A "roast" is a form of insult comedy, originating in American humor, in which specific individuals, the guests of honor, are subjected to jokes at their expense, followed by genuine praise and tributes.
The assumption is that the roastee can take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult and so avoids offense as the audience vicariously relieves steam and tension by seeing the truth exposed in a nonthreatening manner.
The individual roastee is surrounded by friends, fans, and well-wishers, who can receive some of the same treatment during the evening.
The host of the event is called the roastmaster, since it rhymes with and plays on the term toastmaster.
Anyone mocked in such a way is said to have been "roasted."
There is a parallel tradition in some countries in which the host of formal events, such as award ceremonies and annual dinners, is expected to good-naturedly mock the event's attendees. In some cases, this has caused controversy when the host is seen as being too insulting [1,2] or accurate. More
(The Unfiltered Mic) Bill Burr, brother of Willy Organ (Billy Corgan) of the Smashing Pumpkins
Brothers? But we look nothing alike, Howie!
In a controversial January 2025 podcast by neurotic Jewish impresario Howie Mandel, Bill Burr publicly addressed Billy Corgan's claim that they are brothers or half-brothers of their mutual degenerate father, Bill. Bill Burr criticized Mandel for this gotcha moment, ambushing and humiliating him by bringing out Bill Corgan live on air to discuss their sensitive family issue.
Howie: I love ratings, guys, sorry.
Billy C claims that he had been told that Billy B had been informed that he would be coming out on the show, which he had never done in public in spite of all the lurid speculation of their family's sex life. Bill B alleges that muckraker Mandel is "rude" to be chasing "ratings" with such a stunt, stating that a podcast is not the appropriate venue for the independently famous "Bill Brothers" to meet and face off about so sensitive an issue as paternity. Mandel left the room. Amid jokes, Bill B and Bill C [know they] "have the same father" and say of this father: "The fact that he said he can't sing, I think that sort of disproves that we're related" ("Bill Burr, Billy Corgan address whether they're half-brothers," Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, retrieved August 10, 2026 [114]). More
Author Philomena Cunk (with just a tiny bit of help from Diane Morgan) has 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,888 reviews). A VULTURE BEST COMEDY BOOK OF 2023. From the star of the “deeply funny, unexpectedly informative” (The Daily Beast) Netflix mockumentary Cunk on Earth, a helpful guide covering every single topic in the known universe, from Adam and Eve to Top Gun. Once in a blue moon, a book comes along that changes the world. The Origin of Species. War and Peace. Nineteen Eighty-Four.
And now, Cunk on Everything: The Encyclopedia Philomena, by Philomena Cunk. Philomena Cunk is one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century, and in Cunk on Everything she turns her attention to our biggest issue: Why are there so many books? Wouldn't it be better if there were just one? This is that book — an encyclopedia of all human knowledge, delving into not only life's greatest mysteries but our most important political figures and cultural touchstones. Read it, and you'll never have to read another book again. More
Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean (Jan. 19, 1946–Aug. 25, 2026) has passed away. She was an American icon, musician, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Cancer killed her?
Once dubbed the "Queen of Country," she was one of the most-honored female country performers, receiving various accolades, including:
11 Grammy Awards,
3 Emmy Awards, and
1 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, along with nominations for
Dolly wrote her first song at the age of 6, began performing regularly on TV at the age of 10, and made her first recording at the age of 11.
She became a professional songwriter at the age of 16 and, after writing hits for other artists, released her debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, in 1967, beginning a career spanning 60 years that produced 50 studio albums.
Will beloved Dolly Parton's coffin be lined with hay in Backwoods Barbie motif? (Facebook)
What's a whorehouse, Dolly? - It's a brothel, Silly! - And you work there? - It's a movie, Dummy!
Dolly composed more than 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper and an international hit for Whitney Houston that sold 40 million copies worldwide), "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," and "9 to 5."
As an actress, she starred in 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), earning Golden Globe nominations for both, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992), and Joyful Noise (2012). More
(Tiago_R_Rebeiro) Dead Kennedys "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round"
"We've Got a Bigger Problem Now"
Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys
Once upon a time a singer named Jello Biafra had a lot of good ideas for a California punk band called the Dead Kennedys (a name indicating the decline of the USA). He made albums with them and contributed to other releases like Wargasm (1982, Pax Records, PAX 4, LP) with the American War Machine song "Kinky Sex Makes the World Go 'Round." The DKs released many great songs with many great ideas but became so popular with non-punks that punks started to criticize them for getting less funny (brilliantly sarcastic or ironic) and more serious (preachy rather than clever) as time went on. The band disbanded and reformed without Jello, who released a spoken word album, No More Cocoons, with the genius "Message From Our Sponsors."
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Sammy K. Obeid (born Feb. 9, 1984) is a Palestinian-American [1, 2, 3], writer, and stand-up comedian. He has released one comedy album, Get Funny or Die Tryin. The New York Times described his comedy as displaying "an analytic style full of wordplay, clever misdirection, and ethnic humor riffing on his Middle Eastern roots" [4].
He once performed 1,001 nights of comedy in a row (just like the classic of world literature One Thousand and One Nights), which he claimed was a world record [7]. Obeid is also a host for the Netflix show 100 Humans and the founder of KO Comedy (IG) [8]. More
(The Daily Show) Did a secret "Stargate" in Iran cause Trump-Israel's war? What is Stargate 10?
This work of pure comedic genius began as a BBC Radio play by Douglas Adams (who was the first to think to combine science fiction and comedy), the audio of which is presented here: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It became so popular that it became a book then a sequel then a series then a trilogy with additional installments that made calling it a "trilogy" more and more misleading. It is perhaps the single funniest piece of work we have ever heard, a masterpiece.
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There is a parallel tradition in some countries in which the host of formal events, such as award ceremonies and annual dinners, is expected to good-naturedly mock the event's attendees. In some cases, this has caused controversy when the host is seen as being too insulting [1,2] or accurate. More
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