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Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x15 The NY Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

    • December 1, 2002
    • Comedy Central

    People make fun of Chevy Chase.

  • SPECIAL 0x16 Comedy Central N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

    • November 4, 2001
    • Comedy Central

    Several roasters roast Hugh Hefner.

  • S01E01 Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

    • August 10, 2003
    • Comedy Central

    Featured performances and roasts by Jim Breuer, Mario Cantone, Lenny Clarke, Doctor Dre, Dane Cook, Nick DiPaolo, Adam Ferrara, Michael J. Fox, Peter Gallagher, Don Gavin, Gina Gershon, Gilbert Gottfried as Denis' Irish Wolfhound, Ed Lover, Joe Mantegna, Conan O'Brien, Colin Quinn, Rene Russo, and Christopher Walken.

  • S01E02 Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy

    • March 20, 2005
    • Comedy Central

    Jeff Foxworthy was roasted by Nick DiPaolo, Lisa Lampanelli, Greg Giraldo, Colin Quinn, Denis Leary, Jay Mohr, Steve Bridges as U.S. President George W. Bush, Christian Finnegan, Gilbert Gottfried as Jeff's cow, Heidi Klum, Patrice O'Neal, Anna Nicole Smith, and G. E. Smith. The hip-hop group B.A.M.A. also performed their cover of "Sweet Home Alabama"

  • S01E03 Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

    • August 14, 2005
    • Comedy Central

    Pamela Anderson was roasted by Courtney Love, Adam Carolla, Bea Arthur, Nick DiPaolo, Greg Giraldo, Elon Gold, Eddie Griffin, Lady Bunny, Lisa Lampanelli, Tommy Lee, Jeff Ross, Sarah Silverman, Andy Dick, roastmaster Jimmy Kimmel and pre-taped appearances by David Spade and Hugh Hefner. 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. One of the audience members was Anna Nicole Smith.

  • S01E04 Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

    • August 20, 2006
    • Comedy Central

    William Shatner roast was Executive Produced by Joel Gallen, with Aaron Matthew Lee serving as Head Writer. Jason Alexander acted as roast master with 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. 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.

  • S01E05 Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

    • August 12, 2007
    • Comedy Central

    The roasters were Ice-T, Jimmy Kimmel, Snoop Dogg, Greg Giraldo, Patton Oswalt, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeff Ross, Carrot Top, Sommore, and Brigitte Nielsen. Celebrities such as the cast of Flavor of Love, Ron Jeremy, comedian Luenell, comedian Red Grant, Scott Adsit from 30 Rock, Nicole "Coco" Austin, Kordell Stewart, Derek Parker, Moonlite BunnyRanch owner Dennis Hof, and Chyna were in the audience.

  • S01E06 Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

    • August 16, 2008
    • Comedy Central

    Saget's Full House co-star John Stamos was the roastmaster. The roast included 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.[8] Pre-taped appearances were delivered by Sarah Silverman, Lewis Black, and Don Rickles. Full House co-stars Lori Loughlin, Jodie Sweetin, and Dave Coulier were shown in the audience along with Growing Pains star Alan Thicke, Rex Lee of Entourage and Quantum Leap & Star Trek: Enterprise star Scott Bakula throughout the roast. Alonzo Bodden was also in the audience. Artie Lange was scheduled but did not show at the roast because he had entered a rehabilitation center.

  • S01E07 Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

    • March 16, 2009
    • Comedy Central

    The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy was taped on March 1, 2009.[11] This marks the first time that a previous roastmaster has become a roastee. On February 12, 2009, the roasters were announced to include Nick DiPaolo, Jeff Foxworthy, Greg Giraldo, Toby Keith, Jeffrey Ross, Reno Collier, Maureen McCormick, Warren Sapp, and Gary Busey. Bill Engvall made a pre-taped appearance.

  • S01E08 Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers

    • August 9, 2009
    • Comedy Central

    The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers was taped on July 26, 2009.[12] The roasters included Carl Reiner, Gilbert Gottfried, Mario Cantone, Whitney Cummings, Tom Arnold, Brad Garrett, Robin Quivers, Greg Giraldo, and Jeff Ross. Donald Trump and Don Rickles made a pre-taped appearance and Melissa Rivers came from the audience to roast her mother. Other audience members included Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Alan Thicke, TJ Miller, Chris Pratt and Anna Faris.

  • S01E09 Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

    • August 15, 2010
    • Comedy Central

    Roasters included Jeff Ross, Pamela Anderson, Lisa Lampanelli, Hulk Hogan, Jerry Springer,[14] Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, George Hamilton,[15] and Gilbert Gottfried, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan made pre-taped appearances, and William Daniels reprised his role as the voice of KITT. Seth MacFarlane was the roast master and was his first appearance on the show. The audience included 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. To close the show, Hasselhoff sang "This Is The Moment" from the musical Jekyll & Hyde, which he formerly starred in.[16] This was also the final roast in which Greg Giraldo participated. Giraldo died on September 29, 2010.

  • S01E10 Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

    • March 15, 2011
    • Comedy Central

    The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump was originally taped on March 9, 2011.[18] Roasters included Whitney Cummings, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross, Marlee Matlin (interpreted by friend and business partner Jack Jason, and later a surprisingly appereance by Gilbert Gottfried), Anthony Jeselnik, Larry King, Snoop Dogg, and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino.[19] Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Ice-T, Russell Simmons, John Legend, Lindsay Lohan, and David Foster were in the audience. 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. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino was highly criticized for his performance; as a result, Comedy Central pulled several of his jokes from the television airing of the roast.[20] This roast was dedicated in memory of Greg Giraldo. This was also the first time someone served as roastmaster more than once, as Seth MacFarlane also roasted David Hasselhoff.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Roast of Charlie Sheen Pre-Show

    • September 19, 2011
    • Comedy Central

  • S01E11 Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

    • September 19, 2011
    • Comedy Central

    The roast was taped in Los Angeles on September 10, 2011, and was broadcast on September 19, 2011, exactly one hour after the premiere of Ashton Kutcher's first episode of replacing Sheen on Two and a Half Men.[21] Roasters included Mike Tyson, Jeff Ross, Anthony Jeselnik, Steve-O,[22] William Shatner, Kate Walsh, Jon Lovitz, Patrice O'Neal and Amy Schumer. Slash made an appearance playing his guitar during Sheen's entrance.[23] 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 hadn't 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.[24] Sheen's famous family members, Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen, were unable to attend as they were promoting their film The Way,[25] although Martin appeared in a commercial for the roast, spoofing his film Apocalypse Now. Brooke Mueller, Aaron Paul, Corbin Bernsen, Duane Chapman, Michael Boatman, Kristin Cavallari and Richard Kind appeared in the audience. Seth MacFarlane made his third appearance as the roastmaster. A montage of Sheen's film and television work were featured, though due to legal reasons, clips of his tenure on Two and a Half Men were never used. In the UK and Turkey, on the network which Two and a Half Men airs, The Roast of Charlie Sheen 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.

  • S01E12 Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr

    • August 12, 2012
    • Comedy Central

    Roasters include Jeff Ross, Tom Arnold, Katey Sagal, Carrie Fisher, Ellen Barkin, Anthony Jeselnik, Seth Green, Amy Schumer, Wayne Brady, and Gilbert Gottfried. Sarah Chalke, Alicia Goranson, and Michael Fishman will be in attendance. Sharon Stone had been announced as one of the roasters, but dropped out for unknown reasons prior to the event.

  • S01E13 Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

    • September 2, 2013
    • Comedy Central

    The multi-hyphenated jack-of-all-trades James Franco finds himself on the receiving end of barbs served up by his friends. Roast Master Seth Rogen leads roasters Aziz Ansari, Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Jeff Ross, Andy Samberg and Sarah Silverman.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 James Franco Red Carpet Show

    • September 2, 2012
    • Comedy Central

    The Red Carpet is hosted by Jonah Ray (Meltdown) and Mitzie Verne (Franco's grandmother). Mitzie brings the Franco family perspective while Jonah stumps celebrity attendees with Roast trivia and makes them unwitting participants in short comedic bits.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Roast of Justin Bieber Pre-Show

    • March 30, 2015
    • Comedy Central

    Hosts Andrew Santino and Sarah Tiana hit the red carpet to interview Justin Bieber, Kevin Hart and other dais members about what to expect when the Roast gets underway.

  • S01E14 Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

    • March 30, 2015
    • Comedy Central

    The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber assembles a dais that includes Hannibal Buress, Chris D'Elia, Snoop Dogg, Natasha Leggero, Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Jeff Ross, Martha Stewart and Roast Master Kevin Hart. The occasion? To hold one of the world's biggest teen idols over an open flame.

  • S01E15 Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe

    • September 5, 2016
    • Comedy Central

    Roast Master David Spade leads the dais in a night of burns directed at Hollywood's nearly perfect man, Rob Lowe.

  • S01E16 Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    • July 29, 2018
    • Comedy Central

    Bruce Willis goes from "Die Hard" to dead on arrival as some of the biggest names in entertainment serve up punches of their own to Hollywood's go-to action star. And with Roast Master Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the helm, nobody is leaving the dais unscathed.

  • S01E17 Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

    • September 15, 2019
    • Comedy Central

    Following in the footsteps of Roastee "greats" like Justin Bieber and Donald Trump, the illustrious and multi-talented film and television star Alec Baldwin will take the stage to be skewered by his entertainment industry peers.

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Best of CC Roast: Rob Lowe, Flavor Flav and Pamela Anderson

    • June 30, 2019

    Catch up with the finest burns from the Comedy Central Roasts of Rob Lowe, Flavor Flav and Pamela Anderson, featuring Patton Oswalt, Pete Davidson, Sarah Silverman and more.

  • SPECIAL 0x12 Best of CC Roast: James Franco, Joan Rivers and Charlie Sheen

    • June 30, 2019

    Witness some of the best zingers from the Comedy Central Roasts of James Franco, Joan Rivers and Charlie Sheen, featuring Seth Rogen, Greg Giraldo, Amy Schumer and more.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 Best of CC Roast: David Hasselhoff, Larry the Cable Guy and Justin Bieber

    • June 30, 2019

    Get all the best burns from the iconic Comedy Central Roasts of David Hasselhoff, Larry the Cable Guy and Justin Bieber, featuring Seth MacFarlane, Natasha Leggero and more.

  • SPECIAL 0x14 Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr

    • September 24, 2012

    The Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr, Comedy Central's first ever African "Roast" featured the roasting of controversial public figure, Steve Hofmeyr, by an all star "roasting" panel consisting of Kuli Roberts, Casper De Vries, John Vlismas, Robert Whitehead, Anele Mdoda, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, David Kau, Minki Van Der Westhuizen and Trevor Noah.

  • SPECIAL 0x17 The NY Friars Club Roast Of Drew Carey

    • October 28, 1998

    Presentation of the 94th annual Celebrity Roast by the New York Friars Club, honoring comedian Drew Carey.

  • SPECIAL 0x18 The NY Friars Club Roast Of Jerry Stiller

    • October 27, 1999

    The annual roast of the Friars Club, a fraternal organization for comedians, is a big honor - and yet can be a major embarrassment. The roastee being honored is Jerry Stiller, who played Arthur Spooner on the CBS sitcom King of Queens. Attendees included two at one point named New York City mayors, Police Commissioner Howard Safir, The Golden Girls’ Bea Arthur, Dr. Ruth, The Brady Bunch’s Florence Henderson, and comedian Janeane Garofalo.

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