedian.
Dave Smith· Guest0:33
Adam, you really are, like, one of the dumbest people who [laughs] talks for a living.
Jay Dyer· Guest0:37
We're all ignoring the wigger question because that's riding the line.
Adam Sosnick· Guest0:42
Who is this W-L-K right here?
Piers Morgan· Host0:43
[beep] I thought it'd be in the spirit of a roast to roast one other panel member.
Dave Smith· Guest0:49
I'm gonna roast you. Here's you a real wigger.
Piers Morgan· Host0:51
[upbeat music] Woke is dead. And while I'm famously not a fan of self-promotion or of saying, "I told you so," I did write a best-selling book explaining why. This week, another case in point, the Roast of Kevin Hart aired on Netflix on Sunday and has been debated breathlessly ever since. There was something to offend everybody: racism, sexism, ableism, classism, sizeism, antisemitism. A bit like one of our debates if you watch from a standpoint of Ben Shapiro. It was, by some margin, more shocking than the kind of content which used to result in literal walkouts by woke left Netflix employees. The era of anything goes