Chelsea Handler said she was grossed out by Shane Gillis' and Tony Hinchcliffe's "racist" jokes at Kevin Hart's roast on May 10.
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The comedian noted that she wanted to "elevate" the show knowing they'd bring "disgustingness."
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Handler also said that she received DMs from their exes about them being "sexist bigots."
Chelsea Handleris disgusted over the "racist" and "sexist" jokes made by Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe during Netflix'sThe Roast of Kevin Harton May 10.
During an appearance on theFunny Knowing Youpodcastwith Deon Cole on Wednesday, Handler said she was not at all into Gillis' and Hinchcliffe's respective jabs atKevin Hart.
"I mean, it was ick. It was gross," she said of their bits. The comedian also claimed she heard from their ex-girlfriends in DMs on social media and they told her "just everything we know, that they’re racist, that they’re bigots, they’re sexist."
One of the exes also apparently said that Gillis thinks he's "invincible" because even though he was fired fromSaturday Night Livein 2019 for using derogatory language, he was later invited backto host twice.
Handler went on to specifically call out Gillis’ joke about lynching.
"I don’t find those jokes to be funny. Jokes about lynching Black people. Lynching is not a joke. That’s worse than rape." During the roast, Gillis said, “Kevin is so short, you’d have to lynch him from a bonsai tree."
Handler also mentioned Hinchcliffe's set aimed at fellow performer Sheryl Underwood, during which he brought up her late husband Michael Sparkman’s suicide. Hinchcliffe said, "Her husband committed suicide three years into the marriage. I’ve been sitting next to her for two hours, and I have to ask, how did he last that long?"
"I found them making fun of Sheryl Underwood’s dead husband, who committed suicide, [to be disgusting],” Handler said. "You know, she’s fine with that. If she says she’s fine with that, she’s fine with that. I wasn’t fine with that."
Handler added that she wasn't surprised by their humor and just wanted to give Hart the "elevated" roast he deserved.
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“There was so much disgustingness, that I knew it was gonna be a gross vibe that I would be able to elevate it no problem," she said. "And that's what I went to do. I was like, 'All right, well, I'll pick it up because they're going to try to bring it down.'"
After Handler's podcast appearance, Gillis shared a statement withVariety.
"This is a big moment for Chelsea," Gillis said. "I am glad she’s capitalizing. Good for her. We’re all rooting for her. Anyway, come see me July 17th at the football stadium in Philly."
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Gillis alsoshared a linkto his conversation with Underwood on his podcast on Wednesday, during which she said she wasn't offended by Hinchcliffe's joke about her late husband.
“Sometimes humor is the thing,” Underwood said. “It’s the most uncomfortable humor that lessens the tension and the stress.”
As for their jokes about Handler during Hart's roast, Handler told Cole she knew "Roganites" Gillis and Hinchcliffe would be "lazy because they do that for a living."
"I'm pretty secure with who I am," she said. "I don't care if these guys say that I'm a wh---. Like, I'm doing exactly what they're doing except I'm a woman and I'm allowed to. I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm hot, so I'm f---ing people."
Entertainment Weeklyreached out to Hinchcliffe for comment but did not hear back before publication.
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