“Jeff Ross presents Roast Battle” announces celebrity judges and matchups
Comedy Central and Jeff Ross announced that comedic heavyweights Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and David Spade will serve as celebrity judges deciding the fate of 16 insult-comedy combatants during the four nights of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle. Additional judges are to be announced. The Thunderdome-of-comedy bracket-style tournament will be filmed live in […]
“Roast Battle” at Just For Laughs adds judges Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, and Seth Rogen
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle at Just For Laughs has just added four new stellar judges to their already ridiculously awesome lineup. The biggest names in comedy will round out the all-star lineup of judges for with Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart and Seth Rogen joining previously announced judges Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah […]
Comedian Mike Lawrence announces the “Fantastic Tour”
“Hey folks, I’m going on my first ever tour… A Fantastic Tour!” proclaims comedian Mike Lawrence on his Facebook page. “Joe Karg did this awesome poster!” and “Super excited about this as you can tell by all the exclamation points!” Mike Lawrence is an Emmy nominated New York City based comedian from South Florida who […]
Mike Lawrence is the 2016 “Roast Battle” Champion
16 people entered, one man left and that man is Mike Lawrence. Lawrence is the 2016 Roast Battle Champion. He was crowned Sunday evening after a live telecast on Comedy Central and 4 night competition from Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival. Lawrence took down Sarah Tiana to take the title. It wasn’t an easy route […]
Big Jay Oakerson’s “What’s Your F*cking Deal!?” announces second season lineup
The Bitter End will be the place to be in New York City when Big Jay Oakerson tapes season 2 of his Seeso series What’s Your F*cking Deal!?. The lineup has been announced and it is massive. Set to perform are Roy Wood Jr., Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Ralphie May, Todd Glass, Sal Vulcano, Robert […]
“Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” will be back for season two
Comedy Central is gearing up for another epic battle. They are teaming up again with the Roastmaster General Jeff Ross for another round of Roast Battle, it was announced today by the network’s president, Kent Alterman. Featuring the world’s most venomous comedians in one-on-one standoffs, the bracket-style insult-comedy tournament first debuted on Comedy Central this […]
Zac Amico is your 2016 RoastMasters NYC Champion
This past Tuesday night droves of comedians and comedy fans came out to The Stand NYC to see who would take home the first ever RoastMasters NYC Championship belt. After an incredibly publicized 16 comedian, single elimination tournament spanning 6 weeks, one comic was left standing: Zac Amico. The Secaucus, New Jersey native outwitted the […]
The Laugh Button Live! with Comedy Central Records (photos)
<p> </p> The 2012 New York Comedy Festival is in full swing and part of said swing involved us! We teamed up with <p> Comedy Central Records </p> to put together a badass stand-up comedy show as a kickoff to the festivities. With a blizzard outside many braved the elements and gathered into The Stand […]
5 (more) comedians to help distract you from the end of the world
Vogue has compiled a list of “5 Comedians Who Might Help You Stay Sane for the Next 4 Years,” a group of politically-aware comics who won’t bum you out too much with their current events commentary. Their picks include Jena Friedman, Sabrina Jalees, Dave Hill, Sarah Beattie, and Aparna Nancherla, who is certifiably Chris Rock-level on […]
Mike Lawrence thinks there was a different villain in “The Lion King”
This weekend Mike Lawrence’s second Half Hour is set to premiere on Comedy Central. Lawrence has been steadily working the last few years as a writer/performer with everything related to a roast on Comedy Central as well as writing for TV. On this advance clip from the show, we see Lawrence compare the most recent […]