“The Roast of Tom Brady Review”: It Was Too Long
On Monday’s edition of Toucher and Hardy, the guys reacted to the “Roast of Tom Brady” and gave their reviews of the comedy special.
It Was Supposed to be 2.5 Hours Long….
Fred Toucher: All right. So last night, Netflix aired live the Tom Brady roast.
Hardy: Yep.
Fred Toucher: A couple things off the top. I was given, bad information and we’ll find out what that was. Also, it was too long.
Hardy: It was way too long. It’s supposed to be 2.5 hours. It went closer to three. My feeling was, and your feeling was, Fred, that a live roast where you’re going to have all these comedians and a lot of them are, you know, are going to be repeating the same jokes without the benefit of editing and really taking care of some of these people and doing them a service by cutting out their stuff that didn’t land and didn’t work. That as a whole, the show was going to suck as a result of it. In the first 20 seconds the way they decided to open this thing with a pre produced opening, boy oh boy, did it look like this thing was going to suck.
“Bill Belichick”: This is a big night. The fans want you, everyone wants you, but it’s not your night. Sorry, Drew. Brady?
“Tom Brady”: Yeah Coach?
“Bill Belichick”: You’re in. Let’s go, let’s go.
“Drew Bledsoe”: You kidding me again?
Hardy: Oh I saw that opening with Belichick, Brady, and Bledsoe, and I thought this is going to be so hokey corny bad.
Fred Toucher: Comedians wrote that skit by the way. It wasn’t like Bledsoe, Belichick, and Brady got into a room and wrote.
Speaker 1: Where else are they supposed to go with those three? I mean, what what could they have possibly written that would’ve been funny.
Fred Toucher: You’re not a comedian. What? What possibly could they have written? Give me 24 hours and I could come up with literally 100 concepts better than that, John. First of all, there was no law Bledsoe had to be in it. There was no law that Belichick had to be in it. The only person that had to be in it was Brady. What could they have done with those three then? Don’t put those three in it.
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Big name former Patriots lined up for upcoming Tom Brady roast
Rob Gronkowski
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 13: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots reacts with Rob Gronkowski #87 during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared on Monday four former teammates who will get their turn roasting Brady. That includes Gronkowski, who caught more passes (635) and had more receiving yards (9,494) and touchdowns (90) than any other player did from Brady. He’s also one of the few players to play with Brady in both New England and Tampa. Gronk is no stranger to being in front of the cameras, so he should be ready to roast.
Julian Edelman
Jan 20, 2019; Kansas City, MO, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) during the second half of the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Brady’s other top target from his Patriots days will also be one of the roasters, according to Schefter. Edelman has poked fun at Brady before on social media and on his podcast Games With Names, and now will get to do so in-person.
Randy Moss
Nov. 30, 2009; New Orleans, LA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) bump fists with wide receiver Randy Moss (81) during pregame warmups against the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome. Credit: John David Mercer-US PRESSWIRE
Moss only spent two full seasons with Brady in New England (not including the 2008 season when Brady tore his ACL in the season opener, or the 2010 season when he was traded after four games), but they were some of Brady’s best years. Moss’ personality is well-known, and should carry over into the roast.
Drew Bledsoe
FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots talks with Drew Bledsoe during the Lamar Hunt trophy presentation after the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
This should be good. It’s now been 23 years since Brady took Bledsoe’s job as the Patriots’ starting quarterback, so he’s had plenty of time to think up material on his former backup. Bledsoe might ultimately be the most interesting roaster, if not for…
Bill Belichick
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots talks with Tom Brady #12 before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Gillette Stadium on November 24, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
That’s right. Belichick and Brady, back together again. After years of roasting Brady’s film in team meetings in front of the rest of the roster, now Belichick will have a chance to roast Brady in front of the entire world. Will ‘Johnny Foxboro’ make an appearance?
