. ▁Hart ▁then ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁His ▁long time ▁friend ▁Jud d ▁A pat ow , ▁the ▁director ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁big ▁on - screen ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Und ec la red , ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁recommended ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁gig . ▁Hart ▁hoped ▁that ▁this ▁will ▁project ▁him ▁further ▁into ▁a ▁side ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁em ce e , ▁stating , ▁" H ope fully ▁after ▁MTV , ▁of ▁course ▁we ' re ▁talking ▁Em mys , ▁O sc ars , ▁whatever ." ▁He ▁has ▁hosted ▁three ▁episodes ▁of ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Hart ▁hosted ▁the ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁Ro ast ▁of ▁Justin ▁B ie ber . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Hart ▁co - host ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁MTV ▁Movie ▁Awards ▁with ▁D way ne ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Hart ▁has ▁also ▁hosted ▁on ▁H Q ▁T riv ia ▁and ▁gave ▁away ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁person ▁with ▁Scott ▁Rog ow sky ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁which ▁had ▁ 6 9 9 K ▁players . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hart ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁Academy ▁Awards , ▁but ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁host ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁public ▁criticism ▁of ▁several ▁hom