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’
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.”
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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. That’s an alpha ass move. For this guy, who basically let him go … Bob Kraft did not resign him and he still feels that kind of loyalty.”
“Most people who get caught up in that moment are like, ‘I don’t want to ruin [the event],'” Schulz added, noting that most people would not have disrupted the live taping. “But for him this shit don’t matter. He said to [Kraft] those jokes weren’t going to be made and he agreed to come and then you broke the rule.”
The day after the Brady roast, Ross appeared on “The Rich Eisen Show” and downplayed that the NFL icon was actually pissed off at him because of the Kraft joke.
“No way,” Ross said. “He was having fun. You know, it’s like that’s his dad. Robert Kraft is like a father figure to him. He was just showing his love for Robert Kraft. And Robert Kraft loved it. We had a great talk afterwards. He was so happy that I gave him a shoutout and a salute. It was beautiful.”
Ross delivered the joke while remembering the famous story of Brady walking into Kraft’s office and telling him, “I’m the best decision your organization has ever made.” As the audience erupted into applause, Ross delivered the punchline: “Would you like a massage?”
“Tom loves the roast. He’s a student of the roasts,” Ross stressed to Rich Eisen. “If you love the roast … everyone wants to be the center of attention, even when there is a target on their back. It’s all about him for three hours. After he won the last Super Bowl, I hit him up. I knew he was a roast fan. He was into it right away. We made a deal but then he un-retired … It was worth the wait. He was loose and fun. I feel like we won an election or something.”
Watch Schulz’s full interview on “Flagrance” in the video below.
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