Kevin Hart Shares Near-Death Experience On A Plane

During a flight, Kevin Hart claimed he “almost died” after noticing “flames coming out of the front of the plane” as it was landing.

The incident was described by the 44-year-old American comedian and actor, who also talked about his upcoming heist film, Lift, which features sequences on an aircraft.
Reflecting on his real-life plane scare, he told The Graham Norton Show: “I almost died. We were landing and as we did the front wheel broke, and I just saw flames coming out of the front of the plane.

“It was one of those moments when I thought, ‘This is it’, and I realized that if it happened I was cool with where I was in life. I didn’t panic.”

Speaking about his role as Cyrus in the new action comedy, which was released to Netflix on Friday, he added: “In this film, I am an action star, you can probably tell by looking at my arms!

He went on: “We wanted a film that the world could gravitate towards. It’s my first leading man role where I am serious. It’s a proper thriller and for the first time I’m not responsible for the jokes.”

Discussing what it was like to film in Belfast, he added: “Northern Ireland was amazing and while I was filming, I was double-dipping on developing my stand-up.

“I was performing in a small intimate comedy club with 125 people and ended up doing 40 shows because we were there for so long.

“When we stopped filming, I was ready to go on tour.”

Actress Sofia Vergara of Modern Family joined Hart on The Graham Norton Sofa this week to talk about her Colombian accent and how it has impacted her acting career.

She said: “There was pressure on me to lose it and I thought it would not be that hard, that I could do some classes and have any role I wanted.

“That was not the case – I spent a lot of money and a lot of hours trying and it would get worse. I would go to auditions, and it was horrific.”

Scottish actor Alan Cumming, Liverpudlian actress Jodie Comer, and singer-songwriter Tom Odell—who gave a live performance in the studio—were featured on the BBC One show this week alongside Hart and Vergara.