Comedian Wanda Sykes turned down an invitation to participate in Netflix's Kevin Hart roast in May—and she has no regrets. According to Variety, Hart personally called Sykes before the event was announced, but she declined. Now defending her decision publicly, Sykes criticized the roast format as 'lazy writing' filled with 'recycled sexist, racist, and gay jokes.' She was relieved to sit it out, suggesting the roast relied on tired comedic tropes rather than fresh material.

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