bring back UCB, Dog Bites Man, Crossballs (and make it funnier), or Dr. Kats, and then we'll talk.

I would like to skewer Fran on my spit. Or something like that. Hell, Kathy can join in, butterface or not; she's got a banging bod.

Comedy Central set to roast Joan Rivers, names Kathy Griffen Griffin roast-master. No word on Fran Drescher's availability to announce the evening


/carry on

PC LOAD LETTER: I would like to skewer Fran circa 1995 on my spit. Or something like that. Hell, Kathy circa 1997 can join in, butterface or not; she's got a banging bod.

Fixed, for my own personal tastes.

PC LOAD LETTER: I would like to skewer Fran on my spit. Or something like that. Hell, Kathy can join in, butterface or not; she's got a banging bod.

Your jib. I like the cut of it.

But this show sounds like a harpiefest.

Who the hell is Kathy Griffen?

I'm sure they'll have Rosanne Barr, Margaret Cho, Ellen Degeneres, and the rest of the douche dyke set in Hollywood.

The Estrogen is strong in this one. I'll be drinking a beer, scratching my nuts and watching NASCAR instead, thank you.

PC LOAD LETTER: I would like to skewer Fran on my spit. Or something like that. Hell, Kathy can join in, butterface or not; she's got a banging bod.

and there's your proof as to why she isnt funny.

Unless the roast ends with them putting a bullet between Joan's eyes, I think I'll give this one a miss...

Worst. Roast. Ever.

the8re: I'm sure they'll have Rosanne Barr, Margaret Cho, Ellen Degeneres, and the rest of the douche dyke set in Hollywood.

The Estrogen is strong in this one. I'll be drinking a beer, scratching my nuts and watching NASCAR instead, thank you.

I'd rather watch an estrogen fest than cars driving the same direction in a circle for four hours.

Jha: Worst. Roast. Ever.

Nah, my wife cooked over the weekend.

the8re: I'm sure they'll have Rosanne Barr, Margaret Cho, Ellen Degeneres, and the rest of the douche dyke set in Hollywood.

The Estrogen is strong in this one. I'll be drinking a beer, scratching my nuts and watching NASCAR instead, thank you.

I'm sure the usual crew of insult comics like Jeffery Ross and Greg Giraldo and Lisa Lampanelli will be there too.

mofomisfit: PC LOAD LETTER: I would like to skewer Fran circa 1995 on my spit. Or something like that. Hell, Kathy circa 1997 can join in, butterface or not; she's got a banging bod.

Fixed, for my own personal tastes.

Fair enough, I like teh cougz.

the8re: I'm sure they'll have Rosanne Barr, Margaret Cho, Ellen Degeneres, and the rest of the douche dyke set in Hollywood.

The Estrogen is strong in this one. I'll be drinking a beer, scratching my nuts and watching NASCAR instead, thank you.

I'm sure you'll post to let us know that you won't be going to see the next "Twilight" movie either, or buying the next big rap album.

You do realize these things aren't meant for you in the first place, right?

I can't wait. This should be good.

that would be worth recording IF and ONLY if at least 50% of the participants call her out on her and her daughter's shenanigans on celeb. apprentice.

We can only hope an incendiary device will be involved.

I don't see how this can be funny on a massive scale.

the decible level of that would make aliens heads explode.

It's starting to piss me off how we've gone from roasting honest celebrities that have done great work to "whoever we can convince to do it." You'll notice that Comedy Central used to be televising the Friar's Club Roasts. Now the Friars Club has taken their name off of these things because they've been so bad.

Pam Anderson?
Shatner (eh, maybe but probably not)?
the official bullet in the head of this event was Larry the Cable Guy.

/missed the days of real roasts
//like with racist Ted Danson

the8re: I'm sure they'll have Rosanne Barr, Margaret Cho, Ellen Degeneres, and the rest of the douche dyke set in Hollywood.

The Estrogen is strong in this one. I'll be drinking a beer, scratching my nuts and watching NASCAR instead, thank you.

Nah, that would involve spending money to bring in some talent. Comedy Central will use its usual crew of roast comics, and then throw in a few other washed-up celebrities who've never met Joan Rivers to read a few jokes off the teleprompter. Oh, and Melissa Rivers will be there too, since the only way she gets a job anywhere is if her mom puts it in the contract.

Comedy Central roasts suck. I'd rather watch an all-day marathon of The View than watch a Comedy Central roast.

One Hellfire would take care of it I think...

Beatle_Matt: Unless the roast ends with them putting a bullet between Joan's eyes, I think I'll give this one a miss...

After all the plastic surgery she's had, I'm guessing her navel is already between her eyes.

/try the veal

I'm old enough to remember Dean Martin Roasts. Actual big time stars roasting other actual big time stars. Seemingly all drunk. These Comedy Central D-List farces make me ill.

the Bob Saget roast was pretty damn funny.
But yeah, their choices, for the most part, have been pretty lame. Pam Anderson, Flava Flav, Larry the Cable Guy. Ithink Joan Rivers is deserving of it. She's been around forever and was quite the stand up back in her early days before she started talking shiat on the red carpet. I'm sure the night will consist entirely of plastic surgery jokes though

Architecture,

Much to my complete surprise and elation, I woke up to find that Comedy Central has started re-airing Dr. Katz at 8:00 and 8:30 AM. How I miss that show. Ecstatic to have it back on.

/I think I'm falling hard for Dr. Katz, cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha

Snatch Bandergrip: Architecture,

Much to my complete surprise and elation, I woke up to find that Comedy Central has started re-airing Dr. Katz at 8:00 and 8:30 AM. How I miss that show. Ecstatic to have it back on.

/I think I'm falling hard for Dr. Katz, cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha

hahaha, awesome. I think I love you, Dr. Katz Dr. Katz, I think I love you Dr. Katz

I can haz ear bleach?

Hey, back in the 50's and 60's, Joan Rivers was a piece of ass, and funny too. She's been through a lot. I can't hate on her.

Two horrible tastes that are poisonous together.

WhileAmericaBurns: Who the hell is Kathy Griffen?

The chick from NewsRadio.

Joan Rivers could be good because there's a LOT of material to work with. If they actually get a few funny people there (mixed in the the usual mix of the same lame comics they've had for the last 10 years) could be some laughs.

The William Shatner roast it was obvious only George Takei and Nichelle Nichols were the only people up there who had ever even met him never mind anybody having any real material. After the 3rd guy in a row made the "OMG Sulu is gay!" joke you knew it was time to turn it off.

really, really wish the Friars still were the lead on these. CC sucked the life out of it, the very premise of the show.

The point of a roast is to attack (with love) your fellow comedians. Its a sign of professional respect.

When you start roasting outsiders (Shatner, Hef, Pam, etc) the event loses its meaning.

Hey the Pam Anderson Roast was worth it to see the train wreck that was Cortney Love. OMFSM I have no idea what she was flying on but I'll have a double.

therecksays: Cortney Love. OMFSM I have no idea what she was flying on but I'll have a double.

A 16-ball??

Think of the screeching hag problems you could solve with one RPG launcher and a bag of grenades.

^ yes please

\damn edit button...

aurorous: The William Shatner roast it was obvious only George Takei and Nichelle Nichols were the only people up there who had ever even met him never mind anybody having any real material. After the 3rd guy in a row made the "OMG Sulu is gay!" joke you knew it was time to turn it off.

Someone didn't make it to Betty White's bit.

This has the potential to be THE most annoying television program ever produced...

Came for pix of The Nanny, leaving semi dissappointed.

If Dean ain't hostin' I ain't watchin'.

Lawn. Off.

Will that fat chick who has sex with black dudes be there to tell us how she has sex with black dudes???

The Queen of Mean - Lisa Lampanelli

And she doesn't make jokes in the roast about it. Everyone else makes jokes at her about it.

Architecture Of Aggression: bring back UCB, Dog Bites Man, Crossballs (and make it funnier), or Dr. Kats, and then we'll talk.

Certainly a list of quality shows that weren't given their full due, but I counter with South Park, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, and Reno 911. All 4 are great shows that Comedy Central has supported for many years now. And if you're really lucky, sometimes they are all airing new episodes back to back.

Also they might be landing exclusive rights to a new season for Futurama. I'm not defending garbage like Mind of Mencia though, just saying that if you don't think Comedy Central has any good programming, then I disagree.

LukeDJedi: It's starting to piss me off how we've gone from roasting honest celebrities that have done great work to "whoever we can convince to do it." You'll notice that Comedy Central used to be televising the Friar's Club Roasts. Now the Friars Club has taken their name off of these things because they've been so bad.

No, they stopped televising the roasts because the one they did for Chevy Chase was so incredibly unfunny (primarily because a few people were really spitting some vitriol his way, and he seemed unable to take a joke from the ones who weren't), that they bowed out from televising the roasts anymore out of pure shame. They never re-ran that roast even once, it was so damn bad (and they normally rerun the hell out of those things late at night).

It was at that point that CC decided to pick up the baton on their own, and start roasting people that they thought deserved a bit of ribbing.

Oh, and...

LemSkroob: really, really wish the Friars still were the lead on these. CC sucked the life out of it, the very premise of the show.

The point of a roast is to attack (with love) your fellow comedians. Its a sign of professional respect.

When you start roasting outsiders (Shatner, Hef, Pam, etc) the event loses its meaning.

First off, Hef was one of the ones that the Friars roasted (back in 2001, almost immediately after 9/11), so that takes a little wind out of that sail. Plus, the Friars themselves have roasted several "outsiders" in the past (Donald Trump, Don King, Steven Segal, etc.). I mean, last year they roasted Matt Lauer forfarksakes. You don't get more outside of "comedy" than Matt Lauer.

/I think CC not televising the Friars roasts anymore was a combo of the Friars being embarrassed about the Chevy roast, and Comedy Central knowing when to jump off a sinking ship.

I'm a bit torn on this one. On one side, you get to insult a bitter old hag that doesn't deserve to be in the spotlight anymore. On the other side, the show is about a bitter old hag that doesn't deserve to be in the spotlight anymore.

WHY GOD WHY.

/I saw Kathy Griffen at the Hick'ry Pit once.
//I didn't ask for an autograph.

i will pay any amount of money to NOT watch this



/hoping to get away for free
//kathy is not hot, no matter how much she tries
///drinking hateraide this morning

LemSkroob: really, really wish the Friars still were the lead on these. CC sucked the life out of it, the very premise of the show.

The point of a roast is to attack (with love) your fellow comedians. Its a sign of professional respect.

When you start roasting outsiders (Shatner, Hef, Pam, etc) the event loses its meaning.


Have to disagree because Gilbert Gottfried following Ice-T for the Hef roast is the funniest damn thing I've ever seen on television.

I enjoy these roasts and get plenty of laughs out of them but I agree that they haven't been as good lately. The group of failed comedians all make the same jokes as each other, and the non-comedians who are friends of the person being roasted sound like they're reading scripts of the same jokes again.

/Drew Carey was hilarious
//Hooray for Dr. Katz

FWIW, I just saw Joan Rivers and Don Rickles Friday night and Joan's act was pleasantly surprising. She was a raunchy old broad and my friend and I were probably the youngest members of the audience. There were many a blow-jay jokes and the f-bomb was dropped constantly like a hot potato and at times I had to stifle my laughter when the elderly around me weren't sure how the hell to react to some of her jokes.