Comedy Central Roast is a celebrity roast specials that airs on the American television channel Comedy Central. The first official Comedy Central Roast premiered on August 10, 2003.
Being age 21 at the time of filming, Justin Bieber is the youngest roastee to be roasted by Comedy Central to date.
Background[]
On January 20, 2015, Justin Bieber confirms on his twitter account that he will be roasted. "For years I have wanted Comedy Central to roast me. They said only if I provided them w/ more material so for a year now I have worked hard." Also said: "Finally after all that hard work for my 21st bday it's happening. Thanks @RyanSeacrest & @ComedyCentral for the announcement. Let's do it :)", and "Lol. #BieberRoast"
Kent Alterman, the network's President of Content Development & Original Programming, said in a statement: “Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first. We’re thrilled he listened.”
Roasters[]
Hannibal Buress, Pete Davidson, Chris D'Elia, Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy, Natasha Leggero, Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Jeff Ross, Snoop Dogg, and Martha Stewart.
Justin called Shaq and said he wanted his favorite people roasting him.[1]
Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she was approached by Scooter Braun to participate in the roast, but refused because she did not want to be mean to Justin.
Trivia[]
- The Bieber Roast was watched by 4.4 million television viewers in U.S.
- A Paul Walker joke were cut out of the television broadcast.
- A joke by Hannibal Buress which called the roast an "extremely transparent attempt to be more likable in the public eye" was cut.
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shorty Awards | Entertaiment | Nominated |
Gallery[]
Videos[]
- ↑ Chase, Chris (April 13, 2015). "Shaq on the death of trash talk, Laettner jealousy and Justin Bieber". ComplexFor The Win.