Kevin Hart’s First Comedy Show In Egypt Canceled Due To His “Afrocentric” Views

On February 21, Kevin Hart will take the stage in Egypt for the first time as part of his Kevin Hart: Reality Check tour.

However, the performance was postponed due to “local logistical issues,” according to the organizers on Instagram. The cancellation allegedly came after local Egyptians expressed outrage over the comedian’s “Afrocentric” viewpoints. According to Eurweb, Hart has been charged with “distorting history.” “We must teach our children the real history of Black Africans when they were kings in Egypt and not just the period of slavery that is cemented by education in America,” the 43-year-old had previously said. Do you recall the days when we reigned as kings?

Twitter users in Egypt responded quickly to Hart’s accusations, which supported the boycott of the #StopAfroCentricConference. One Twitter user even went so far as to say, “Want to steal and attribute Egypt’s civilization to Africans and convince modern Egyptians that we are occupying Egypt from them. We must all take part in the movement to postpone Kevin’s performance. Evidently, Egyptian discontent was sufficient for the show’s organizers to postpone Hart’s appearance one day in advance.

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Organizations cancel Kevin Hart’s performance in Cairo

The Dean of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport in Egypt, Monica Hanna, contends that the truth lies somewhere in the center despite the strong views on history held by both Afrocentric academics and Egyptian critics. She told News Line that “both extreme Afrocentrists and Egyptian nationalists adopt discourses based on racist notions of color and ethnicity that are completely detached from scientific, historical, and cultural facts.” Hanna also likens the conflict to brawls between “violent rival football supporters.”

Hart’s comedy program was canceled this week due to backlash from his Afrocentric remarks. As a result, a number of users tweeted their gratitude for the choice. For instance, one user commented, “Seeing Kevin Hart’s show here get canceled is so gratifying to see,” while another said, “Kevin Hart’s nonsense show canceled keep his Afrocentric ass out of Egypt.” Hart will resume his Reality Check tour in Abu Dhabi tonight while his performance in Cairo is still postponed (February 22nd). The comedian will conduct his final shows in the Middle East before coming back to the United States in March.

Twitter Reacts:

Kevin, Hart’s nonsense show canceled keep his Afrocentric ass out of Egypt 😂😂😂😂👍👍🙏🙏
— KingKoo (@AElkoshairi) February 20, 2023

Kevin Hart’s performance in Egypt canceled because of backlash against his American Afrocentric comments, namely that Egypt’s history belongs to South Africa. Americans are embarrassing.
— Lola لولا (@yalahwylola) February 21, 2023

Seeing kevin hart's show here get cancelled is so satisfying to see. Like hell yeah keep him and his afrocentric bullshit far, FAR away from Egypt no one accepts this shit here and he better know his place from now on
— ★ᴍᴀʀɪ★⁸ (Xue Yang apologist) (@KanaBooty) February 20, 2023

Egyptian nationalists have been campaigning to get it cancelled for months. They allege that Kevin Hart holds Afrocentric views and deemed him not welcome in Egypt
— Carpe diem (@BonganiRad) February 20, 2023

“The comments on the cancelation post were mostly unwelcoming of the American comedian due to previous Afrocentric comments that were allegedly made by him.” 🎤🇪🇬 https://t.co/QgtiKBThn3
— Spencer Wells (@spwells) February 21, 2023

Kevin Hart’s First Comedy Show In Egypt Canceled Due To His “Afrocentric” Views

On February 21, Kevin Hart will take the stage in Egypt for the first time as part of his Kevin Hart: Reality Check tour.

Organizations cancel Kevin Hart’s performance in Cairo

Twitter Reacts:

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