Opening NBCUniversal’s 2025 Upfronts with a Broadway-style burn ebook, Seth MacFarlane took purpose at Netflix, Hulu, Disney, or even HBO’s rebrand. Here are the most efficient traces from the roast.
Seth MacFarlane roasts the streamers
Seth MacFarlane kicked off NBCUniversal’s Upfront with a showtune-packed roast that controlled to tug rival streamers, drop innuendos, and nonetheless land on message. Here are one of the vital maximum savage (and secretly strategic) lyrical highlights.
On Netflix:
“Don’t waste your body and all your money / Just to have your commercials autoplay, buddy.”
On Hulu:
“You can take all your dollars to Hulu / I can vouch that they’re mostly decent folks / But I don’t care. I won’t watch The Bear / It’s a comedy with everything but jokes.”
On Disney:
“You might be enchanted by Disney / But you’ll feel fright when you see Snow White / ‘Cause the dwarves look really fucking weird.”
On HBO’s rebrand:
“It’s awful sad, but it all went bad / When they changed their stupid name from HBO.”
On Paramount+:
“You can go to their Upfront show / You can find it in the basement of the WGA Tower.”
The chorus that summed it up:
“NBCU has the thrills and the laughter / Wait till you see what’s new / NBCU has more of the shit you’re after.”