Humorist Tim Dillon‘s wading into one of many largest tales of 2024 … taking part in slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a Netflix particular.
Here is the deal … on Friday, Netflix is releasing “Torching 2024: A Roast of the Yr” — a roast taking a flamethrower to a number of the largest information tales from 2024 as we head into 2025.
After all, arguably the largest story of the 12 months was the capturing loss of life of Thompson earlier this month … and sources acquainted with the taping inform us that Dillon and Netflix did not draw back from it.
Our sources say Tim goes on to the stage wearing a swimsuit — similar to Brian Thompson — with bullet wounds painted on the again. As you recognize, Thompson was shot a number of instances within the again at simply earlier than 7 AM on December 4.
We’re instructed Dillon’s wrapped in chains onstage — sort of like Marley, the primary ghost who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” — ‘trigger the bit is that he is getting back from Hell the place he is fairly blissful.
Thompson is initially visiting earth to present the speech he wasn’t capable of give on the healthcare convention he was to attend earlier than the capturing. Nevertheless, we’re instructed Tim’s model of Thompson lays into the gang and world for celebrating his homicide as a substitute.
As we reported … Luigi Mangione was arrested for the capturing — and he faces a number of expenses on the state and federal stage, together with first-degree homicide.
This roast comes on the heels of the success of the roast of Tom Brady … which aired again in Might to an enormous viewers on the streaming big.
The particular comes out December 27 … we have reached out to Netflix and Tim Dillon, to this point no phrase again.
