Kevin Hart's 'Funny AF' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
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- Netflix renewed 'Funny AF with Kevin Hart' for Season 2, targeting a 2027 release with live episodes and real-time member voting to determine the winner
- Ron Taylor was named the show's inaugural winner at Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, beating finalists Usama Siddiquee, Caitlin Peluffo, and Reg Thomas
- 'Funny AF' earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Reality Competition Program while host Kevin Hart is up for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
- Season 1 premiered this past April and stayed in Netflix's Top 10 for over three weeks, with guest appearances from Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Segura, Kumail Nanjiani, Chelsea Handler, Nikki Glaser, Chris Rock, and Marshawn Lynch
- Kevin Hart has generated more than 1 billion views on Netflix titles over the last two years, and the recent Netflix roast he headlined pulled 13.5 million views in its first week
- Hart's next Netflix project is the R-rated comedy '72 Hours,' directed by Tim Story and co-starring Marcello Hernández, premiering July 24
Why it matters: A Season 2 pickup doubles down on a competition format that Netflix can now package as both a prestige Emmy play and a proven Top 10 performer, while extending Hart's commercial dominance on the platform — his titles have crossed 1 billion views in two years, and his upcoming '72 Hours' keeps that pipeline fed through summer 2026.
