Even Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy roasted Tom Brady at Netflix special: ‘I never liked you’
nypost.comNetflix’s live Tom Brady roast on Sunday. As A-listers and comedians gathered in the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., to mock the former Super Bowl champion, 46, in “The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady,” Ferrell appeared in costume as Ron Burgundy, the fictional blowhard anchor from 2004’s “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” and 2013’s “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.”He was introduced as “a living legend, a world-class lover and the No.
1 news anchor in all of San Diego.”As he took to the stage in-character as Burgundy, Ferrell said, “My name is Ron Burgundy.
I am a very big deal but tonight is not about me. We are here to honor a champion of the gridiron, a great American, a father and a sexy man, a true patriot — until he was not of course.”He then went on a tangent about Brady’s appearance. “Holy s— this man is gorgeous,” he said. “Look at those cheekbones.
That’s a million-watt smile right there. … A person could get lost in those eyes and right now I am that person.”Pretending to talk to himself, he added, “Ron, pull it together.
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