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Brady roasted by Gronk, Kim K on Netflix special

May 6, 2024 6:24 am

[Source: CNN Entertainment]

Tom Brady took some major hits by his former teammates, comedians and even Kim Kardashian during Netflix’s “The Greatest Roast of All Time” on Sunday.

The “GROAT” special was hosted by Kevin Hart and live-streamed on Netflix. The former NFL quarterback proved to be a good sport as he was roasted about his divorce from Gisele Bündchen, his appearance, his two retirements, “deflategate” and his FTX investment scandal, among many other sore topics.

Comedian and notorious “Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross served as a producer and kicked off the event, quipping that Brady is as an example to future generations that “if you work hard, eat right, film the other team’s practices, deflate the balls and have the NFL make new rules just for you, then you, too, can be the third most famous guy in a Dunkin Donuts commercial.”

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In a surprise appearance, Kardashian took to the dais to tease Brady about speculation the two briefly dated last year.

“I’d never say if we did or not, I’d just release the tape,” she said, referring to many headlines inspired by recorded scenes in her life.

Boston-native and Brady fan Ben Affleck revealed that while the two were filming a Super Bowl spot, Brady asked the actor and director to look at his social media comments.

“It was the most toxic thing that I have ever experienced – and that’s saying something,” Affleck joked.

“That doesn’t make you a fan,” he said to Brady’s trolls. “That makes you a b—.”

Will Ferrell appeared as his “Anchorman” character Ron Burgundy, calling Brady a “true Patriot until he was not, of course,” and joking that it took Bündchen “13 years to learn what we all know: Tom is boring.”

Brady and Bündchen’s divorce was fodder for many bits throughout the night, with Brady frequently shown sipping his beverage whenever it was mentioned. The former couple jointly announced in October 2022 that they were parting ways.

Rob Gronkwoski, Julian Edelman, Randy Moss and Drew Bledsoe, who all played with Brady throughout his career, and former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick took turns roasting the MVP. Peyton Manning and Patriots owner Robert Kraft also appeared.

Gronkowski talked about how “psyched” he was to have both Brady and Belichick together, saying, “everyone thinks you guys hate each other but I saw it firsthand, you two are exactly alike. You’re both hardasses that hate fun.”

Comedians Bert Kreischer, Tom Segura, Nikki Glaser, Andrew Schulz, Tony Hinchcliffe and Sam Jay had fun taking their shots, with Glaser joking that Brady was “the best to ever play for too long.”

Brady may have seen certain defeat on Sunday but his decades-long NFL career is nothing short of remarkable.

Over the course of his 23-years as the league’s leading quarterback, Brady won seven Super Rings – six with the Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is also a five-time Super Bowl MVP and won three NFL MVP awards.

He first announced his retirement in February 2022. He ended up reversing his decision and returned to the field for one more season with the Buccs before officially retiring last year.

At the end of the roast, Brady finally had the chance to defend himself, saying that people had asked him why he agreed to do the event.

“It’s simple,” Brady said. “I can take all the hits. I would have done this earlier but I’ve been too busy winning championships.”