Tom Brady Roast Proves Woke Is on the Run

Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady” felt like a program circa 1994. The roast format demands comedians see the line and then cross it again and again. Except we haven’t seen many mainstream roasts in recent years.

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The format faded from view as comics scrambled to keep their careers afloat.

The “Brady” affair proved as ferocious as any roast. Ever.

No rules. No boundaries. Race. Sexuality. Physical attributes. Dating. Marriage. Infidelity. Trans Americans.

Everything was fair game, with “Kill Tony” podcast host Tony Hinchcliffe dropping a nuclear bomb on the proceedings that won’t soon be forgotten.

Ed Morrissey

Yeah, I've heard some of the jokes told at the event, and ... atsa spicy-a meatball. Reportedly, Gisele Bündchen was not amused at some of the jokes at the expense of their family life, but Brady only got unhappy with one joke about Robert Kraft's massage scandal. 

But overall, kudos to Netflix for letting comedy do its dirty work. Comedians know when they cross the line, because the audience lets them know immediately. Maybe we can return to being adults rather than children who need coddling. 

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