Kanye West Becomes Comedy Piñata At Greek Theatre

Kanye West found himself the butt of several jokes at Seth Rogen’s star-studded Netflix is a Joke show, where comedians took turns roasting the rapper’s recent behavior. Rogen hosted the event at Los Angeles’ iconic Greek Theatre, rolling onto the stage via chariot and teasing that Kanye was performing somewhere as part of the festival. West has been selling out shows in LA despite a song called Heil Hitler, which Rogen found both baffling and ripe for mockery.

Kanye Forgives Hitler, Hates Pete Davidson

How does one rationalize the reality that a musician sitting atop the charts can utter dreadful statements and continue filling stadiums, yet a stand-up comic catches heat for something significantly tamer? Kanye faced particular scrutiny from Rogen, who noted that he himself has said critical things about Jewish people and caught more heat than West ever did. Rogen joked that he got a lot of criticism for what he said, but he has no number one albums, which apparently buys a person a lot of forgiveness.

Kanye also came up during Jon Stewart’s set, where Stewart mused about how Kanye thinks everyone else messed up his Adidas deal. Stewart did not hold back, saying seriously, f— that guy, referring to West’s comments about forgiving Hitler and misunderstanding the dictator’s legacy. West apparently thinks Hitler deserves forgiveness but remains angry at Pete Davidson, which Stewart found to be a bizarre hierarchy of grievances. The crowd laughed, but the tension in the room suggested that West’s return to the spotlight made everyone uncomfortable.

Joke Machine Asks About MAHA Support

Kanye’s name came up again when Stewart roasted RFK Junior before asking whether the crowd still supported MAHA, the political action committee. Stewart joked that Los Angeles is pretty messed up, having survived fires and mudslides only to let someone from The Hills run for mayor. West did not appear in that bit, but the night clearly had a theme of mocking rich and powerful men who say ridiculous things.

Silverman also took aim at RFK Junior during her set, reading aloud a poem he wrote to a reporter during their romance. She said she could not make it up, it was so gross, but she felt it deserved an audience. West escaped Silverman’s wrath, but the room seemed primed to laugh at any public figure who acts out of line.

Kroll Dropped Names Faster Than Pyro Dropped Sparks

Nick Kroll reflected on shooting the comedy “Get Him to the Greek” at the same theater, name-dropping Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, and Diddy as alleged sex pests. He remembered a rehearsal where pyrotechnics popped off while Brand was on stage, and he joked that, unfortunately, nothing happened to Russell. Kanye was not part of that story, but the night’s tone suggested that cancel culture picks and chooses its targets unevenly.

Hilarity for Charity, Rogen and his wife’s nonprofit that cares for families affected by Alzheimer’s, benefited from the evening’s ticket sales. Rogen put on a similar show in 2024, programming acts based on who he personally wanted to watch for an evening. West was not invited, obviously, but his shadow loomed over the jokes about antisemitism and celebrity arrogance.

Stewart Spoke Truth West Won’t Hear