Kevin Hart Comedy Reaches Next Plateau

First it was Richard Pryor with his groundbreaking concert film “Live on the Sunset Strip” in 1982. Then Eddie Murphy got “Raw” in 1987 and took the comedy game to the next level.

Many iconic comics have come and gone since the heyday of stand-ups in the 1980s and 1990s from Chris Tucker to Chris Rock, but Kevin Hart is now Hollywood’s “it-man,” riding a wave of successful television shows and film appearances.