Mo'Nique Misinterprets Chelsea Handler's Joke About Kevin Hart As Support, When She Was Really Mocking Her: 'Joke Is On Me'
The Kennedy Center awarded Kevin Hart the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor with Chelsea Handler, amongst other comedians, honoring the actor.
The ceremony, which premiered on Netflix with their new partnership with the Kennedy Center, was taped back in March. During the pre-recorded show that aired on May 11, Handler's joke about the 'Ride Along' actor got Mo'Nique's attention, who has had beef with Hart for — according to her — not keeping his promises.
"Here's how great Kevin is. He said, 'No problem, Chelsea. I got you. I'll just get you a gig on my movie.' I said, 'Great..." the 49-year-old said. " 'Behind the camera, in front. I don't care. I'll direct it if I have to.' He said he'd even help me fill out the paperwork."
The former TV host continued: "That's when I learned, 'If you ask Kevin for a favor, you can always count on hearing these three words: 'I Got You.' "
The punchline was a dig stemming from Mo'Nique's "Club Shay Shay" interview in February.
Mo'Nique told host Shannon Sharpe how Hart, 44, promised to executive produce a project for her. According to the Baltimore native, Hart told her "I got you," but never followed up, claimed there was a "miscommunication," and that he would return her call. Two years later, Mo'Nique is still waiting on that call.
On Monday, Mo'Nique, 56, shared a clip of Handler's joke on Instagram, asking "WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT BOTH CHELSEA HANDLER & I WOULD SHARE THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH KEVIN HART, BUT WE'RE BOTH LYING, HUH" in the caption.
After followers blasted her in the comments for the joke seemingly going over her head, revealing that Handler was actually mocking her, she edited the caption.
"HEY MY SWEET BABIES. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE JOKE IS ON ME!! LOL!!!," she wrote. "I LOVE US 4REAL."
Despite the misread, the Instagram post is still up. It has since garnered over 24,000 Likes.
Aside from Handler's joke at Mo'Nique's expense, she quipped how "It was clear from the moment we met that he [Kevin] was destined for superstardom, especially when he told me he was destined for superstardom."
"I admired his pluck ...," she continued. "As well as his drive and determination and the unrelenting hard work that brought him here tonight to a place where the talk show host he told he was destined for superstardom is now presenting him with a lifetime achievement award."
