Comedian Tim Dillon reportedly did a bit about the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the celebration of his death in a Netflix special.
Dillon, 39, is among a host of comedians appearing in Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year, the upcoming Netflix special highlighting the biggest moments from the past year.
And Dillon didn’t hold back while doing a sketch about Thompson’s recent death, playing the late CEO in a suit with bullet wounds painted on it, according to TMZ.
Luigi Mangione has been charged with killing Thompson, who was shot to death on Dec. 4 while walking to a Manhattan hotel where the largest U.S. health insurer was holding an investor conference. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and state terrorism.
Dillon reportedly made no secret of who he was playing when he took the stage in a suit painted with gunshot wounds on his back.
His costume also consisted of chains wrapped around him, in what TMZ compared to the ghost Marley from A Christmas Carol.
Comedian Tim Dillon reportedly did a bit about the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the celebration of his death in a Netflix special; Dillon in the 2023 photo
The part proceeded to see Dillon posing as Brian, returning from Hell (where he is apparently having fun) and visiting Earth to deliver the speech he was going to give at the investor conference he was addressing before his death.
But then Dillon reportedly scolds the crowd and the world for celebrating his murder.
Immediately after Thompson’s death, social media was flooded with users joking about the CEO’s death due to his company’s history of denying medical claims.
The brazen murder and the subsequent five-day search to find the alleged killer captivated Americans.
While public officials have condemned the killing, some Americans who denounce the high costs of health care and the power of insurance companies to deny payment for some medical treatments have celebrated Mangione as a folk hero.
Mangione, despite his accusations, has been the apple of social media’s eye, as thousands of ‘fans’ have made edits, fan accounts and glorified him, even calling him a ‘hero’.
He has been inundated with support, including from donors eager to raise funds for his legal defense.
DailyMail.com has learned that Mangioni is “moved” by his newfound global fame and the fans who wish him.
Mangioni has received thousands of dollars in donations and hundreds of handwritten letters in jail, a legal expert said.
Thompson was shot and killed on December 4 while walking to a Manhattan hotel.
Mangione even shared the proceeds of his notoriety with his fellow inmates in Pennsylvania, who also expressed support for him and may even have helped him “shine” before his extradition to New York City.
The source said prisoners who were heard shouting in support of Mangione during a live News Nation broadcast “did it so Luigi could hear them.”
Despite the enormous attention the case has garnered, the world has yet to hear from Mangione, who has remained silent apart from an outburst before his first court appearance, in which he claimed that authorities were “lacking him.” respect for the intellect of the American people.
But DailyMail.com learned that since that court appearance, where he was unshaven and exhausted, Mangione learned of the public’s adoration of him after he was shown articles reporting the mass fixation on the accused killer.
Luigi Mangione has been charged with killing Thompson, who was shot to death on Dec. 4 while walking to a Manhattan hotel where the largest U.S. health insurer was holding an investor conference. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and state terrorism.
Mangione has captivated the nation in the wake of Thompson’s murder, with religious-themed memes, products and candles glorifying him popping up all over the internet.
A source close to Mangione said he is “extremely aware of the huge fan base he has right now.” He was “shocked and really choked” when he first saw the support he had received, which “gave him confidence and the assurance that he will be okay.”
The IVY league graduate is said to be used to receiving attention from “men and women alike,” but “not to this level.”
Mangione is “moved” by the public’s strange fixation on him, which has extended to other prisoners, who may have helped him get a haircut and shave before his extradition to New York.