‘An absolute cooking of Diddy’: Miami comics are taking aim at the rapper at a roast
Sean “Diddy” Combs is about to get the Tom Brady treatment.
In absentia.
The embattled mogul, who is facing several lawsuits alleging abuse and being investigated by the feds for sex trafficking, will be the subject of a roast in Little Havana Saturday night.
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Unlike Brady, who had to sit through the barrage of insults, Combs won’t be there. Not that he would have been invited.
Because the standup showcase at the Dead Flamingo Pop Up (formerly Casa Tiki) is a fundraiser to benefit the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Enjoy drink specials and jokes from the likes of such 305 comics as Ricky Cruz, Eli Rodriguez, Lonnie Cox and Oriel Rodriguez.
Taking the roastmaster reins are comedy vets Brittany Brave and Danny Benavente. The 90-minute show promises to be “full of laughs, audience participation and an absolute cooking of Diddy and his recent allegations,” says the invite.
“It’s topical right now so it made sense to join the conversation in a productive way,” Brave told the Miami Herald. “The roast itself will be interactive and different, and it goes beyond a specific celebrity; it’s about some of the city’s best comedians coming together to raise money and awareness for an issue by doing what they do best — making people laugh and telling the truth.”
For Brave, a survivor of domestic violence, finding the humor in the pain is important. “Comedy is what pulled me out of an abusive relationship that lasted for three years and it continues to help all of us make sense of life, especially the parts of it that sting,” she said.
DIDDY ROAST
Where: The Dead Flamingo Popup, at the old Casa Tiki space, 1728 SW 8th St., Miami.
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: From $15. www.eventbrite.com
This story was originally published June 4, 2024 at 2:10 PM.
