Kevin Hart Spoofed Brooklyn Gentrification and It Was So Right

Gentrification has never been funnier

By Seija Rankin Jan 20, 2015 6:43 PMTags

Gentrification isn't always funny, but leave it to Saturday Night Live to make it completely hilarious. This weekend's episode, hosted by Kevin Hart, included a viral video that we cannot stop watching. 

Hart, along with SNL regulars Kenan Thompson and Jay Pharoah, took aim at the newly hipster-fied Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, and nothing was off-limits. Artisanal mayonnaise shops selling the spread for $8 per jar? Check. Twentysomethings attending wine-and-painting parties and playing bluesy songs on acoustic guitars? Check. Spin classes, brunching and food blogs? Check, check and check.

You don't even have to be a Brooklyn resident to have a big laugh—anyone who's ever lived in a neighborhood that slowly became overrun with gelato shops or knitting studios will have a hard time not cracking up. Considering that this was only Hart's second time hosting the show, his performance is all the more impressive. Here's to even more Hart-isms in our future.