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“Jay, why is it when you’re not working, you’re always dressed like you’re on death row at Shawshank?” — Natasha Leggero, roasting Jay Leno on The Tonight Show, Aug. 28, 2013 Leggero is part of the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco, premiering Labor Day. Roll the clip. Speaking of …
The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco airs on Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 — but since it taped this past Sunday night, we’ve already got preview clips and quips to share. Seth Rogen served as Roastmaster of ceremonies. But first, here’s Sarah Silverman putting Jonah Hill in …
Just when you thought you’d heard the latest weird entertainment headline involving James Franco this summer, Franco himself announced another news-making decision last night — via non-looping, lazy Instagram selfie video. He’s going to be the subject, toast and victim of this year’s Comedy Central Roast! “Hey, y’all, what’s up? …
The Friars Club Roast of Jack Black brought down the grand ballroom Friday afternoon at the New York Hilton, as upward of 3,000 of New York Friars Club members, dignitaries, celebrities and friends gathered to pay tribute to the actor/musician through one-liner barbs. Bob Saget served as the Roastmaster on …
The Friars Club wrapped up its annual “So You Think You Can Roast?” contest over the weekend with a celebrity-and-amateur roast of Dennis Rodman, and yesterday announced that actor/comedian Amadeo Fusca had the won the privilege of joining the full Friars Club Roast of Jack Black next month. Amadeo Fusca …
File under April Fool’s Day real news: The Friars Club Comedy Film Festival is springing forward to springtime for its fifth annual celebration of comedy on film, opening in 2013 with Michael Urie’s film, He’s Way More Famous Than You. In Urie’s first feature as a director, written by Halley Feiffer …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… The Friars Club announced it will roast Jack Black in 2013. The 2013 Friars Club Roast will take place on April 5, 2013, in New York City. Over Thanksgiving weekend, “Never Not Funny” and Jimmy Pardo raised more than $108,000 during the fourth annual …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
Anthony Bourdain famously holds back “No Reservations” on his Travel Channel series, which has begun its final season of road-tripping this month. Bourdain can expect comedians to not hold back, either, when they “roast” him as part of the 2012 New York City Wine & Food Festival. Mario Batali and …
When Jeffrey Ross describes Jeff Ross Roasts America — which debuts tonight on Comedy Central — as a special, he and the cable network mean it. This hour (42 minutes minus the ads) isn’t your standard-issue stand-up headlining set, but rather, a travelogue, road trip and customized roast-a-thon, with celebrities …
