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Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘I'll never get over these pics', joke fans as Kevin Hart compared to ‘armrest' after posing with Premier League giants
One of the players had plenty to say in response HART ACHE 'I'll never get over these pics', joke fans as Kevin Hart compared to 'armrest' after posing with Premier League giants Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) COMEDIAN Kevin Hart was compared to an 'armrest' after posing with two Premier League giants. The pint-sized funnyman, who stands at 5ft 4in, is currently on a tour of the UK performing his new show 'Acting My Age'. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Kevin Hart was compared to an 'armrest' as he posed with two Premier League stars Credit: 4 The 5ft 4in comic looked tiny standing next to Virgil van Dijk, who is a whole foot taller Credit: Alamy Hart, a Hollywood superstar with a net worth of £340million after starring in box office hits like Jumanji, Central Intelligence and Ride Along, will play two sold-out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall this weekend. But earlier in the week, he performed at the AO Arena in Manchester to another bumper audience. And among the fans in attendance were Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Man City star Nathan Ake. After the gig, the Netherlands duo met Hart before posing for pictures. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL SKY'S (AT) THE LIMIT Sky Sports star quits role after 23 years amid staff shake-up But the comic had the last laugh with a hilarious crop which cut the heads off Van Dijk, who is 6ft 4in tall, and Ake, who stands at 5ft 10in. Hart told his 177m Instagram followers: 'I got to meet two amazing guys last night… shout out to Virgil van Dijk and Nathan Ake. 'Congrats on all of your success fellas, keep going. Looking forward to what you are going to do next! Dinner on me when the World Cup hits the States. 'Sorry about your heads in the picture fellas but rules are rules… I have to look cool at all times.' BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Luckily for Hart, Van Dijk saw the funny side as the newly-crowned Premier League title winner responded with a laughing face and heart emoji. England star Kyle Walker, on loan at AC Milan from Man City, also replied with a series of laugh emojis. Virgil van Dijk 'destroys' Michael Owen with brutal 13-word put-down on live TV after Liverpool beat Everton 4 Nathan Ake was also in attendance for Hart's Manchester show Credit: Alamy 4 The Hollywood star is touring the UK this month Credit: Getty While Ake said: 'Thank you for a great show man, it was nice to meet you and see you soon in the States.' Fans were also left in stitches with the funny snap. One said: 'I'll never get over these pics.' Another declared: 'I would do the same if someone used me as an armrest.' One noted: 'Bro had to get a camera man who was his height.' Another added: 'They knew the rules when they walked into shot.'
The Irish Sun
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I'll never get over these pics', joke fans as Kevin Hart compared to ‘armrest' after posing with Premier League giants
COMEDIAN Kevin Hart was compared to an 'armrest' after posing with two Premier League giants. The pint-sized funnyman, who stands at 5ft 4in, is currently on a tour of the UK performing his new show 'Acting My Age'. Advertisement 4 Kevin Hart was compared to an 'armrest' as he posed with two Premier League stars Credit: 4 The 5ft 4in comic looked tiny standing next to Virgil van Dijk, who is a whole foot taller Credit: Alamy Hart, a Hollywood superstar with a net worth of £340million after starring in box office hits like Jumanji, Central Intelligence and Ride Along, will play two sold-out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall this weekend. But earlier in the week, he performed at the AO Arena in Manchester to another bumper audience. And among the fans in attendance were Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Man City star Nathan Ake. After the gig, the Netherlands duo met Hart before posing for pictures. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL But the comic had the last laugh with a hilarious crop which cut the heads off Van Dijk, who is 6ft 4in tall, and Ake, who stands at 5ft 10in. Hart told his 177m Instagram followers: 'I got to meet two amazing guys last night… shout out to Virgil van Dijk and Nathan Ake. 'Congrats on all of your success fellas, keep going. Looking forward to what you are going to do next! Dinner on me when the World Cup hits the States. 'Sorry about your heads in the picture fellas but rules are rules… I have to look cool at all times.' Advertisement Most read in Football Latest Latest BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Luckily for Hart, Van Dijk saw the funny side as the newly-crowned Premier League title winner responded with a laughing face and heart emoji. England star Kyle Walker, on loan at AC Milan from Man City, also replied with a series of laugh emojis. Virgil van Dijk 'destroys' Michael Owen with brutal 13-word put-down on live TV after Liverpool beat Everton 4 Nathan Ake was also in attendance for Hart's Manchester show Credit: Alamy Advertisement 4 The Hollywood star is touring the UK this month Credit: Getty While Ake said: 'Thank you for a great show man, it was nice to meet you and see you soon in the States.' Fans were also left in stitches with the funny snap. One said: 'I'll never get over these pics.' Advertisement Another declared: 'I would do the same if someone used me as an armrest.' One noted: 'Bro had to get a camera man who was his height.' Another added: 'They knew the rules when they walked into shot.'
Irish Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Kevin Hart at 3Arena review: Our phones are sealed in pouches before the show starts. It has a surprising effect
Kevin Hart: Acting My Age 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★☆ 'Life is good,' Kevin Hart tells the audience at 3Arena. It's no trite remark: the American is the highest-grossing comedian working today. But his Acting My Age show isn't about being thankful for material blessings (although he is); he takes a more philosophical outlook, particularly about what a luxury it is to get older. This is an implicit acknowledgment of how far he has come, always tenacious as he first navigated a difficult family life in Philadelphia and then moved through the harsh comedy world. Disappointment had the curious effect of increasing Hart's appetite; after yet another rejection he created his own space, setting up Hartbeat Productions in 2009, making hour-long comedy specials, and marketing himself through social media. Before the show starts our phones are sealed in pouches. Hart says this is so he can be honest with us, but also because the show is '90 per cent good but 10 per cent not so good – but you have no proof'. Being phone-free has the pleasing effect of stilling everything; along with Hart's warm conversational style, it makes this huge space seem intimate. READ MORE His stories are wide-ranging, from his ancient grudge with the basketball star Michael Jordan and his jeans to the fact that conversations with friends now seem to be about 'injuries and medicine'. Hart's knack for physical comedy sometimes tilts towards slapstick, whether he's talking about a near-death experience in the shower, about how he ended up in a wheelchair for six weeks by drunkenly challenging a former NFL star to a race, or about the time he and his family joined a gorilla trek in Rwanda. Part of his charm is that you want him to prevail – and he is indeed honest when he tells you, 'I don't get anxiety, but when I get it I've got it.' You believe him as he burrows to something deeper. Hart made a space for himself when nobody else would, and he has moved beyond being a comic, with every aspect of his work an opportunity to build: he pays his good fortune forward in myriad ways. All of this underpins the show, and returns us to his central question: in a world that fetishises youth, would we be better served by shifting the lens? Playfully, he uses the example of Quincy Jones, who by the time of his death last year, at the age of 91, had become emblematic of an 'I can say whatever the f**k I want' approach to life – which Hart remarks is not only attractive but also aspirational. When the comedian was awarded the 2024 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, he followed in the footsteps of two of his influences, George Carlin and Richard Pryor. He seems to have taken a line in Pryor's autobiography to heart: 'What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.'
The National
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Kevin Hart review: Why new show Acting My Age is his best material yet
'If you're lucky enough to make it to 50, 60, 70 or 80 – then you won.' Kevin Hart's reflection on age, shared during one of the show's unexpectedly poignant moments at Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena on Friday, spoke not just to the quiet wisdom that comes with growing older, but to his endurance in a brutally competitive art form – where raw talent doesn't necessarily translate to longevity, and where the trajectory from sensation to staple is never guaranteed by endurance alone. Hart, 45, always had the talent. From his 2009 debut, I'm a Grown Little Man and 2010's hit follow-up Seriously Funny, the gifts were there to see: the underrated physicality, the timing, the cartoonish characters, and the endearing ability to inflect a charming vulnerability into all the brashness. But over time, Hart also became prey to the pitfalls that face many rising stars – namely, whether that winning material could evolve with age, and whether the sharpness might dull under the incessant demands that come with being a Hollywood commodity. Indeed, as the films racked up at the box office, subsequent stand-ups specials like 2013's Let Me Explain and 2016's What Now? felt bloated – the finer moments padded with long set-ups and unnecessary digressions. His last special, released in 2020 on Netflix and delivered from his living room during the pandemic, saw him adopt a more combative, defiant tone in response to cancel culture. It didn't suit him. The warmth central to his appeal was missing, and Hart seemed to veer out of his own lane and reaching for a version of Dave Chappelle. The irony here being that Chappelle admires Hart precisely for his personal material – a quality that felt absent here. Hart's latest show, Acting My Age and part of Abu Dhabi Comedy Season, feels like the course correction he needed. It is not a reinvention, but a refinement of what audiences have always loved, shaped by years of stage-earned experience. The 70-minute set is lean, well-structured, and packed with anecdotes – from the personal to the outright outlandish – delivered with fresh awareness and the confidence of an artist who knows what he wants to say. Hart has always been more comfortable focusing on life inside his own backyard, sketching a portrait of domesticity that feels relatable – from dysfunctional family members to the absurdities of middle age, and the creeping physical and mental wear and tear that comes with the clock ticking past 40. It's a canvas that suits him naturally, allowing him not only to sharply set the scene, but to inhabit his characters – from a combative elderly man in a wheelchair to a zany animal guide – with the kind of deftness that comes from years spent on the big screen. Where before these anecdotes could feel superfluous and eat up large chunks of his set, they're now often laced with reflections on growing up – from the brashness of youth and the confidence of being a Hollywood superstar to the physical decline, epitomised in a true story about severely injuring his legs during an impromptu race with a retired football player. Perhaps because these incidents feel more timely – both in terms of the material and Hart's age – he's never felt more present onstage, allowing some of the jokes to land with an unexpectedly poignancy. That's why Acting My Age is such a pleasure to watch. By not purely chasing laughs, Hart has never sounded more effortlessly funny. And when he's backed by an airtight concept, his craftsmanship and storytelling shine through. It also proves that, despite middle age and relatively creaky legs, Hart is still hitting his stride.
Irish Times
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
The Guide: Kevin Hart, Twenty One Pilots, Cork Fringe Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
Event of the week Kevin Hart Saturday, May 3rd, and Sunday, May 4th, SSE Arena, Belfast, 8pm, £128/£73; Tuesday, May 6th, 3Arena, Dublin, 7.30pm, €88.25/€72.70, From being booed off stage in his native Philadelphia in the late 1990s to becoming one of the most bankable names in comedy – he has sold millions of tickets to his stand-up shows over the past 25 years or so, not to mention becoming a familiar face in Hollywood movies – Kevin Hart has had quite the career trajectory. The comic, production-company founder, actor, awards host, singer, author and reality-television star manages to keep a whole pressful of plates spinning. At the centre of his Acting My Age tour, says Hart – who last year added the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to his awards cabinet – are some deeply personal stories. Gigs Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble Wednesday, May 7th, Deer's Head Music Hall, Belfast, 8pm, £15, Thursday, May 8th, Grand Social, Dublin, 8pm, €23.65, Hayden Thorpe. Photograph: Eeva Rinne Living in the bucolic setting of the Lake District, in northwest England, had a clear influence on Ness, the most recent album from Hayden Thorpe, the former lead singer of Wild Beasts. It's a musical reading of Robert Macfarlane's prose poem of the same name, from 2019, which was inspired by the landscape and history of Orford Ness, a former missile testing site on the Suffolk coast. Thorpe arrives in Ireland with a slimmer version of the boundary-breaking Propeller Ensemble. Twenty One Pilots Thursday, May 8th, SSE Arena, Belfast, 6.30pm, £62.50; Friday, May 9th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €61.35, Rock bands rarely interrupt their performances with backflips and other gymnastics, but Twenty One Pilots isn't your average music act. The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun emerged from the Christian rock/rap scene in Ohio, but soon gravitated towards an expansive fusion of rock, rap, electro and pop. The pair arrive in Ireland close to the end of their world tour for last year's studio album, Clancy, which Kerrang! magazine described as creative, colourful and endlessly charismatic. Festivals Baggot Street Blues Festival Saturday-Monday, May 3rd-5th, Star Bar, Dublin, various times, free, The inaugural Baggot Street Blues Festival moves the bank-holiday weekend in the right direction. Across three days, from 3pm to late, the Star Bar, a new venue, will feature established hot-to-the-touch blues acts (Mary Stokes Band, Dublin Blues Cartel, Ben Prevo Band), ambitious up-and-comers (Blind Boys of Kilnamanagh, Steven McCann Trio) and international musicians (including the Turkish band Melted). The festival is free, although QR codes are available throughout the venue for artist donations. READ MORE International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival From Monday, May 5th, until Sunday, May 18th, Teacher's Club, Dublin, various times and prices, Homo(sapien) Since its inception in 2004, International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival has raised awareness of and support for established and developing gay artists and theatrical work. This year's highlights include The Strange Case of Dr Dillon, the true story of the Anglo-Irish trans pioneer Michael Dillon (Monday-Saturday, May 5th-10th), and Homo(sapien), a comedy solo show about self-discovery within a Catholic worldview (Monday-Saturday, May 12th-17th). Féasta Ceoil an Spidéil '25 From Thursday, May 8th, until Friday, May 30th, Stiúideo Cuan, Spiddal, Co Galway, various days and times, €25/€22.50, Pádraig Rynne, Tara Breen, Jim Murray Anyone who finds themselves out west in May should visit Stiúideo Cuan, one of Europe's finest recording facilities. Featuring a range of concerts by Ireland's leading traditional musicians, Féasta Ceoil an Spidéil '25 gets under way with Cormac Breatnach, Martin Dunlea and Brian Fleming (Thursday, May 8th) and Tara Breen, Pádraig Rynne and Jim Murray (Friday, May 9th). The series concludes with a concert by Steve Cooney and Breandán Begley (Friday, May 30th). Cork Fringe Festival From Friday, May 9th, until Sunday, May 11th, various venues, times and prices, The inaugural Cork Fringe Festival, which features 20 events at 10 venues, celebrates 'the weird, the wonderful and the often under-represented' in the city's vibrant arts scene. Highlights include music (Rob Carlile, Friday, May 9th, the Roundy, 6.30pm, €12.50), theatre (In a Bad Way/Happy Capital, Saturday, May 10th, Everyman, 7.30pm, €21), comedy (How Do You Feel?, Sunday, May 11th, the Roundy, 7.30pm, €15) and visual art (Dreamscape/Eden, Friday, May 9th, until Sunday, May 11th, Laneway Gallery, free). In conversation John Boyne Tuesday, May 6th, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 8pm, €15, John Boyne Since 2023 the Dublin-based author John Boyne has been publishing novella-length books – Water , Earth , Fire – that, while ostensibly separate, have connected plots and characters. With the imminent publication of Air, about the relationship between a father and his teenage son as they travel thousands of kilometres together towards an uncertain future, Boyne has come to the end of his single-minded and well-received Elements quartet, so there's a lot to discuss. He's in conversation with his fellow author Claire Kilroy (whose 2023 novel, Soldier Sailor , was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction). Still running Myra's Story From Monday, May 5th, until Saturday, May 10th, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 7.30pm, €41.05/€30.95/€26.45, Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley Myra's Story features the Ifta-nominated actor Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley not only as the homeless alcoholic of the title but also as more than a dozen other characters. Brian Foster's play is equal parts heart-warming and sad, with Hewitt-Twamley giving what the online magazine WhatsOnStage calls a virtuoso performance. Book it this week Matty Matheson, Vicar Street, Dublin, June 5th, Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Co Tipperary, July 4th-13th, West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, Co Cork, July 11th-18th, Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Cork, September 11th-14th,
