A Comedy Roast
2010
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 5 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Comedy
A Comedy Roast is a British comedy television show broadcast by Channel 4. After a series of failed attempts by various broadcasters over the years, it is the first adaptation of the American comedy institution of roasting to be produced as a television show in Britain. The first series premiered on 7 April 2010. Hosted by Jimmy Carr it saw Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne and Chris Tarrant get roasted by various colleagues, comedians and celebrities. The show returned on 15 October 2010 targeting Davina McCall.
Seasons
Season 1
Legendary light-entertainment host and catchphrase king Bruce Forsyth steps forward to receive his roasting, with Jimmy Carr looking after proceedings. Forsyth has been in the entertainment business for 68 years, so there's a wealth of biographical material to feed the jokes - and a queue of celebrities just itching to take a shot at the TV veteran.
His roasters include Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee, Jason Manford, Jon Culshaw, Sean Lock, Barry Cryer, and his wife, Wilnelia.
Season 2
Barbara Windsor's long, varied and extremely successful career is honoured in a gala evening jam-packed with the country's best comic talent as well as some of Barbara's close celebrity friends.
Cast
Network
Channel 4