Kevin Hart returns to Resorts World Las Vegas for two shows

Kevin Hart has been at Resorts World Las Vegas before. He recorded his 2023 comedy special, Kevin Hart: Reality Check, at Resorts World Theatre, where he shared his opinions on body modification, LeBron James, the metaverse and the advantages of walking onstage with a Louisville Slugger. His name emanates from Resorts World’s giant tower-side video display, and enthusiastic audiences can summarize their experience in one phrase Hart repeats during his shows: “Somebody’s gotta say it.”

Somebody’s gotta say, “We’re entertaining the crazy too much,” and, “The crazy are only going to get crazier.” Somebody’s gotta say, “Crazy sneaks up on you. Look at Will Smith, that just happened.” And somebody’s gotta say something about a relative calling them to announce that they think they might be a dog.

Sometimes, Hart says, he feels like he lives in the crazy. Being at the epicenter of the Kevin Hart Nation, he most certainly does. Hart produces, directs and stars in movies and streaming series at a pace that would exhaust entertainment industry A-listers half his age. He oversees his comedy platform LOL Network, his Hartbeat production company that focuses on box offices, and Hartbeat Ventures, which supplies capital to promising media and lifestyle companies.

Hart, in short, has energy to burn and multiple outlets to direct it in. Stand-up is his foundation, though. He’ll be at Resorts World Friday, then brings his current Acting My Age Tour to Edmonton, Alberta, for the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival, then returns to Resorts World Sunday. Hart can’t stop, won’t stop.

That might be in part due to his having a hard time getting his comedy career off the ground in his native Philadelphia. Hart moved to New York City and honed his craft at Massachusetts venues. A guest appearance in Judd Apatow’s early-career television series Undeclared in 2002 led to a succession of film roles with increasing visibility: Scary Movie 3, Soul Plane and The 40-Year Old Virgin.

Hart undertook his first major comedy tour and released his first stand-up special, I’m a Grown Little Man, in 2009. His career exploded after that, with Hart seemingly taking on every project he could. Think Like a Man was a major hit in 2012, begetting a Vegas-based sequel. His Real Husbands of Hollywood satire of reality shows was successful enough to be renewed for several seasons, and in 2018 Hartbeat released its first feature film, Night School.

It’s almost as exhausting trying to keep up with Hart’s activities as it must be to live like him. He has the motivation and the ideas to keep his empire growing, so he does. The growth provides enough confidence for Hart to shrug off criticism leveled at him by other rival comics like Katt Williams during interviews. The second season of his latest streaming series, Die Hart, is streaming on Prime, and he has that Louisville Slugger in case someone really, really doesn’t like what he’s gotta say and invades his stage.

Resorts World Las Vegas, 8 p.m. July 12 & 14, starting at $89 plus tax and fee. axs.com

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