The " Broad City" star is happy with his red carpet stunt, but he doesn' t want to talk about Bill Cosby
LOS ANGELES — Comedian Hannibal Buress says his prank of sending a lookalike to Wednesday night’s « Spider-Man: Homecoming » premiere was more effective than if he’d actually attended.
« If I went to the carpet and did 20-plus interviews, you wouldn’t have reached out to my publicist. So it worked, » he said Thursday.
« It worked way better and I didn’t have to fly or anything and I was able to still do the job I was scheduled to do and still promote the movie in a way more effective way than if I dressed up and went to the carpet, » he added. « So it’s a win for me, it’s a win for the studio and the movie and it’s a win for Joe that did it. »
An actor named Joe Carroll — whom Buress said he met during production of last month’s MTV Movie and TV Awards — went to the premiere in his place. « He had a great time, » Buress said.
He said he would have attended the event had he been available, but he’s been in Atlanta working on a film called « Tag » that’s set for release next summer. It co-stars Rashida Jones, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher, Ed Helms and Jake Johnson.
The studio behind « Spider-Man » knew he wasn’t available to attend the premiere, he said, but did not realize he’d be sending a stand-in. Still, Buress isn’t worried about negative repercussions.
« It’s gone great, » he said. « It’s gone better than if I went to the red carpet. »
The comic, who famously riffed on Bill Cosby’s alleged sexual indiscretions in a standup routine three years ago, ended the interview when asked about the embattled entertainer.
