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A seasonal special launches the sixth series of the revamped entertainment show, in which Keith Lemon unsubtly introduces footage of Keith Lemon having a nose around celebrities' houses. Whether the star home-owners are more famous than usual remains to be seen, but the panel trying to guess their identity is a noticeable upgrade from C-list to B: Jonathan Ross, Lorraine Kelly and [Jimmy Carr are the individuals in the studio, ready and waiting to crack wise.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 14th December 2018Festive edition of the standup show where comics exchange brutal, but hysterical, barbs. Desiree Burch, Suzi Ruffell, Ed Gamble and Bobby Mair get personal - riffing on everything from dead relatives to Weinstein - while Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and Jonathan Ross adjudicate alongside Santa (Nick Helm).
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th December 2018Comic Relief announces all-star Wembley Arena gig
Stars including Jimmy Carr, Lenny Henry, Katherine Ryan and Catherine Tate will appear at Comic Relief: Spectacular, a fundraising gig for the charity due to take place at London's SSE Arena Wembley on Thursday 28th February 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2018Ofcom upholds complaint against Roast Battle trailer
Comedy Central rapped over Jimmy Carr's 'antisemitic' joke.
Chortle, 3rd December 2018Your Face Or Mine gets fifth series
Your Face Or Mine will return to Comedy Central next year for a fifth series.
British Comedy Guide, 5th November 2018Jimmy Carr announces 2019 and 2020 tour dates
Tickets are now on sale for Jimmy Carr's new tour. Titled Terribly Funny, it will run from 2019 in to 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2018Museum Of Curiosity to record all-star special edition
To mark its 10th anniversary, Radio 4 panel show The Museum Of Curiosity is to record an episode featuring past curators.
British Comedy Guide, 19th October 2018Comedy fans vent after festival 'shambles'
Ticketholders attending a comedy festival have reacted angrily after claiming they spent £20 to "stand in a field" and could not see any acts.
BBC, 7th October 2018Katherine Ryan and Jimmy Carr open a new series of the savage gameshow with an appearance from ex-Towie twosome Gemma Collins and James "Arg" Argent. No couple are more ripe for the challenge. "I'm one hell of a woman," states Collins. The more honest it gets, the more they raise for their chosen charity.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 3rd October 2018TV review: Roast Battle UK, Comedy Central UK
While I don't actually think kids would be jotting down the one-liners lobbed by the likes of Chris Ramsey and Tom Rosenthal at each other for later use themselves I do think the programmes risks normalising dubious attitudes.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd October 2018