Comedy Central Roast#Roasts
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Comedy Central Roast is a series of celebrity roast specials that air on the American television channel Comedy Central. The first official Comedy Central Roast premiered on August 10, 2003. The network typically airs one or two roasts every year. Eight to ten people are invited, and they each roast one another before finally roasting the titular subject of the roast. As of 2019, seventeen roasts have aired. Targets of roasts have included musicians, actors and comedians. Since 2010, Comedy Central affiliates outside the United States have occasionally produced their own roasts; twelve such roasts have aired so far, in five countries.
History
Between 1998 and 2002, the American television channel Comedy Central produced and televised the annual roasts of the New York Friars Club, which the club hosted since 1950.
- 1998 – Drew Carey, roastmaster Ryan Stiles
- 1999 – Jerry Stiller, roastmaster Jason Alexander
- 2000 – Rob Reiner, roastmaster Michael McKean
- 2001 – Hugh Hefner, roastmaster Jimmy Kimmel
- 2002 – Chevy Chase, roastmaster Paul Shaffer
After the original five-year agreement expired, the network began producing its own roasts in the same spirit.{{cite news|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/press/bios/index.jhtml?pg=milestones |title=Jack Carter, Smothers Brothers at Rip-Roaring Friars Roast |access-date=August 15, 2007 |first=Frank |last=DiGiacomo |newspaper=The New York Observer |date=October 12, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120202334/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/bios/index.jhtml?pg=milestones |archive-date=January 20, 2008 }} The first, featuring roastee Denis Leary (and produced by Leary's production company, Apostle), aired on August 10, 2003. His roast was the most watched program in the channel's history, excluding episodes of South Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/press/bios/index.jhtml?pg=milestones |title=Comedy Central Milestones |publisher=Comedycentral.com |access-date=August 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120540/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/bios/index.jhtml?pg=milestones |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}
Some roastees have stated that certain topics are off limits. Pamela Anderson, for example, prohibited jokes about her Hepatitis C infection. Joan Rivers disallowed jokes about her daughter Melissa, William Shatner asked that the death of his wife not be mentioned, and Donald Trump prohibited jokes about his wife, Melania Trump {{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/donald-trump-roast-off-limits-joke.html|title=This Joke Was Off-limits at Donald Trump's Comedy Central Roast|author=E. Alex Jung|date=3 August 2016|publisher=Vulture}} Others, like David Hasselhoff, have imposed no limits on the topics.{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/lisa_lampanelli_on_last_nights.html |title=Lisa Lampanelli on Last Night's David Hasselhoff Roast: 'I Only Make Fun of People That I Like'|newspaper=New York Magazine|date=August 16, 2010|last=Rosenblum|first=Emma|access-date=March 22, 2015}} Although Charlie Sheen initially agreed to no restrictions on his roast, he later said during an interview with Jay Leno that he requested jokes about his mother be edited out of the broadcast.{{cite web|last=Goodacre|first=Kate|date=September 16, 2011|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/charlie-sheen/news/a340694/charlie-sheen-asked-for-roast-joke-about-mother-to-be-cut/|title=Charlie Sheen 'asked for roast joke about mother to be cut'|website=Digital Spy}}
During Sheen's roast, Steve-O made the joke "The last time this many nobodies were at a roast, at least Great White was playing". This was a reference to The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, that killed 100 people on February 20, 2003. It was removed from broadcast on Steve-O's request.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/20/charlie-sheen-roast-jokes_n_972334.html|title=Charlie Sheen Roast: The Jokes You Didn't Hear|work=The Huffington Post|date=September 20, 2011|access-date=January 22, 2015}}
During Denis Leary's roast, Lenny Clarke, a friend of Leary's, said there was a carton of cigarettes backstage from Bill Hicks with the message, "Wish I had gotten these to you sooner." This joke was cut from the final broadcast.{{cite news | last=Ziano III | first=Nick A. | title=Roasting a comic, they turn up the flames, gently | work=The Boston Globe | url=https://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/222/living/Roasting_a_comic_they_turn_up_the_flames_gently+.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811054820/http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/222/living/Roasting_a_comic_they_turn_up_the_flames_gently%2B.shtml | archive-date=August 11, 2003 | date=August 10, 2003 | url-status=dead }} During Roseanne Barr's roast, Jeff Ross compared fellow roaster Seth Green to James Holmes, the mass murderer responsible for the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting. The joke was not in the broadcast program.[https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/jeff-ross-aurora-massacre-joke-cut-from-roseanne-roast-20120806 "Jeff Ross' Aurora Massacre Joke Cut From Roseanne Roast"]. Rolling Stone. August 6, 2012. During the roast of Justin Bieber, multiple jokes about the passing of Paul Walker, co-star and close friend of fellow roaster Ludacris, were cut from the official broadcast.[https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/justin-bieber-roast-paul-walker-jokes-cut-1201453856 "Comedy Central to Cut Paul Walker Jokes From Justin Bieber Roast Broadcast"]. Vanity Fair. March 16, 2015.
Roasts
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Denis Leary}}{{center|Denis Leary}}
| Aux2 = Jeff Garlin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|10}}
| Viewers = 3.2{{cite magazine|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Toni|title=So everyone shows up to roast Denis Leary|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/aug03/aug11/3_wed/news5wednesday.html|magazine=Media Life Magazine|access-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006135011/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2003/aug03/aug11/3_wed/news5wednesday.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Mario Cantone, Lenny Clarke, Dane Cook, Nick DiPaolo, Ed Lover with Doctor Dré, Adam Ferrara, Colin Quinn, Don Gavin, and Gina Gershon, and a surprise guest appearance by Jim Breuer, with pre-taped appearances by Michael J. Fox, Peter Gallagher, Gilbert Gottfried as Denis' Irish Wolfhound, Joe Mantegna, Conan O'Brien, Rene Russo, and Christopher Walken.
Notable audience members: Gilbert Gottfried, Patrice O'Neal, Susie Essman, Kiefer Sutherland, Vincent Pastore, and Elizabeth Hurley.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Jeff Foxworthy}}{{center|Jeff Foxworthy}}
| Aux2 = Bill Engvall, Ron White, & Larry the Cable Guy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|20}}
| Viewers = 6.2{{cite news|last1=Lisa|first1=de Moraes|title=Comedy Central roasts Donald Trump [Updated with ratings]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/comedy-central-roasts-donald-trump/2011/03/16/ABIDjrd_blog.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary=Roasters: Steve Bridges as US President George W. Bush, Nick DiPaolo, Christian Finnegan, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried as Jeff's cow, Heidi Klum, Lisa Lampanelli, Denis Leary, Jay Mohr, Patrice O'Neal, Colin Quinn, Anna Nicole Smith, and G. E. Smith. A special, pre-taped, guest appearance was made by Dr. Phil.
The hip-hop group B.A.M.A. performed their cover of "Sweet Home Alabama".{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Pamela Anderson}}{{center|Pamela Anderson}}
| Aux2 = Jimmy Kimmel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|8|14}}
| Viewers = 4.3{{cite web|last1=Levine|first1=Stuart|title=Joan Rivers' roast dips in ratings|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/joan-rivers-roast-dips-in-ratings-1118007156/|work=Variety|date = August 11, 2009|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary=Roasters: Courtney Love, Adam Carolla, Bea Arthur, Nick DiPaolo, Greg Giraldo, Elon Gold, Eddie Griffin, Lady Bunny, Lisa Lampanelli, Tommy Lee, Jeff Ross, Sarah Silverman, and Andy Dick, with pre-taped appearances by David Spade and Hugh Hefner.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/13/arts/television/roasters-of-stacked-star-romp-high-to-low.html|title=Roasters of 'Stacked' Star Romp High to Low|author=Heffernan, Virginia |date=August 13, 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=13 April 2015}}
Notable audience members: Anna Nicole Smith, Doug Benson, and Wayne Federman.
Dennis Rodman was amongst the crowd on the stage. This roast featured a large amount of jokes and satire regarding sex directed from roasters toward fellow roasters, complete with Andy Dick appearing as Pamela's plastic surgeon and groping her breasts as part of his skit. Many of the jokes were also directed at Courtney Love for appearing to be inebriated (but claiming to have been sober for a year), Bea Arthur's masculinity, Andy Dick's ambiguous sexuality and Lisa Lampanelli's full figured body as well as her attraction towards black people.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|William Shatner}}{{center|William Shatner}}
| Aux2 = Jason Alexander
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|8|20}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Andy Dick (as the "love child" of James T. Kirk and Spock), Farrah Fawcett, Greg Giraldo, Lisa Lampanelli, Artie Lange, Nichelle Nichols, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Pollak, Jeff Ross, George Takei, Betty White, and Fred Willard performing the roasting duties. Special, pre-taped, guest appearances were made by Leonard Nimoy, Sandra Bullock, Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Kimmel, and Clint Howard.
Notable audience members: Andy Daly, Adrian Zmed, David Carradine, Roger Corman, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan, René Auberjonois, Rosalind Chao, Mark Valley, Carrie Fisher, Scott Hamilton, Brad Paisley, Reno 911! stars Cedric Yarbrough and Niecy Nash, and Brian Posehn.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
Executive Produced by Joel Gallen, with Aaron Matthew Lee serving as Head Writer. The Leonard Nimoy sequence which originally opened the broadcast on Comedy Central (Nimoy and Shatner were shown having an argument over the phone) was omitted from the DVD release, while many pre-taped sequences and jokes told during the roast itself were added back in after originally being cut. The tagline for this roast was "The Shat hits the fan." The Roast was nominated for a 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special. The background music for the montage of Shatner was "Everything I Do, I Do with William Shatner" by the Star Trek-influenced rock band, Warp 11. Women dressed as green Orion slave girls can be clearly seen tending bar.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Flavor Flav}}{{center|Flavor Flav}}
| Aux2 = Katt Williams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|12}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Ice-T, Jimmy Kimmel, Snoop Dogg, Greg Giraldo, Patton Oswalt, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeff Ross, Carrot Top, Sommore, and Brigitte Nielsen.
Notable audience members: Ron Jeremy, comedian Luenell, comedian Red Grant, comedian Godfrey, Scott Adsit from 30 Rock, Nicole "Coco" Austin, Kordell Stewart, Derek Parker, Moonlite BunnyRanch owner Dennis Hof, Wayne Federman, Alexis Arquette, and Chyna.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
The roast was produced by Joel Gallen.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Bob Saget}}{{center|Bob Saget}}
| Aux2 = John Stamos
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|8|16}}
| Viewers = 2.2{{cite magazine|last1=Multi Channel News Staff|title=Comedy Central Fans Applaud Saget Roast|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/comedy-central-fans-applaud-saget-roast/365605|magazine=Multichannel News|date=August 19, 2008|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary=Roasters: Susie Essman, Greg Giraldo, Brian Posehn, Jim Norton, Jeff Garlin as fictional Full House executive producer Saul Schwartz (though he broke character at the end), Gilbert Gottfried, Jon Lovitz, Norm Macdonald, Cloris Leachman, and Jeff Ross.{{cite web|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2008/07/john-stamos-ann.html|title=BREAKING: John Stamos Announced as Bob Saget Roast Master!' |access-date=July 26, 2008 |first=Matt |last=Tobey |date=July 14, 2008 |publisher=ccinsider.comedycentral.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080725164419/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2008/07/john-stamos-ann.html |archive-date = July 25, 2008}} Pre-taped appearances were delivered by Sarah Silverman, Lewis Black, and Don Rickles.
Notable audience members: Full House co-stars Lori Loughlin, Jodie Sweetin, and Dave Coulier along with Growing Pains star Alan Thicke, Rex Lee of Entourage, Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise star Scott Bakula, Executive Jordan Levin, actors Carlos Jacott and Jonathan Silverman, Wayne Federman, and Alonzo Bodden.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
Norm Macdonald's set was notable in that it avoided racy content and featured intentionally cheesy and antiquated jokes.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfmuDPef_IQ |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611122330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfmuDPef_IQ |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }} He later revealed that the material was taken from a book given to him by his father that contains jokes meant to be told at retirement parties circa 1950, and that when the roast's showrunner asked him to be "shocking," he decided to go in the opposite direction of the usual roast humor.{{cite news|url=http://thebiglead.com/2011/04/30/norm-macdonald-interview-part-2/ |title=Norm MacDonald Interview: Part 2 |work=The Big Lead |publisher=The Big Lead |date=April 30, 2011|access-date=May 17, 2014}} Artie Lange was scheduled but did not show at the roast because he had entered a rehabilitation center. It was later revealed that Saget was highly upset by the jokes aimed at Candace Cameron and the Olsen twins.{{cite news |title=Bob Saget Roast 'Over the Top' |first=Sean |last=Daly |newspaper=New York Post |date=August 4, 2008|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/item_u8sT3rp1eL3CG17Duc4jKJ |access-date=August 24, 2010}} The DVD was released on December 30, 2008.
The DVD version did not include the Full House theme song as Saget comes out at the end to roast everyone who roasted him. It was replaced by instrumental music. The TV version has the theme song only.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Larry the Cable Guy}}{{center|Larry the Cable Guy}}
| Aux2 = Lisa Lampanelli[http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/roast_larry/about/index.jhtml Official site] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221150854/http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/roast_larry/about/index.jhtml |date=February 21, 2009 }}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|3|16}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Nick DiPaolo, Jeff Foxworthy, Greg Giraldo, Toby Keith, Jeff Ross, Reno Collier, Maureen McCormick, Warren Sapp, and Gary Busey. Bill Engvall made a pre-taped appearance.
Notable audience members:
Doug Benson, Larry's wife Cara Whitney, Gary Valentine, and John Melendez.
Originally taped on March 1, 2009. This marks the first time that a previous roastmaster has become a roastee, and the first time that a roast was broadcast in 16:9 high-definition.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Joan Rivers}}{{center|Joan Rivers}}
| Aux2 = Kathy Griffin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|8|9}}
| ShortSummary=Roasters: Carl Reiner, Gilbert Gottfried, Mario Cantone, Whitney Cummings, Tom Arnold, Brad Garrett, Robin Quivers, Greg Giraldo and Jeff Ross. Donald Trump made a pre-taped appearance and Melissa Rivers came from the audience to roast her mother.
Notable audience members: Melissa Rivers, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Alan Thicke, T.J. Miller, Chris Pratt and Anna Faris.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
Originally taped on July 26, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090408comedycentral01|title=Comedy Central to Roast Comedic Icon Joan Rivers|date=April 8, 2009|access-date=January 22, 2015|website=The Futon Critic}} It was released on the Comedy Central Emmy Consideration DVD sent only to members of the Consideration program. At the time aged 76, Joan Rivers is the oldest honoree to date.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|David Hasselhoff}}{{center|David Hasselhoff}}
| Aux2 = Seth MacFarlane
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|8|15}}
| Viewers = 3.5{{cite web|last1=Szalai|first1=Georg|title=David Hasselhoff roast a ratings hit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-hasselhoff-roast-ratings-hit-26773|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary=Roasters: Jeff Ross, Pamela Anderson, Lisa Lampanelli, Hulk Hogan, Jerry Springer,{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/seth-macfarlane-will-lead-hasselhoff-roast-.html|title=Show Tracker|work=Los Angeles Times|date=21 July 2010 }} Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, George Hamilton,[http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/roast-david-hasselhoff/roasters/index.jhtml Meet the Roasters | The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselfhoff | ComedyCentral.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731205224/http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/roast-david-hasselhoff/roasters/index.jhtml |date=July 31, 2010 }} and Gilbert Gottfried, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan made pre-taped appearances, and William Daniels reprised his role as the voice of KITT.
Notable audience members: John Slattery, Craig Robinson, Christina Milian, Hasselhoff's two daughters, Hayley and Taylor, Hulk Hogan's son, Nick, and fellow Baywatch alumni Alexandra Paul, Nicole Eggert, Gena Lee Nolin, Traci Bingham, Angelica Bridges and Jeremy Jackson.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
To close the show, Hasselhoff sang "This Is the Moment" from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, which he formerly starred in.The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff; Comedy Central; August 15, 2010 The DVD was released in January 2011.
This is also the final roast in which Greg Giraldo participated. Giraldo died on September 29, 2010.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Donald Trump}}{{center|Donald Trump}}
| Aux2 = Seth MacFarlane
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|15}}
| Viewers = 3.5{{cite web|last1=Gorman|first1=Bill|title=Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Teen Mom' On Fire; 'Donald Trump Roast,' 'Tosh.0,' 'Lights Out,' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/16/tuesday-cable-ratings-teen-mom-on-fire-donald-trump-roast-tosh-0-lights-out-more/86022/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320024739/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/16/tuesday-cable-ratings-teen-mom-on-fire-donald-trump-roast-tosh-0-lights-out-more/86022|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 16, 2011|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary=Roasters: Whitney Cummings, Anthony Jeselnik, Larry King, Lisa Lampanelli, Marlee Matlin (interpreted by interpreter Jack Jason & a surprise appearance by Gilbert Gottfried), Jeff Ross, Snoop Dogg, and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino.[http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/03/02/larry-king-snoop-dogg-and-the-situation-among-donald-trump-roasters/ Larry King, Snoop Dogg and The Situation Among Donald Trump Roasters] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308053246/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/03/02/larry-king-snoop-dogg-and-the-situation-among-donald-trump-roasters/ |date=March 8, 2011 }}
Notable audience members: Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Ice-T, Russell Simmons, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Lindsay Lohan, Alexis Arquette, Joel Madden and David Foster.{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/07/best-jokes-from-donald-trump-comedy-central-roast.html |title=The 17 Best Jokes About Donald Trump From His 2011 Comedy Central Roast |first=Jesse David |last=Fox |date=July 21, 2016 |website=Vulture.com |access-date=September 21, 2016 }}
Originally taped on March 9, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/comedy-central-to-roast-donald-trump/75786 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218222253/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/16/comedy-central-to-roast-donald-trump/75786 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2010 |title=Comedy Central to Roast Donald Trump – Ratings |work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=October 24, 2011}} The roast consisted of jokes toward Trump's hairstyle, his show The Apprentice, and his family. Jokes were also made about Jeselnik's fame (or lack thereof), Matlin's deafness, King's age, and Jersey Shore. Several roasters paid respect to Greg Giraldo, a Comedy Central Roast regular, who died on September 29, 2010. The roast was dedicated in his memory. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's performance was widely panned by critics and viewers alike; as a result, Comedy Central pulled several of his jokes from the television airing of the roast.{{cite web|title=The Situation's Trump roast jokes pulled|date=16 March 2011 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/news/a309408/the-situations-trump-roast-jokes-pulled.html|first=Naomi |last=Rainey|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=March 17, 2011}} This was also the first time someone served as roastmaster more than once, as Seth MacFarlane also roasted David Hasselhoff.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Charlie Sheen}}{{center|Charlie Sheen}}
| Aux2 = Seth MacFarlane
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|9|19}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Anthony Jeselnik, Jon Lovitz, Patrice O'Neal, Jeff Ross, Amy Schumer, William Shatner, Steve-O,{{cite web|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/08/29/mike-tyson-jeffrey-ross-steve-o-anthony-jeselnik-and-harvey-levin-announced-for-charlie-sheen-roast/ |title=Mike Tyson, Jeffrey Ross, Steve-O, Anthony Jeselnik, and Harvey Levin Announced for Charlie Sheen Roast |first=Matt |last=Tobey |work=Comedy Central Insider |date=August 29, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901182238/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/08/29/mike-tyson-jeffrey-ross-steve-o-anthony-jeselnik-and-harvey-levin-announced-for-charlie-sheen-roast/ |archive-date=September 1, 2011 }} Mike Tyson, and Kate Walsh.
Notable audience members: Brooke Mueller, Aaron Paul, Slash, Maria Menounos, Corbin Bernsen, Duane Chapman, Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon, Michael Boatman, Kristin Cavallari, Ciara Hanna, Wayne Federman, Richard Kind, Ron Jeremy, and Patrick Warburton.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
The roast was taped in Los Angeles on September 10, 2011, and was broadcast nine days later, exactly one hour after the premiere of Ashton Kutcher's first episode on Two and a Half Men where he replaced Sheen.{{dead link|date=March 2015}} Slash made an appearance playing his guitar during Sheen's entrance.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/charlie_sheens_celebrity_roasters/262520|title=Charlie Sheen's Celebrity Roasters Revealed – Did an Ex-Wife Make the Cut?|first1=Ken|last1=Basker|first2=Gina|last2=Serpe|work=E! Online|date=September 8, 2011|access-date=September 8, 2011}} Harvey Levin from TMZ.com was scheduled to appear but ended up not doing so. During an interview on The View, Sheen's ex-wife Denise Richards stated that she had not been invited to appear and, while she thought roasting her ex-husband could be humorous and that he would be able to take it, she feared it would have a negative impact on their daughters.{{YouTube|PTzWfkUR1Us}}{{dead YouTube link|date=March 2015}} Sheen's famous family members, Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen, were unable to attend as they were promoting their film The Way,{{dead link|date=March 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ter8zpmUEic |title=Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez Talk Charlie Sheen |publisher=YouTube |date=August 22, 2011 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214153644/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ter8zpmUEic |archive-date=December 14, 2011 }} although Sheen appeared in a commercial for the roast, spoofing his film Apocalypse Now.
A montage of Sheen's film and television work were featured, though for legal reasons, clips of his tenure on Two and a Half Men were never used. In reference to how his Two and a Half Men character Charlie Harper was killed off the series (hit by a train), Sheen arrived on stage riding on a replica locomotive. In the United Kingdom and Turkey, on the network which Two and a Half Men airs, the roast aired directly after Kutcher's first Two and a Half Men episode. This was O'Neal's final television appearance before his death on November 29, 2011.
With 6.4 million viewers in its original debut, this roast was the highest rated Comedy Central Roast to date.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|Roseanne Barr}}{{center|Roseanne Barr}}
| Aux2 = Jane Lynch
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|12}}
| Viewers = 2.6{{cite web|last1=Kondolojy|first1=Amanda|title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Beats 'Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne' + 'Falling Skies', NASCAR, 'Army Wives' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/14/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-beats-comedy-central-roast-of-roseanne-falling-skies-nascar-army-wives-more/144819/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816213358/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/14/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-beats-comedy-central-roast-of-roseanne-falling-skies-nascar-army-wives-more/144819/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|date=August 14, 2012|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Ellen Barkin, Wayne Brady, Carrie Fisher, Gilbert Gottfried, Seth Green, Anthony Jeselnik, Jeff Ross, Katey Sagal, and Amy Schumer, and also featured a surprise appearance by Barr's ex-husband Tom Arnold.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/08/05/roseanne-barr-roast-mean-jokes|title='Roast of Roseanne': Tom Arnold makes 'surprise' appearance on a not-so-mean night|author=Rose, Emily|date=August 5, 2012|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 12, 2015}}
Notable audience members: Sarah Chalke, Natasha Leggero, Blake Anderson, Wayne Federman, Alicia Goranson, Michael Fishman, Frances Fisher, Tyler, the Creator, Traci Lords, Chris Colfer, Caroline Rhea and Fred Willard.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
The roast was taped in Los Angeles on August 4, 2012. Sharon Stone had been announced as one of the roasters,{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/30/roseanne-roast-sharon-stone-carrie-fisher-katey-sagal_n_1719775.html|title=Roseanne Roast Will Include Sharon Stone, Carrie Fisher, Katey Sagal|work=The Huffington Post|date=30 July 2012 }} but dropped out for unknown reasons prior to the event. The final surprise of the night was Barr's choice to close out the show by legitimately singing the last two lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner", in an effort to finally redeem herself for her infamous and controversial rendition of the American anthem at a nationally broadcast baseball game in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/08/13/roast-of-roseanne|title=Outrage Alert: The meanest, most corrosive jokes from Comedy Central's 'Roast of Roseanne'|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com}} This is Gilbert Gottfried's last roast appearance, as he died on April 12, 2022.
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| RTitle = {{anchor|James Franco}}{{center|James Franco}}
| Aux2 = Seth Rogen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|9|2}}
| Viewers = 3.1{{cite web|last1=Bibel|first1=Sara|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Comedy Central Roast of James Franco' Wins Night, College Football, 'WWE Raw', 'T.I. & Tiny', 'Basketball Wives', 'Teen Mom' & More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/04/monday-cable-ratings-comedy-central-roast-of-james-franco-wins-night-college-football-wwe-raw-t-i-tiny-basketball-wives-teen-mom-more/200645/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907061234/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/04/monday-cable-ratings-comedy-central-roast-of-james-franco-wins-night-college-football-wwe-raw-t-i-tiny-basketball-wives-teen-mom-more/200645/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2013|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=October 6, 2014}}
| ShortSummary= Roasters: Aziz Ansari, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Jeff Ross, Andy Samberg, and Sarah Silverman.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/roast-of-james-franco|title=Comedy Central Homepage|publisher=Comedy Central|access-date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=July 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715003828/http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/roast-of-james-franco|url-status=dead}}
Notable audience members: DeAndre Jordan, Blake Anderson, Jillian Bell, Adam DeVine, Andy Dick, Chris Farren, Wayne Federman, Dave Franco, Jennie Garth, Brett Gelman, Eiza González, Anders Holm, Gabriel Iglesias, Kelley Jakle, Samm Levine, Maribeth Monroe, Matthew Morrison, Amy Poehler, Stephen Rannazzisi, June Diane Raphael, Retta, Horatio Sanz, Paul Scheer, and Kate Walsh.
Bill Hader appeared on stage as President of Hollywood. The roast consisted of several jokes about Franco co-hosting the 2011 Oscars.
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{{Episode list
| RTitle = {{anchor|Justin Bieber}}{{center|Justin Bieber}}
| Aux2 = Kevin Hart
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|3|30}}
| ShortSummary=
Roasters: Hannibal Buress, Pete Davidson, Chris D'Elia, Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, Natasha Leggero, Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Jeff Ross, Snoop Dogg, and Martha Stewart.{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2015/02/16/justin-bieber-roast-hannibal-buress-jeff-ross-kevin-hart-comedy-central//?adid=TMZ_Search_Results|title=Justin Bieber: I'm Gonna Get Hannibal Lectured at the Roast|work=TMZ|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326173734/https://www.tmz.com/2015/02/16/justin-bieber-roast-hannibal-buress-jeff-ross-kevin-hart-comedy-central//?adid=tmz_search_results|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/justin-bieber-roast-martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-1201447160/|title=Comedy Central's Justin Bieber Roasters to Include Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart|first=Marianne|last=Zumberge|work=Variety|date=March 5, 2015|access-date=March 5, 2015}}
Notable audience members: Scooter Braun, Dave Chappelle, Tito Ortiz, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Kendall Jenner, Wayne Federman, Jack Gilinsky, Blake Anderson, Katharine McPhee, Kourtney Kardashian, Kate Walsh, Chris Paul, Trevor Noah, Sarah Tiana, Larissa Marolt, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jaden Smith, Gloria Allred and Kyle Kinane.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}}
In an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she was approached by Braun, Bieber's manager, to participate in the roast, but refused because she did not want to be mean to Bieber. Jokes referencing the death of Ludacris' Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker were cut out of the television broadcast.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/justin-bieber-roast-paul-walker-jokes-cut-1201453856/|title=Paul Walker Jokes Removed from Roast of Justin Bieber|first=Alex|last=Stedman|work=Variety|date=16 March 2015 }} Additionally, a joke by Hannibal Buress which called the roast an "extremely transparent attempt to be more likable in the public eye" was cut.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-hannibal-buress-justin-bieber-roast-transparent-joke-20150401-story.html|title=Hannibal Buress' 'transparent' Bieber roast joke is cut, so he shares it |first=Nardine |last=Saad|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 2015 }}
Being age 21 at the time of filming, Bieber is the youngest roastee to be roasted by Comedy Central to date.
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{{Episode list
| RTitle = {{anchor|Rob Lowe}}{{center|Rob Lowe}}
| Aux2 = David Spade
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|9|5}}
| Viewers = 1.3 (CC) 2.3 (simulcast){{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-5-2016.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910220645/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-5-2016.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-09-10|title=UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.5.2016 - Showbuzz Daily|website=Showbuzzdaily.com }}
| ShortSummary=
Roasters: Jimmy Carr, Ann Coulter,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ditzkoff|title=Coulter confirmation|first=Dave|last=Itzoff|work=Twitter|date=August 25, 2016|access-date=August 25, 2016}} Pete Davidson, Nikki Glaser, Jewel, Ralph Macchio, Peyton Manning, Rob Riggle, Jeff Ross.{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/17/peyton-manning-bo-derek-comedy-central-roast-rob-lowe|title=Peyton Manning, Bo Derek, Rob Riggle set to roast Rob Lowe|first=Dan|last=Snierson|work=EW.com|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016}} Amy Poehler appeared in a pre-recorded segment.
Notable audience members: Maria Shriver, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Nick Swardson, Fred Savage, Chad Lowe, Kate Walsh, Robbie Williams, Brandon Flowers, Marlee Matlin
Originally taped on August 27, 2016. The Roast was simulcast on Spike and TV Land. Bo Derek was originally announced as a roaster, but was replaced by Jewel due to a scheduling conflict. A majority of the jokes referenced Rob Lowe's infamous sex tapes, and Jewel even sang a parody of her song "You Were Meant for Me" as a reference to it. According to Tony Hinchcliffe, who was assigned by Comedy Central to write the first draft of Ann Coulter's set, Coulter was unaware of the nature of roasts when she agreed to participate.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/09/ann-coulter-was-at-the-roast-of-rob-lowe-because-she-didnt-know-what-a-roast-was/|title=Ann Coulter Was At 'The Roast Of Rob Lowe' Because She Didn't Know What A Roast Was|work=SPIN|date=6 September 2016}} Many of the other roasters harshly targeted Coulter. She was criticised for her strong conservative political views, called a "cunt" by Davidson, told to commit suicide by Carr, compared to members of the Ku Klux Klan, and even likened to Adolf Hitler.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/09/06/the-ann-coulter-jokes-at-the-rob-lowe-roast-they-really-were-that-brutal/|title=The Ann Coulter jokes at the Rob Lowe roast? They really were that brutal.|first=Emily|last=Yahr|date=6 September 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post}} The crowd reacted to much of Coulter's set with indifference or booing. Coulter claims that her set "killed" live and that her apparent bombing in the aired version of the roast was the result of unflattering editing. Ross refuted Coulter's claim, stating "We edited it to make her look as best we could".{{cite web|url=http://themuse.jezebel.com/roastmaster-jeff-ross-the-roast-was-edited-to-make-ann-1786325303|title=Roastmaster Jeff Ross: The Roast Was Edited To Make Ann Coulter Look as Best We Could|first=Rich|last=Juzwiak|date=7 September 2016 |publisher=The Muse}} Her set centered around a plug for her book In Trump We Trust, which was met with loud sustained booing from the audience.
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{{Episode list
| RTitle = {{anchor|Bruce Willis}}{{center|Bruce Willis}}
| Aux2 = Joseph Gordon-Levitt
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}
| ShortSummary=
Roasters: Cybill Shepherd, Edward Norton, Nikki Glaser, Lil Rel Howery, Dom Irrera, Kevin Pollak, Dennis Rodman, Martha Stewart{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral/photos/a.10150282952244030/10156398134079030/?type=3|title=Comedy Central|via=Facebook}} and Jeff Ross.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/bruce-willis-roast-cybill-shepherd-edward-norton-joseph-gordon-levitt-comedy-central-debut-date-1202418961/|title=Bruce Willis Roast Gets Air Date + Cybill Shepherd & Joe Gordon-Levitt To Burn Star On Comedy Central|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=June 28, 2018}} Demi Moore also made a surprise appearance to roast Willis, her ex-husband.{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/5ys6rg/roast-of-bruce-willis-roast-of-bruce-willis---a-surprise-guest-stops-by|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014419/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/5ys6rg/roast-of-bruce-willis-roast-of-bruce-willis---a-surprise-guest-stops-by|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2018|title=Roast of Bruce Willis - A Surprise Guest Stops By - Roast of Bruce Willis (Video Clip)|website=Comedy Central|date=17 July 2018 }}
Notable audience members: David Hasselhoff, Maggie Q, Seth Green, Brian Huskey, Mackenzie Davis, Emma Heming, Dulcé Sloan and Rumer Willis.
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{{Episode list
| RTitle = {{anchor|Alec Baldwin}}{{center|Alec Baldwin}}
| Aux2 = Sean Hayes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|15}}
| ShortSummary=
Roasters: Robert De Niro, Blake Griffin, Caitlyn Jenner, Chris Redd, Jeff Ross, Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea, Adam Carolla. Ireland Baldwin spoke at the dais, referencing the pejorative voicemail he left her in 2007, as did a number of other roasters. Lady Gaga appeared in a pre-taped segment to promote Exploring the Arts. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog also appeared.
Notable audience members: David Spade, Larry David, Dakota Johnson.
Debra Messing was initially announced as a roaster, but pulled out due to a schedule conflict. Joel McHale also had been announced but dropped out. The roast was also meant to promote Exploring the Arts, a charity that Baldwin supported. Paul Anka, the lyricist of "My Way", appeared at the end to sing the song with Baldwin. This was notably the first roast since the Jeff Foxworthy roast where the roastee did not make any kind of grand entrance. Jeff Ross was an executive producer of this roast.
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Recurring roasters
The table below features any roasters who have appeared on multiple Comedy Central Roasts. As of the Alec Baldwin roast, the most frequent roaster has been Jeff Ross, who has appeared in all but the first two roasts, for a total of 15, and has yet to be a roastmaster.{{efn|Ross hosted the roast of Gene Simmons, a third-season episode of Gene Simmons Family Jewels on A&E.Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Season 3. Episode 17. A&E. 2008.}} Greg Giraldo has the second-most appearances, with a total of eight roasts from 2005 until his death in 2010 (nine including the 2002 New York Friars Club roast of Chevy Chase). {{As of|2019}}, Seth MacFarlane is the most frequent roastmaster with three consecutive turns in the role.
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! {{verth|Denis Leary (2003)}} ! {{verth|Jeff Foxworthy (2005)}} ! {{verth|Pamela Anderson (2005)}} ! {{verth|William Shatner (2006)}} ! {{verth|Flavor Flav (2007)}} ! {{verth|Bob Saget (2008)}} ! {{verth|Larry the Cable Guy (2009)}} ! {{verth|Joan Rivers (2009)}} ! {{verth|David Hasselhoff (2010)}} ! {{verth|Donald Trump (2011)}} ! {{verth|Charlie Sheen (2011)}} ! {{verth|Roseanne Barr (2012)}} ! {{verth|James Franco (2013)}} ! {{verth|Justin Bieber (2015)}} ! {{verth|Rob Lowe (2016)}} ! {{verth|Bruce Willis (2018)}} ! {{verth|Alec Baldwin (2019)}} |
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:RM Indicates a roastmaster
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Venues
The following table features the venues where multiple Comedy Central Roasts were filmed. As of the Alec Baldwin roast, the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California has hosted the most roasts, namely the roasts of Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff, Charlie Sheen, Justin Bieber, and Rob Lowe.
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Roasts
!City !Venue !Roastee(s) |
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5
|Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff, Charlie Sheen, Justin Bieber, and Rob Lowe |
3
|Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, and Donald Trump |
rowspan="3" | 2
|Bob Saget and Larry the Cable Guy |
rowspan="2" | Los Angeles
|William Shatner and Joan Rivers |
Hollywood Palladium
|Roseanne Barr and Bruce Willis |
rowspan="3" | 1
|Alec Baldwin |
Culver City
|James Franco |
Los Angeles
|Flavor Flav |
Cancelled roasts
In 2008, a roast for the musician Willie Nelson was planned to coincide with the release of his box set, One Hell of a Ride, but was ultimately cancelled, according to Jeff Ross.Halperin, Shirley. [http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/03/willie-nelson-c.html "Willie Nelson Comedy Central roast is postponed"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911195051/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/03/willie-nelson-c.html |date=September 11, 2008 }}, Entertainment Weekly, March 11, 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080205comedycentral01|title=Comedy Central Is High on Willie Nelson! Network to Roast American Icon |date=February 5, 2008|access-date=January 22, 2015|website=The Futon Critic}}{{cite book|last=Ross|first=Jeffrey|title=I Only Roast the Ones I Love|year=2009|publisher=Gallery Books|location=New York|isbn=9781439101407|page=[https://archive.org/details/ionlyroastonesil00ross/page/190 190]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/ionlyroastonesil00ross/page/190}}
A roast for the musician Kid Rock was announced in November 2010 and scheduled for January 2011, but was later replaced by the Donald Trump roast.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=76245|title=Kid Rock plans 40th birthday roast|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=November 3, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2015}} Rock's roast was rescheduled for August 2011,{{cite web|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/05/09/comedy-central-to-roast-kid-rock/ |title=Comedy Central to Roast Kid Rock |work=Comedy Central Insider |publisher=Comedy Central |date=May 9, 2011 |access-date=May 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512041319/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/05/09/comedy-central-to-roast-kid-rock/ |archive-date=May 12, 2011 }} but was replaced again, this time by Charlie Sheen's roast.{{cite web|url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/07/05/comedy-central-to-roast-charlie-sheen/ |title=Comedy Central to Roast Charlie Sheen |work=Comedy Central Insider |publisher=Comedy Central |first=Matt |last=Tobery |date=July 5, 2011 |access-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707153229/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/07/05/comedy-central-to-roast-charlie-sheen/ |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }} Kid Rock agreed to doing the roast if it were filmed in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, a condition that Comedy Central refused.{{Cite web|title=Kid Rock bumped from Comedy Central roast|date=6 July 2011 |url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/2011/07/06/kid-rock-bumped-from-comedy-central-roast/amp/ |work=The Oakland Press}}
International
The following roasts aired on international Comedy Central channels:
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scope="col" | Country/Region (Channel)
! scope="col" | Roastee ! scope="col" | Roastmaster ! scope="col" | Original air date ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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rowspan="5" style="text-align: left;" | Africa {{small|(Comedy Central Africa)}} | September 24, 2012 | |
Kenny Kunene
| April 28, 2014 |
Somizi Mhlongo
| May 7, 2018 |
AKA
| February 21, 2019 |
Khanyi Mbau
| Mpho Popps | August 8, 2022 | |
style="text-align: left;" | Latin America {{small|(Comedy Central Latin America)}} | May 18, 2013 |
rowspan="6" style="text-align: left;" | {{flag|Netherlands}} {{small|(Comedy Central Netherlands)}} | Gordon | December 20, 2016 | |
Giel Beelen
| Gijs Staverman | December 13, 2017 | |
Johnny de Mol
| December 18, 2018 | |
Ali B
| Sanne Wallis de Vries | December 17, 2019 | |
Hans Klok
| Henry van Loon | December 21, 2021 | |
Famke Louise
| Dolf Jansen | January 16, 2023 | |
rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;" | {{flag|New Zealand}} {{small|(Comedy Central New Zealand)}} | Willy de Wit | December 15, 2010 |
Murray Mexted
| {{N/A}} | September 7, 2011 |
rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;" | {{flag|Spain}} {{small|(Comedy Central Spain)}} | Alex O'Dogherty | May 14, 2014 | |
El Gran Wyoming
| July 12, 2015 | |
José Mota
| February 24, 2019 |
Awards and nominations
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Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref |
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2007
| Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | {{nom}} |
See also
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
- A Comedy Roast
- Historical Roasts, a spin-off series on Netflix
- Roast Battle
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|15561558|Comedy Central Roasts}}
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- {{IMDb title|0383998|Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary}}
- {{IMDb title|0437931|Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy}}
- {{IMDb title|0474603|Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson}}
- {{IMDb title|0840305|Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner}}
- {{IMDb title|1037714|Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav}}
- {{IMDb title|1276947|Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget}}
- {{IMDb title|1380790|Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy}}
- {{IMDb title|1413788|Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers}}
- {{IMDb title|1694505|Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff}}
- {{IMDb title|1865333|Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump}}
- {{IMDb title|1985970|Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen}}
- {{IMDb title|2231500|Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr}}
- {{IMDb title|3098812|Comedy Central Roast of James Franco}}
- {{IMDb title|4504452|Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber}}
- {{IMDb title|6038506|Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe}}
- {{IMDb title|8301054|Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis}}
- {{IMDb title|10520800|Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin}}
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