Nikki Glaser Nails Why Ben Affleck Bombed At Tom Brady Roast
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The comedian had some thoughts on the topics Affleck decided to cover — and what he could've done instead.
Nikki Glaser has some thoughts on Ben Affleck’s performance ― or lack thereof ― at Tom Brady’s recent Netflix roast.
Glaser, who handily won the night with her material, opened up about the actor’s set during a stop by Barstool’s “KFC Radio” podcast shared last week.
“I haven’t watched it again, like how it looked, because I don’t like to watch people bomb,” Glaser said, adding that Affleck “didn’t prepare” for his time on stage.
“He’s someone who’s famous enough that thinks, like, ‘This is probably beneath him to do this, so I’m just going to do a favor, it’s not going to be that big of a deal,’” Glaser said. “I’ve had the same kind of things, and then you do it and you’re like, ‘Oh, this is way bigger than I thought it would be, I was phoning it in.’”
Glaser theorized that Affleck likely made a pitch to the writers of the roast centered around being “mad at tweets,” which made up the entirety of his set and didn’t go over well.