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Marlon Wayans is the latest comedian to speak out on Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke.
During last week’s Roast of Kevin Hart on Netflix, Hinchcliffe caused a firestorm when he joked about Floyd’s death.
“The Black community is so proud of you,” he said. “Right now, George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can’t breathe.”
Tony Hinchcliffe made a WILD George Floyd joke while roasting Kevin Hart 💀
“The Black community is so proud of you… right now George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can’t breathe.” pic.twitter.com/33T2anzhja
— Killa 🌺 (@KillaKreww) May 11, 2026
During a recent interview with Hollywood Unlocked, Wayans explained why Hinchcliffe’s joke fell flat.
“You gotta understand, if you take it there, and you go there, and you get that ‘Ooooooh,’ you better make sure the laugh is worth the offense,” Marlon said. “That laugh doesn’t hit, and that meter falls fast in your face.”
“It just wasn’t funny enough, and in this case it’s too sensitive, and he didn’t find the right joke,” Marlon added. “If you find the right joke and George Floyd’s family laughs, you did the right joke. If you go there, you better come out with some laughs, and his mother better be laughing the hardest.”
Marlon and Shawn Wayans react to the Kevin Hart roast and Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke, saying it wasn’t funny enough to justify making it, but that comedians still shouldn’t be canceled over comedy 😳👀
“If you find the right joke and George Floyd family laugh, you did… pic.twitter.com/mQSwSLSncj
— Killa 🌺 (@KillaKreww) May 19, 2026
While Wayans wasn’t a fan of the George Floyd joke, he doesn’t think Hinchcliffe should be canceled over it.
“You can’t cancel comedy because then you’re canceling your own sense of humor.”