Kevin Hart: Golf, Girlhood, & Getting Roasted
Alex Cooper interviews comedian and actor Kevin Hart on Call Her Daddy, covering his newfound obsession with golf, his role as a father of four, his upcoming Netflix roast, and his comedy competition series 'Funny AF.' The conversation blends humor with surprisingly candid reflections on career legacy, family milestones, and the philosophy of success.
Summary
The episode opens with Alex Cooper welcoming Kevin Hart to Call Her Daddy, and the two immediately establish a playful, unfiltered dynamic. Early conversation centers on Kevin's car collection — which he confirms is somewhere under 50 vehicles — including a focus on his love of muscle cars and two-seaters. He names several of his custom builds, including 'Dark Night,' 'Bad News,' 'Mint Condition,' and 'Birdie,' the latter being his Bronco named in hopeful anticipation of his golf game improving.
The two play a game called 'Confess or Text,' where Kevin is asked increasingly personal questions and must either answer or text a celebrity a provided prompt. Highlights include Kevin jokingly naming Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as the most overrated person in the industry, describing his 'diva moment' on the Jumanji set as being driven by his intense dislike of jungle insects, and admitting his biggest lie is claiming to be 5'5" when he's closer to 5'2" or 5'3". He declines to share a secret sexual fantasy and instead sends a voice note to Chelsea Handler asking what drugs she could supply for a rager, and sends Jack Black a pitch for a demonic children's choir movie — to which Black promptly responds 'let me read the script,' exactly as Kevin predicted.
Kevin discusses golf at length, explaining that he only took up the sport seven months ago after hitting biodegradable golf balls off the back of a boat with Ludacris, followed by a humbling golf trip to Mexico with friends. Driven by his competitive nature, he made a bet that he would beat all his friends within a year, with the rematch coming in five months. He describes an intense dedication to the sport, practicing his swing everywhere and buying golf-related gear obsessively. He mentions his wife Eniko has been his caddy during practice rounds and has a collection of his worst swings on video. He also expresses ambitions to eventually compete in a 50-and-up senior tournament and to 'make golf sexy.'
The interview shifts to family, where Kevin speaks emotionally about his four children. He describes his parenting philosophy as 'solution first' while acknowledging he had to learn to simply listen to his oldest daughter rather than immediately problem-solve. He reflects with deep pride on his oldest son committing to run track and field at the University of Tennessee and his oldest daughter turning 21, noting that the impending empty nest is something he hasn't fully processed yet. He speaks about the trickle-down impact on his younger children when the older ones leave home.
A comedic segment tests Kevin's knowledge of women's beauty and hygiene products through pictures, which he largely misidentifies — confusing a tampon applicator for a 'vagina plug,' a pimple patch for a 'semen checker,' a vibrator for 'Mr. Fix-It,' and a toe separator for a 'testicle holder.' The segment is played for laughs and Kevin holds his own on a few items like the beauty blender and eyelash curler.
Discussion of the upcoming Netflix roast of Kevin Hart reveals his enthusiastic attitude — he says there's nothing that could hurt his feelings, welcomes hard-hitting comedy, and is excited to respond in kind since he gets to go last. He then delivers rapid-fire roasts of celebrities including Timothée Chalamet ('the body of a German woman'), Elon Musk ('the glitcher'), Nick Cannon ('sperm diffuser'), Patrick Mahomes ('has a voice that doesn't match his body'), Bruno Mars ('born in the wrong decade'), Robert Pattinson ('I'm still Team Jacob'), and Machine Gun Kelly ('the product of a wrong tattoo choice').
The conversation concludes with Kevin discussing his Netflix competition series 'Funny AF,' where comedians compete for a Netflix hour special. He explains that he looks for stage presence, authenticity, and star quality in up-and-coming comics and emphasizes that he's not there to highlight failure but to build careers. He reflects on his broader legacy, describing a nine-hour standup catalog and work spanning action, drama, animation, business, and authorship. He speaks philosophically about being in one's 'prime' — comparing it to running 12 miles without realizing it — and expresses that his current focus is on helping the next generation rather than chasing his own past peaks.
Key Insights
- Kevin Hart claims he only took up golf seven months ago after hitting biodegradable balls off a boat with Ludacris, and his competitive nature — not enjoyment — is what drove him to commit fully after being humbled on a trip to Mexico.
- Hart has a bet with his friends that he will beat all of them at golf within one year, with the rematch match coming in five months, and he refuses to disclose his handicap to avoid giving them a competitive edge.
- Hart argues that his biggest lie has been claiming he is 5'5" when he is actually closer to 5'2" or 5'3", and says the only person who ever believed him was a DMV clerk.
- Hart describes his diva behavior on the Jumanji set as being entirely driven by his hatred of jungle insects — specifically mosquitoes, spiders, and centipedes — and says he will decline movie roles based on location if they involve too much wildlife exposure.
- Hart says he took the mirrors out of his gym temporarily while renovating and found that training without them made him more motivated because he wasn't constantly checking for results in real time.
- Hart describes his parenting philosophy as 'solution first' but acknowledges he had to learn through experience with his oldest daughter that sometimes just being heard is the solution — listening itself was the fix.
- Hart says he gives his kids freedom proportional to the responsibility and maturity they demonstrate, and will only pull privileges back if they break agreements, not as preemptive control.
- Hart reflects that watching his oldest children — his daughter turning 21 and his son committing to the University of Tennessee for track — is a bigger accomplishment than anything in his career, and admits he hasn't fully processed the impending empty nest.
- Hart argues that his career peak — selling out arenas with multiple shows per night while simultaneously making movies and touring — is something he will never replicate, and that he is now in a more 'surgical' and 'seasoned' phase focused on legacy and giving back.
- Hart says he hopes his legacy is defined not by himself but by the totality of his catalog — nine hours of standup plus movies, TV, business, and authorship — and that the real measure of success is inspiring someone else to take the baton and do more.
- Regarding the Netflix roast, Hart says there is nothing any roaster could say that would hurt his feelings, because roasting is where he started and he welcomes it — especially since he gets to go last and respond.
- Hart describes what he looks for in up-and-coming comedians on Funny AF as not just talent but the courage to be authentically themselves on stage, arguing that cracking the code of unique self-expression is the hardest and most important skill in comedy.
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