Comedy Central Presents — Specials

Oct 199843m

The New York Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey

Oct 199948m

The New York Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Jun 2000

Aug 200025m

Lewis Black chronicles his time at the Republican National Convention in 2000.

Aug 200025m

Lewis Black documents his visit to the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

Nov 2000

The New York Friars Club Roast Of Rob Reiner

Jul 200143m

Sweat The Small Stuff, Kevin James Special

Nov 200142m

The New York Friars Club Roast Of Hugh Hefner

Apr 200242m

Jim Breuer brings his comedy onto stage with a hilarious one-hour special "Hardcore", complete with his band.

Dec 200242m

The New York Friars Club Roast Of Chevy Chase

Aug 20031h 1m

The roastmaster was Jeff Garlin. It 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, Ed Lover, Joe Mantegna, Conan O'Brien, Colin Quinn, Rene Russo, Jon Stewart, and Christopher Walken.

Aug 200323m

Continuation of the roast in episode 11

Apr 200442m

A countdown of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time by Comedy Central.

Apr 200442m

A countdown of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time by Comedy Central.

Apr 200442m

A countdown of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time by Comedy Central.

Apr 200442m

A countdown of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time by Comedy Central.

Apr 200442m

A countdown of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time by Comedy Central.

Mar 20051h

The roastmasters were his close personal friends from Blue Collar Comedy Tour and Blue Collar TV: Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. He 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 Oneal, Anna Nicole Smith, and G.E. Smith. The hip-hop group B.A.M.A. also performed their cover of "Sweet Home Alabama"

Aug 20051h 22m

Joel Gallen was the program's Executive Producer; Aaron Matthew Lee was the Head Writer. Anderson was roasted by Jimmy Kimmel, who was the roast master, as well as Courtney Love, Adam Carolla, Bea Arthur, Nick DiPaolo, Greg Giraldo, Elon Gold, Eddie Griffin, Lady Bunny, Lisa Lampanelli, Tommy Lee, Jeffrey Ross, Sarah Silverman, Andy Dick as her plastic surgeon, and a pre-taped appearance by David Spade.

Nov 200541m

Dec 2005

Last Laugh '05

Feb 2006

Southern Gents of Comedy

Aug 20061h 20m

Jason Alexander acted as roastmaster with Andy Dick (as the "love child" of James Kirk and Spock), Farrah Fawcett, Greg Giraldo, Lisa Lampanelli, Artie Lange, Nichelle Nichols, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Pollak, Jeffrey 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. The tagline for this roast was: "The Shat hits the fan."

Dec 200642m

Aug 20071h 2m

It was hosted by comedian Katt Williams. The Roasters were Ice-T, Jimmy Kimmel, Snoop Dogg, Greg Giraldo, Patton Oswalt, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross, Carrot Top, Sommore, and Brigitte Nielsen. Celebrities such as the cast of Flavor of Love, Ron Jeremy, Nicole "Coco" Austin , and Chyna were in the audience.

Nov 2007

Watch the hottest comics own the stage in Comedy Central Presents: Stand-Up Hot Picks.

Dec 2007

Feb 20082h 50m

A collection of Comedy Central Presents with shows from: Lewis Black (2002) (3rd special) Dane Cook (2000) Jeff Dunham (2003) Jim Gaffigan (2000) Mitch Hedberg (1999) Demetri Martin (2004) Carlos Mencia (2002) Brian Regan (2000)

Feb 200820m

Tune in as some of your favorite comedians tell the story of their first time on stage.

Aug 20081h 5m

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 Jeffrey Ross.[5] 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 Scott Bakula throughout the roast. Artie Lange did not show at the roast because he had entered a rehabilitation center.

Nov 2008

Watch an all-new line-up of the hottest comics around in "Comedy Central Presents: 2008 Breakout Comedians." Every comedian knows that a good laugh is priceless so we've made sure these acts won't set you back a dime! What are you waiting for? This one is on the house!

Aug 2008

A collection of Comedy Central Presents with shows from: Dave Attell (1999) Mike Birbiglia (2004) (1st special) Frank Caliendo (2004) Zach Galifianakis (2001) Stephen Lynch (2008) (2nd special) Patton Oswalt (1999) Nick Swardson (2006) (2nd special) Daniel Tosh (2002)

Mar 20091h 3m

This marks the first time that a previous roastmaster has become a roastee. For the first time Lisa Lampanelli was the Roastmaster.[9] 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. This was the first time that a roast was broadcast in high-definition.

Aug 200942m

This one-hour show hosted by Greg Giraldo features the best moments of the Comedy Central Roasts of William Shatner, Bog Saget, Larry The Cable Guy, Flavor Flav, Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, and Pamela Anderson.

Aug 20091h 4m

Roast Of Joan Rivers

Jan 2010

Comedian Aziz Ansari presents his highly anticipated debut hour long standup special. The critically acclaimed standup and actor (Parks and Recreation, Funny People) discusses topics ranging from sheets with fraudulent thread counts to the chubbiness of his young cousin Harris. Also included is a special encore performance from Raaaaaaaandy. This set is uncut and uncensored.

Feb 2010

Feb 2010

Aug 20101h 3m

Roast Of David Hasselhoff

Jan 2011

Tune in to watch hilarious highlights of the 15th season of “COMEDY CENTRAL Presents” with sneak peeks from Al Jackson, Michael Kosta, Mike Vecchione, Louis Katz and many more.

Mar 20111h 4m

Donald Trump faces a gauntlet of celebrity insulters including Whitney Cummings, Lisa Lampanelli, Seth MacFarlane, Jeffrey Ross, Snoop Dogg, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and more.

Mar 201141m

Nov 2011

Interviews and warm up foolery before the roast.

Nov 2011

It's Charlie Sheen's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Jun 2012

Didn't get to Bonnaroo this year? Don't worry, Comedy Central has your ticket! Tune in to see hosts Key and Peele, plus stand-up from Jon Dore, Natasha Leggero, Andy Daly, Judah Friedlander and Marc Maron from the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

Aug 2012

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.

Sept 2013

Comedy Central is rolling out the red carpet for the multi-hyphenated jack-of-all-trades James Franco. It will be executive produced by Miles Levy and Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions, who also served as Executive Producer and Director of the Comedy Central Roasts Of Rosanne Barr, Charlie Sheen, and Donald Trump, as well as the Emmy®-nominated Comedy Central Roast Of William Shatner.

Mar 2015

Roast Of Justin Bieber Preshow

Mar 2015

Several roasters, and the master himself Kevin Hart, make fun of Justin Bieber.

Sept 2016

It's Rob Lowe's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Nov 20171h 26m

Jun 2018

Traditional comedy 'roast' where celebrities, comics and friends poke fun at actor Bruce Willis.

Dec 2004

Appearances by: Greg Giraldo, Norm Macdonald, Kathy Griffin, Colin Quinn, Andy Dick, and Zach Galifianakis. Modest Mouse performs "Float On" and Snoop Dogg w/ Pharrell perform "Drop It Like It's Hot."

Sept 2019

Sean Hayes serves as roast master as it is Alec Baldwin’s turn in the hot seat. Robert De Niro, Jeff Ross, and Caitlyn Jenner among others take jabs at the actor/comedian.

Jul 2019

Best of the roasts of Rob Lowe, Flavor Flav, and Pamela Anderson

Jul 2019

Best of the roasts of James Franco, Joan Rivers, and Charlie Sheen

Jul 2019

Best of the roasts of David Hasselhoff, Larry the Cable Guy, and Justin Bieber

Jul 2019

Best of the roasts of William Shatner, Bob Saget, and Donald Trump

Jun 201024m

Lajoie filmed an episode of Comedy Central Presents on November 7, 2009. It premiered on March 5, 2010. The same special aired uncensored as part of Comedy Central's Secret Stash on June 6 featuring the world premiere of the video for his song "Pop Song".