The Roast of Tom Brady

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The Roast of Tom Brady
Genre Roast, comedy
Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Production
Executive producers Tom Brady
Kevin Hart
Casey Patterson
Jeff Ross
Running time3 hours
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseMay 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)

The Roast of Tom Brady (occasionally stylized as The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady) is a celebrity roast special that aired on the streaming service platform Netflix. [1] Former American football quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers served as the night's roastee with many celebrities in attendance, in addition to comedians, former teammates, and former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. The show was hosted by Kevin Hart and "roastmaster general" Jeff Ross with an introduction from Rich Eisen. It aired live on Netflix as part of the "Netflix is a Joke" comedy festival in Los Angeles, California on May 5, 2024. [2] [3]

Contents

Summary

The roast included jokes surrounding Brady's divorce from Gisele Bündchen, Spygate, Deflategate, trainer Alex Guerrero, O. J. Simpson, Bill Belichick's job status, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, cryptocurrency, and Brady losing to Eli Manning in the Super Bowl multiple times. [4] [5] [6] During the special, Kim Kardashian was booed by the crowd while toasting to Brady. [7] [8] There was a joke made by Ross referencing Robert Kraft's 2019 soliciting prostitution charges, which Brady objected to by getting up and warning Ross "don't say that shit again." [9] [10] Numerous references were also made to Aaron Hernandez, a former teammate of Brady's found guilty of murder who later took his own life while serving time in prison and Brady's previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan who got pregnant with their child after their relationship ended in 2006. [11]

Participants

Comedians

Athletes

Surprise guests

In the audience

Numerous celebrities attended the event including: [12] [13]

Production

Airing on Netflix, the roast was executive produced by Brady, Hart, Ross, and Casey Patterson, and was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. [14] Live and unedited, it was promoted as "The GROAT" by Netflix. [15]

Reaction

The roast was viewed two million times on its debut night. [16] It broke into the top 10 most-watched shows of the week in early May 2024. [17]

Bündchen was reportedly "deeply disappointed" by the roast's "irresponsible" jokes. [18]

Moynahan later posted on her Instagram account a day after the roast quoted:

Loyal people take shit more personal because they never would've did that shit to you

which she captioned "So true." [19]

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