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Robert Zeglinski

NFL fans mercilessly roasted Jack Harlow’s low-budget Thanksgiving halftime show

Jack Harlow NFL Thanksgiving

Jack Harlow, whose work I’m intimately familiar with, was the halftime performer for the Detroit Lions’ matchup with the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. And I say “performer” in the extremely loose sense.

Amidst a holiday centered around eating and sleepiness before the evening, Harlow “serenaded” America with one of the weirdest, seemingly low-budget performances I can remember in Thanksgiving NFL history. It was legitimately baffling seeing the rapper — who, again, I know so much about — spout off low-energy verses amidst set pieces that looked like they were ripped straight out of a middle school play.

None of that statement is hyperbole, either, ladies and gentlemen. This was really bad:

My Middle School play had Jack Harlow pic.twitter.com/zImJzDOUyp

— Drewbaccah (@scartinimixer) November 23, 2023

Yeah, man, I don’t know. If I were the NFL, I would’ve at least sprung for a bigger budget. Or, you know, simply booked someone else! It’s that simple! Kudos to Harlow for trying his best — even if his performance mostly fell flat.

Twitter mercilessly roasted Harlow's Thanksgiving halftime performance

This jack harlow set budget was like 36 dollars

— chris long (@JOEL9ONE) November 23, 2023

This Jack Harlow halftime show… pic.twitter.com/qtcgW7c6se

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 23, 2023

My 64 yr old father watching Jack Harlow perform the halftime show: pic.twitter.com/t8Yj6hvZwn

— Kyle Levy (@kylelevy33) November 23, 2023

Jack Harlow halftime shows pic.twitter.com/2ATURfebyP

— kyle (@knicks_tape99) November 23, 2023

I blame millennials for Jack Harlow completely pic.twitter.com/rNI4gw893a

— Scott Simpson (@NimblewNumbers) November 23, 2023

The Jack Harlow halftime show pic.twitter.com/qG8SW2C9Xi

— Adam Napotnik (@Napalm_39) November 23, 2023

Jack Harlow trying to get the Detroit crowd fired up pic.twitter.com/xJdxvvj7Vf

— John m (@john_m_98) November 23, 2023

NFL really got Jack Harlow for a halftime show pic.twitter.com/O5fJc12DXj

— Isaiah🦅 (@RatiodByHurts) November 23, 2023

the jack harlow set budget pic.twitter.com/4KXfO8Gjtj

— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) November 23, 2023

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