Comedian Tim Dillon plays “ghost” of murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO in Netflix special

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Netflix special.Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, with the murder suspect Luigi Mangione remaining at large for several days afterwards before he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania on December 9.During Netflix’s Torching 2024: A Roast Of The Year special, which dropped on the streaming service on Friday (December 27), Dillon turned up onstage dressed similarly to a widely-shared photo of Thompson, wearing a navy blue pullover and tan khakis.

He was also wrapped in black chains.“I’m Brian Thompson,” announced Dillon. “I’m going to hell for this… you might as well laugh.”Comedian Tim Dillon plays ‘ghost’ of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Netflix roast — 3 weeks after exec’s NYC murder https://t.co/ufeEUVRd9E pic.twitter.com/b3UX0qFn8I— New York Post (@nypost) December 27, 2024“I’m the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, and I understand that a lot of you are happy I’m dead,” he continued. “Yeah, I read the tweets!

You don’t think they have X in hell? That’s all they have in hell! Half the people commenting on there are burning in a vat of boiling oil.“Let me tell you, your reaction to my murder makes me sick… and not the type of sick I would immediately deny for not having the proper paperwork.

You’ve gotta have the paperwork!”Dillon went on to joke that Thompson’s last thought was: “I love my job.”He added: “I do, because I help people.