Comedy Central’s Roasts as a Stand-Up Springboard to Stardom
by Is comedy’s Roast Era over? Or just in time-out like much everything else thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic? We’ll have to wait to find out. …
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TBS will broadcast Tournament Of Laughs in Summer 2020
Who’s got jokes? TBS has given the green light to a seven-episode Tournament of Laughs featuring 32 comedians in head-to-head competition, hosted by SNL alum …
You had to be there: Jeff Ross popped up a Roastmaster’s gift shop in Studio City
This weekend along Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Calif., eagle-eyed comedy fans might have spotted a holiday treat, as comedian Jeff Ross presided over a …
Highlights from the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
America’s second least favorite Donald Trump took the hot seat, as Alec Baldwin allowed Comedy Central to fete and feast upon his personal and professional …
Review: “Historical Roasts” on Netflix
Jeff Ross is host, executive producer and presumably the star of Historical Roasts on Netflix. But it’s not about him. Nor is about living people, …
Live show Historical Roast gets a Netflix series order thanks to Jeff Ross
While the Friars Club and Comedy Central have enjoyed ribbing and roasting their famous friends for decades, for the past four years, a group of …
Julie Seabaugh and Troy Conrad document “Ringside at Roast Battle” in a new book!
My colleague on the West Coast, freelance comedy journalist Julie Seabaugh, has turned many late Tuesday nights at The Comedy Store into a brand-new book …
Champs and challengers from Seasons 1-2 will feel the heat on Season 3 of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle
Please excuse the following comedians from Montreal’s Just For Laughs this week, as they’ll be too busy doing battle in Los Angeles for Season 3 …
Episode #215: Clusterfest 2018 with Jeff Ross, Matt Broussard and the art of roasting
This is a special edition of Last Things First, recorded live during Clusterfest 2018 in San Francisco. Comedy Central was kind enough to ask me …
Comedy Central assembling top-notch dais for Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central has sometimes leaned into stunt casting celebrities for its roasts. How else to explain “The Situation”? The situation for 2018’s upcoming Roast of …