What did Hannah Berner say about Taylor Swift? Comedian's joke comparing Travis Kelce with Luigi Mangione sparks controversy

Hannah Berner, a stand-up comedian, has recently sparked controversy on social media because of the remarks she made about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. On Netflix's Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year on January 2, Berner joked that Kelce was similar to Luigi Mangione who is the accused killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. She stated:

"Luigi is so hot right now. Who knew - besides Travis Kelce - that you could become so popular with women by shooting loads into a billionaire?"

Besides referring to discharging a gun, the sentence also contained a more s*xual implication. The joke primarily implied that his fame was mainly due to his association with Swift, an international celebrity and billionaire.

Swift's fan base did not take the joke well. As soon as the clip of the show went viral on X, Swifties took to the social media platform to express their opinion about the same.

They flooded the comment section of X user @strawblushlor’s post and said that the comment was “wildly inappropriate.”

“Not to be too woke but that was wildly inappropriate,” wrote one user, sharing a small clip of the act.

“Reducing Taylor to her past relationships is wrong, but doing it in a way that objectifies her is outright vile,” one user commented.

“For me it was too low when they brought out the "ghost" of the murd#red UHC CEO for a weak attempt at comedy. Trash!!” another one said, addressing a point during the act.

“The audience didn’t seem to laugh much and reacted more with a shocked emotion lol,” another one speculated.

However, not everyone found the joke to be offensive, instead they found it funny. Stating the same, one X user said that since it was a roast, people should not have a problem with what was said.

“It's a roast. What did you expect? G-rated feel good comedy?” another one commented, sarcastically.

“Wow. That was actually extremely funny! Don't see much funny stuff from stand-ups these days. But that's pretty clever,” another X user said.

“That was a good joke,” claimed another one.

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Hannah Berner is now facing flak for commenting on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship

Taylor Swift has been dating Travis Kelce for a long time (Image via Getty Images)

During Netflix's Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year, comedian Hannah Bernera talked about Luigi Mangione, Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift. However, the singer's fans were appalled by Hannah's humor as she reportedly said a "sexist" thing about Taylor.

She began by recognizing the public's response to Luigi's reported murder of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, by remarking that he's "so hot right now." However, Hannah then went on to make a comparison between Luigi and Travis Kelce, Taylor's boyfriend. It eventually garnered audience's negative reaction when Hannah joked about Kelce becoming popular with women after dating Taylor Swift.

While fans and social media users have had differing opinions on this joke, neither Travis nor Taylor has commented publicly on the joke as of now. Notably, Kelce has already been accused of making money off of his relationship with the pop diva.

As per MSN’s January 1 report, Travis Kelce has previously been held accountable because of his relationship with Taylor Swift. Due to their well-known relationship, Travis has been in the spotlight a lot recently. Furthermore, people think that Taylor's enormous fan base and global recognition have helped Travis become more popular.

On the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl voting list, Travis Kelce emerged victorious, although Taylor Swift's supporters were criticized for helping him get there. Some of the netizens believed that he wasn't that good that season compared to other players, who had been stronger, but weren't given enough credit.

On the other hand, Berner is yet to respond to the criticism and controversy on social media, following her viral comments.