
Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t give the night’s honored guest a few minutes here, too. Too soon? Too late?įor my money, some of the best jokes came early in the show, though, as Nick Kroll joked about Seth Rogen’s writing partner, Evan Goldberg. Ross, the “Roastmaster General,” even took aim at Franco’s grandmother, sitting in the audience. Jeff Ross had his hair did like “Riff Raff,” the character James Franco played in this year’s movie, Spring Breakers. The writers usually do their best to provide newcomers with a hefty arsenal of jokes. So here was Natasha Leggero’s first Comedy Central Roast. But you’ll have to know your references to truly enjoy her roast of Aziz Ansari. Silverman will explain in great detail how and why. Here, she took on Roast newcomer Natasha Leggero. You’ve seen some of Sarah Silverman’s great jokes already in the preview clips. Because Samberg’s positively positive jokes about his dais mates took a dark turn when he got to Jeffrey Ross. Not quite like Norm Macdonald’s infamous anti-roast throwback set. Here’s just the first part of Hader’s roast.Īndy Samberg, for his part, tried to go the opposite route. These video clips are uncensored, so please put your headphones on if you’re watching this in mixed company!īill Hader sat on the dais in black tie like all the rest, but wisely decided to show up to the podium in character as “The President of Hollywood,” which was good enough to make us already miss him from this fall’s upcoming season of Saturday Night Live. Let’s reflect on a few of them by reliving them, shall we?

This year’s Comedy Central Roast of James Franco had some great moments.
