Conan O’Brien Kennedy Center honor turns into unofficial Trump roast for Netflix
Last May, Netflix grabbed significant headlines and millions of viewers with The Roast of Tom Brady, a three-hour comedy event in which some of the industry’s top comics — including Kevin Hart and Nikki Glaser — brutally mocked the legendary NFL quarterback to his face.
The streamer will host a similar mockery this May with The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Conan O'Brien. The event, which Netflix will premiere on May 4, honored O'Brien on Sunday night at the embattled Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and quickly turned into an unofficial roast of President Donald Trump.
“I just really miss the days when you were America’s only orange a--hole,” Sarah Silverman said during her tribute to O’Brien, one of several references to Trump.
During his segment, John Mulaney goofed on Trump for his apparent enthusiasm for the camp musical Cats, suggesting the Kennedy Center would soon be...
The streamer will host a similar mockery this May with The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Conan O'Brien. The event, which Netflix will premiere on May 4, honored O'Brien on Sunday night at the embattled Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and quickly turned into an unofficial roast of President Donald Trump.
“I just really miss the days when you were America’s only orange a--hole,” Sarah Silverman said during her tribute to O’Brien, one of several references to Trump.
During his segment, John Mulaney goofed on Trump for his apparent enthusiasm for the camp musical Cats, suggesting the Kennedy Center would soon be...
- 3/24/2025
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