Netflix ’s recent Kevin Hart roast came about after they were first turned down by Paul McCartney .

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The Roast Of Kevin Hart aired live on the streaming network on Sunday (May 10), hosted by comedian Shane Gillis, but it has emerged that one of Netflix’s original targets for the roast was the Beatles legend.

Jeff Ross, who executive produces the Netflix roasts, told Variety : “We did ask Paul McCartney at one point. To me, that would be a fantasy roast. Paul McCartney doesn’t need anything, but a Paul McCartney roast would be good for the world. It would be so funny to me because he is so loved.”

Netflix’s stand-up comedy chief Robbie Praw also said that they had “thrown around a lot of names” for this year’s roast, with one candidate being Will Smith .…