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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, the largest and fastest growing conservative youth activist organization in the country with over 250,000 student members, over 150 full-time staff, and a presence on over 2,000 high school and college campuses nationwide. Charlie is also the Chairman of Students for Trump, which aims to activate one million new college voters on campuses in battleground states in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. His social media reaches over 100 million people per month and according to Axios, he is one of the "top 10 most engaged" Twitter handles in the world. He is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” which regularly ranks among the top news shows on Apple podcast charts.
Andrew Kolvet and Daisy Address Pete Davidson's Distasteful Joke About Charlie Kirk's Assassination on Netflix Roast
Andrew Kolvet and Daisy discuss Pete Davidson's controversial joke referencing Charlie Kirk's assassination during Netflix's roast of Kevin Hart. The comment drew groans from the audience and prompted media inquiries from TMZ, Entertainment Weekly, and Fox. While acknowledging Charlie's status as an iconic figure means he'll inevitably become a subject of humor, they found the joke distasteful and poorly timed. The conversation explores the boundaries of comedy, the difference between challenging humor and crass jokes, and how Charlie's legacy will continue to be referenced in culture. They also pivot to discuss the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and why Americans shouldn't panic about another COVID-style situation.
May 13, 2026
Pete Davidson's Controversial Joke at Netflix Roast
Andrew Kolvet opened the show welcoming Daisy back to the office for her first Mother's Day as a mother. Jumping straight into the deep end on her return, they addressed a controversial moment from Netflix's roast of Kevin Hart that generated significant media attention. Pete Davidson, the comedian known for dating way out of his league and recently removing all his tattoos, made a joke that referenced Charlie Kirk's assassination while roasting Tony Hinchcliffe.
The joke stated: "Tony is here looking like both a child molester and the doll they give to the child to show where he touched them. Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk in that he's definitely been on camera letting a guy unload in his throat." The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the audience response was notably negative, with audible groans and very few people laughing. Andrew received press inquiries from TMZ, Entertainment Weekly, Fox, and other outlets asking for his response.
The Difference Between Funny Roasts and Distasteful Jokes
Andrew and Daisy contrasted this roast with Netflix's previous roast of Tom Brady, which they found genuinely funny and lighthearted despite being raunchy. The Kevin Hart roast felt darker and more vicious, with jokes that were cringe-inducing rather than humorous. Andrew emphasized their appreciation for comedy and remembered positively when Charlie was roasted by South Park, which they thought was amazing and encouraged Charlie to lean into.
However, this situation felt different for two key reasons. First, it involved someone who was murdered in a grotesque public way and happened to be their close friend. Second, the joke simply wasn't funny. Daisy noted that while comedy can be an important cultural outlet and release valve during tense moments, this particular joke crossed a line from challenging to simply distasteful.
Comedy Standards and Personal Responsibility
The conversation explored whether comedians can say anything versus whether they should say everything. Daisy pointed out that comedy has more allowance to be crass and on the line, but questioned whether everyone needs to be called to a higher standard of morality. The team discussed Pete Davidson's own history with tragedy - his father died in 9/11 as a firefighter going up one of the towers. His own roast was filled with jokes about his father's death, which they found equally disgusting.
During the Kevin Hart roast, Kill Tony had made a joke about Pete Davidson's dad being in the rubble, which may have prompted Pete's response. However, the team noted that jokes about Pete Davidson's father have been public ground for ten years since his own roast. Daisy expressed that while Pete Davidson may have separated himself from the pain of losing his father at age seven through years in comedy, he should have considered that Charlie Kirk's children are growing up without their dad right now.
"I would have loved for him to have thought about, hey, I grew up without my dad. There are two kids out there who are growing up without their dad right now. And the less difficult I can make this on them throughout their lives, the better," Daisy said. She emphasized this isn't about whether you're allowed to say these things, but whether you should, especially when so many people are affected, it was so public, and there's a family growing up without their father.
Charlie Kirk as an Iconic Cultural Figure
Andrew acknowledged having mixed feelings about the joke. While finding it distasteful, he wasn't particularly shocked given that Hollywood is a dark place that makes raunchy, bad, inappropriate jokes. He noted there have been other instances of humor that upset him more, particularly people dunking on Erika Kirk while she was clearly grieving immediately after the assassination.
The team recognized that Charlie's status as an iconic figure means he will inevitably be the subject of humor, even dark humor. His death was arguably the biggest news story in the country for the entire year. This cultural touchstone status means people will make jokes, similar to how people make jokes about the JFK assassination that will never be funny to RFK Jr. or his family but are inevitable given the historical significance.
Andrew expressed being bound to a reality where he'll receive media inquiries for the foreseeable future because people will reference Charlie in dark ways. However, he's happy Charlie is an iconic figure because he deserves to be, and it will have upside for faith, revival, and setting a role model for conservatives. The downside is he'll be a subject of humor because anything great is subject to humor.
The Context of Roasts and Cultural Boundaries
The team noted that Kill Tony and Charlie Kirk knew each other through mutual connections, particularly during a time before the election when comedy and the conservative movement were conjoining forces with podcasters in the mix. They showed a picture of them together from their inaugural ball. Tony Hinchcliffe had famously made the joke about Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden that generated controversy.
Andrew pointed out that roasts are specifically where offensive comedy happens with an "anything goes" mentality. If you don't want to see it, you shouldn't watch roasts. However, Daisy noted you can't escape the clips on Monday morning when they circulate online. Producer Angelo provided perspective that the point of a roast is to cross the line, but you keep receipts on everyone who crossed those lines and the people who laughed at it - those are the stakes and rules.
The team jokingly suggested they should host their own roast and get Pete Davidson and Kill Tony in studio, though acknowledged they'd need to make sure they're capable of making funny jokes first. They noted Pete Davidson had just welcomed his first child with Elsie Hwitt on December 12, 2025, around the same time Daisy had her baby.
Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship
Shifting topics, Andrew addressed the hantavirus outbreak that he had avoided discussing because the team didn't want to feed into potential mass hysteria or trigger another COVID-style panic. People on TikTok were already experiencing PTSD over the situation. The CDC deployed teams working with Asper, UNMC, and state and local officials to conduct assessments and provide ongoing monitoring and care.
The assistant secretary of health, Admiral Brian Christine, assured the public that this demonstrates what a strong public health system looks like with experienced professionals, seamless coordination, and shared commitment to protecting Americans. The outbreak originated on a cruise ship, reminiscent of the Diamond Princess during early COVID where 700 people got infected and seven to fourteen died.
Understanding Hantavirus Transmission and Risk
Andrew explained that hantavirus can be passed person to person but it's very rare and has been described as "inefficient" in transmission. When Daisy mentioned it was in Arizona, Andrew clarified there weren't confirmed cases but rather monitoring of people who had been on the cruise ship. Six states were tracking residents from the cruise ship: Arizona, California, Georgia, New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia.
The people from the cruise ship were flown to Nebraska and are being monitored for any signs of hantavirus. The virus has a 30 to 40% fatality rate, which is extremely high. However, Assistant Secretary Christine was crystal clear that the risk to the general public remains very, very low. This variant of the virus does not spread easily and requires prolonged close contact with someone who is already symptomatic.
Andrew explained that diseases with high fatality rates typically spread more slowly and with more difficulty, like Ebola which requires direct contact with body fluids rather than aerosol transmission. What made COVID particularly challenging was the way it spread through the air. Andrew noted he got the original COVID when he went to Florida and thought it was just a cold, while Daisy mentioned she never had it but her husband has gotten every single variant. Coronavirus has weakened over time and is now basically like the common cold.
No Need to Panic About Hantavirus
The team emphasized the bottom line: do not panic about hantavirus. This is an inefficient human-to-human spreader and is not COVID 2.0. Even if authorities tried to implement pandemic-style restrictions again, Andrew promised they would fight back and lead the charge against such measures. The situation is being monitored appropriately by health officials, but there is no reason for public alarm or the kind of mass panic that characterized the early days of COVID.
