Comedian Tim Dillon has generated controversy over a recent skit he performed in which he portrayed himself as the late UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson while reading comments from hell. Dillon’s skit came as part of his Netflix special, “Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year.” In the aftermath of Thompson’s murder in New York City, some have celebrated the death of the CEO, representing animosity toward the healthcare industry.
“I’m going to hell for this, you might as well laugh,” Dillon said, introducing the bit. The comedian wore a blue collared shirt and tan khakis, matching Thompson’s appearance when he was shot in New York City. From there, Dillon pretended to be Thompson while reading tweets from people who were happy about the CEO’s death.
“Your reaction to my murder makes me sick … and not the type of sick I would immediately deny for not having the proper paperwork,” the comedian said at one point. “The truth is, without people like me, f***ing over people like you, to help people like me, this country would fall apart and that’s on you,” Dillon continued in his special.
At another point, the comedian said, “Look at yourselves dancing in the streets because that guy Tortellini Mozzarella took me by surprise like an unexpected medical bill and shot me in the back.” He further joked, “Apparently he had his own back problems. I’m sorry Luigi but nobody feels bad for a thin guy with back problems. Claim denied!” Concluding his set, Dillon said, “Deny, defend, decompose,” in a reference to the the bullet casings that were found at the scene of Thompson’s murder which reportedly said, “Deny Defend Depose.”
Among other prominent figures in the mainstream media who have celebrated Thompson’s death was leftist journalist Taylor Lorenz. “I felt, along with so many other Americans, joy…” Lorenz said during a reent interview with Piers Morgan.
In her own words Lorenz wrote on X, “People have very justified hatred toward insurance company CEOs because these executives are responsible for an unfathomable amount of death and suffering. As someone against death and suffering, I think it’s good to call out this broken system and the ppl in power who enable it.”
Furthermore, Lorenz reposted a post on X that read, “Brian Thompson killed more US Citizens than every serial killer combined, but because he made money off it the media considered him a successful businessman and morally upstanding citizen.” Additionally, Lorenz reposted a Bluesky user who wrote on the platform, “[H]ypothetically, would it be considered an actionable threat to start emailing other insurance CEOs a simple ‘you’re next’? Completely unrelated to current events btw.”
Watch Tim Dillon below:
Furthermore, members of the United States’ most esteemed institutions of higher education have also condemned Thompson after his death. For example, Columbia University professor Anthony Zenkus wrote, “Today, we mourn the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, gunned down…. wait, I’m sorry – today we mourn the deaths of the 68,000 Americans who needlessly die each year so that insurance company execs like Brian Thompson can become multimillionaires.”
Similarly, David Austin Walsh, a historian at the University of Virginia, shared to social media, “It’s actually kind of touching that the one thing that can bring together our fractious and disunited country is celebrating the assassination of a health insurance CEO.”
Note: The featured image is a screenshot from the embedded video.
"*" indicates required fields