Overview
- Byrne rode a white convertible through Massachusetts Avenue on Friday, greeting fans and calling the celebration “so surreal.”
- The actress is slated for the traditional roast at Farkas Hall, will receive the signature pudding pot, and will attend the troupe’s 177th show, “Salooney Tunes.”
- Demonstrators at the parade displayed signs referencing a 2018 email from Hasty Pudding Institute chair Andrew Farkas to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Recent reporting cites more than $375,000 in Epstein-linked gifts to the Institute from 2013 to 2019, and organizers directed donation questions to Farkas without addressing them at a prior news conference.
- Byrne arrives with fresh awards-season momentum, including a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” while Michael Keaton received the 2026 Man of the Year honor on Feb. 6.