▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Hart ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁comedy ▁world ▁tour ▁titled ▁the ▁What ▁Now ? ▁Tour ▁at ▁the ▁AT & T ▁Center ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁which ▁concluded ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁Columb us ▁C iv ic ▁Center ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Georgia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Universal ▁Pictures ▁announced ▁that ▁Kevin ▁Hart : ▁What ▁Now ?, ▁a ▁stand - up ▁comedy ▁film ▁featuring ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁Kevin ▁Hart ' s ▁What ▁Now ? ▁Tour , ▁would ▁be ▁the atr ically ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁fil med ▁live ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 5 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁at ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁Lincoln ▁Fin an cial ▁Field . ▁ ▁Film ▁and ▁television ▁roles ▁Hart ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁from ▁his ▁guest ▁appearance ▁in ▁Und ec la red . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁film ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁P aper ▁Sold iers . ▁Hart ▁then ▁gained ▁further ▁recognition ▁from ▁his ▁other ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sc ary ▁Movie ▁franch ise , ▁Soul ▁Pl ane , ▁The ▁ 4 0 - Year - Old ▁Virgin , ▁Death ▁at ▁a ▁Fun eral , ▁and ▁Little ▁F ock ers . ▁He ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁film ▁Trop