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On Second Thought: Gilbert Gottfried on how “The Aristocrats” changed his career
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On Second Thought: Gilbert Gottfried on how “The Aristocrats” changed his career

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Gilbert Gottfried invited me into his home in 2017 so he could remind us what kind of comedian he was before 2001, why he decided to …

Comedy Central Plans Week of Roast Coverage Without “Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross
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Comedy Central Plans Week of Roast Coverage Without “Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

It’s rather noticeable that the person who helped bring roasts to Comedy Central is nowhere to be seen or heard from in the cable network’s …

Enjoy the Roast of Rich Vos for Free
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Enjoy the Roast of Rich Vos for Free

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020

For his 60th birthday in 2017, Rich Vos received a roast for a lifetime at The Comedy Cellar’s Village Underground, a venue that his friends …

Highlights from the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
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Highlights from the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 15, 2019September 16, 2019

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 …

Comedy Central adds Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea and Adam Carolla to Alec Baldwin roast
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Comedy Central adds Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea and Adam Carolla to Alec Baldwin roast

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Comedy Central announced today that Ken Jeong, Nikki Glaser, Caroline Rhea, and Adam Carolla will join the dais for the upcoming Roast of Alec Baldwin. Presided …

Here’s who’s on the dais to roast Alec Baldwin for Comedy Central
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Here’s who’s on the dais to roast Alec Baldwin for Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Robert De Niro, Blake Griffin, Caitlyn Jenner, Joel McHale, Debra Messing, Chris Redd, and Jeff Ross will join Roast Master Sean Hayes on the dais for …

Comedy Central will roast Alec Baldwin in 2019
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Comedy Central will roast Alec Baldwin in 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019

If a Comedy Central Roast can propel Donald Trump’s shady businessman career into the presidency, then what, pray tell, will it do for Alec Baldwin? …

Review: “Historical Roasts” on Netflix
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Review: “Historical Roasts” on Netflix

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 1, 2019June 1, 2019

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, …

Comedians enter the ring for Starrcast II Roast of Ric Flair in Vegas in May 2019
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Comedians enter the ring for Starrcast II Roast of Ric Flair in Vegas in May 2019

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 19, 2019April 19, 2019

Wrestling great Ric Flair appeared in a fantasy sequence that opened the new stand-up comedy special from Ron Funches, and now the comedian will emcee …

Live show Historical Roast gets a Netflix series order thanks to Jeff Ross
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Live show Historical Roast gets a Netflix series order thanks to Jeff Ross

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2018

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 …

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