Comedian Tim Dillon Roasts Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Netflix Special
Comedian Tim Dillon appeared as the “ghost” of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Netflix’s “Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year” just weeks after Thompson’s murder in Manhattan. Dillon, 39, dressed as Thompson in a navy blue pullover, blood-stained light blue collar shirt, and tan khakis, and donned ghoulish gray makeup on his face.
The comedian leaned into the bit without reserve, introducing himself as the dead executive and addressing the elephant in the room, saying that he’s been in hell reading the “tweets” that people are “happy” he’s dead. He took a jab at UnitedHealthcare’s track record of denying its policy members, saying that without people like him, “fucking over people like you, to help people like me, this country would fall apart and that’s on you.”
Dillon also targeted accused assassin Luigi Mangione, who pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, saying that he’s sorry for him but nobody feels bad for a thin guy with back problems. As the bit came to a close, Dillon, as Thompson, had one final message for the crowd: “Deny, defend, decompose!”
The “Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year” was hosted by comedian Jeff Ross and featured actor John Stamos and fellow comics Mark Normand and Sam Morril. The special premiered on Netflix on Friday.