Comedian Tim Dillon has a new motto for the healthcare industry … joking as the ghost of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson that the company will “deny, defend, decompose.”
The star appears in Netflix’s “Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year” — which dropped Friday on the streaming giant — hopping onstage in a get-up reminiscent of what Thompson wore when he was shot in Manhattan earlier this month … with chains added to the ensemble.
Dillon’s ghoulish gray appearance was met with a pretty mixed reaction from the audience — some cheers, some groans. Dillon clearly picked up on the tension … breaking character for a moment and joking he’s “going to hell for this, you might as well laugh.”
Tim — as Brian — says he’s sickened by all the people cheering his death online … but, not the kind of sick his company would immediately deny, he adds.
Dillon says he’s an integral part of the economy … explaining “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.”
TD ended on two powerful jokes — shouting out “Deny, Defend, Decompose” — a reference to the words cops say were scribbled on the bullets used to shoot Thompson … before saying he’ll see the Hawk Tuah Girl Haliey Welch in hell.
Some of these details should sound familiar to you … remember, we broke the story — noting Dillon did this when they filmed the special earlier this month.
As you know … Luigi Mangione was arrested for allegedly killing Thompson — and, he’s facing murder charges at both the state and federal level.
We’ve reached out to Thompson’s family about the bit … so far, no word back
