Kevin Hart Starts Comedy Streaming Service, Features ‘Def Jam’

Superstar comedian Kevin Hart is launching his own comedy streaming service, and one of the draws is that it will offer all seven seasons of Def Comedy Jam.

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The streaming service, titled Laugh Out Loud, will be subscription based and is scheduled to launch in August and will also offer a plethora of original programing.

Hart has partnered with Lionsgate for the project, as reported by Digital Trends.

First debuting on HBO in the early ’90s, Def Comedy Jam was produced by business mogul Russell Simmons and turned out huge names in stand-up like Dave Chappelle, Bernie Mac, Martin Lawrence, Chris Tucker and Jamie Foxx.

Interestingly, one of Hart’s first television appearances/roles was on the Def Comedy Jam revival in 2006.

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Later on this year, Hart can be seen in the Jumanji sequel/reboot, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

He’ll co-star alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Fate of the Furious), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2) and Jack Black (Goosebumps). Also appearing in the film are Missi Pyle, Bobby Cannavale, Rhys Darby and Nick Jonas.

A synopsis of the film reads:

“In a brand new Jumanji adventure, four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves – or they’ll be stuck in the game forever.”

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle will be in theaters on December 20, 201, and The Laugh Out Loud streaming app will launch on August 3, and users can subscribe to all content ad-free for $3 a month.