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Nikki Glaser blasts ‘self-centered’ Ben Affleck for bombing at Tom Brady roast: ‘He didn’t prepare’

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Nikki Glaser thinks Ben Affleck was ill-prepared for “The Roast of Tom Brady” and made all the jokes about himself.

“I haven’t watched it [back] because I don’t like to watch people bomb,” the comedian, 39, said of the Netflix special during an interview on Barstool Sports’ “KFC Radio” podcast Sunday.

Glaser, who received praise for her own jokes about Brady, is convinced Affleck, 51, “didn’t prepare.”

Nikki Glaser on "KFC Radio."
Nikki Glaser called out Ben Affleck for a weak performance at “The Roast of Tom Brady.” kfcradio/Instagram
Nikki Glaser on "KFC Radio."
Glaser hasn’t rewatched Affleck’s set because he doesn’t like to see “people bomb.” kfcradio/Instagram
Ben Affleck at "The Roast of Tom Brady."
“He didn’t prepare,” she said on Barstool Sports’ “KFC Radio” podcast. Netflix

“He’s someone who’s famous enough that he thinks that this is probably beneath [him] to do this, so [he was like], ‘I’m just gonna do a favor. It’s not going to be that big of a deal,'” she said, adding that he seemed to be “phoning it in.”

The stand-up comic explained that the “Argo” star probably had to pitch joke ideas to a group of writers and went with the angle of being “mad about tweets.”

Glaser agreed with podcast host Kevin Clancy that Affleck’s topic of choice was “self-centered” and more about his hatred of internet trolls than Brady.

Ben Affleck at "The Roast of Tom Brady."
“He’s someone who’s famous enough that he thinks that this is probably beneath [him] to do this,” Glaser said. Getty Images for Netflix
Ben Affleck and Tom Brady
Affleck spoke more about internet trolls than Brady. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

“There were jokes that could have been used to fill up an entire set that would have been amazing, but either they couldn’t get him on the phone enough to work out something, he didn’t practice enough or he just picked a bad premise and then he had to stick to it the whole time,” she speculated.

“It didn’t work right away, and so it’s not gonna work later,” she added.

Affleck was a surprise guest at the May 5 live show, where he awkwardly spoke more about his own experience with online haters than the evening’s roastee.

Nikki Glaser and Tom Brady at "The Roast of Tom Brady."
Glaser made fun of Brady’s divorce during the May 5 roast. Getty Images for Netflix
Tom Brady at "The Roast of Tom Brady."
She also poked fun at the athlete for losing millions of dollars in crypto. Getty Images for Netflix

“You guys out there talking s–t behind your f–king keyboard, that doesn’t make you a fan, that makes you a bitch,” he said onstage.

Not only was Affleck’s roast deemed one of the worst sets of the night, but he was also dragged for his unrecognizable appearance and even sparked plastic surgery speculation.

Glazer, meanwhile, has been riding high since stealing the show with jokes about 46-year-old Brady’s 2022 divorce from Gisele Bündchen and how he lost millions of dollars in a Cryptocurrency blunder.

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