Tom Brady Roaster Says ‘They Told Us No Jokes About Happy Endings’ and Robert Kraft, Then Jeff Ross Didn’t Listen: Brady’s Anger Was ‘100% Real’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Comedian Andrew Schulz revealed on the “Flagrant” interview series that he was instructed not to make jokes at Netflix‘s Tom Brady roast related to Robert Kraft’s 2019 arrest for soliciting prostitution in a Florida massage parlor.
Charges against Kraft were dropped the following year. When Kraft’s attendance was confirmed at the event, roasters were allegedly told not to make jokes about “happy endings” in relation to the Patriots owners. “When Tom checked Jeff Ross, I think that was 100% real,” Schulz said. “The reason why I think it’s real is because they told us no jokes about happy endings with Bob Kraft.
I had a Bob Kraft [joke] … Tom asked us not to do anything with the massage shit.” Schulz agreed to Brady’s alleged demand, mainly because Kraft was not the one getting roasted and he was also not even sitting on the stage.
It was fellow roaster Jeff Ross who made a Kraft massage joke during the live event, which infamously led to Brady getting up from his seat and telling Ross: “Don’t say that shit again.” “This is the first comic that goes on!” Schulz said about Ross’ Kraft joke. “It’s a live roast and it’s your night. [Brady] was ready to shut the whole thing down.
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