A Comedy Roast
- TV stand-up
- Channel 4
- 2010 - 2011
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Jimmy Carr brings the American tradition of the 'comedy roast' to the UK. Targets include Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne and Chris Tarrant. Also features Jack Dee, Sean Lock, Patrick Kielty and Jack Whitehall.
Episode menu
- Series 1, Episode 4 - Davina McCall
A Comedy Roast returns to celebrate the latest brave 'roastee' Davina McCall in a gala evening jam-packed with some of the country's best comic talent, and Davina's celebrity friends.
Further details
Jimmy Carr hosts the proceedings as Davina takes centre stage to endure an evening of insults and friendly abuse. The comedic talent ripping into Davina includes Rich Hall, Debra Stephenson, Patrick Kielty, Ed Byrne and Jack Whitehall. There are also appearances by Chris Moyles and Dermot O'Leary. And of course no night with Davina could be complete without a large showing from her television offspring, the Big Brother contestants, including: Brian Dowling, Nikki Grahame, Sophie Reade, Brian Belo and Sam Pepper.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 15th October 2010
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Patrick Kielty | Self |
| Jack Whitehall | Self |
| Marc Silk | Announcer |
| Davina McCall | Guest |
| Marcus Bentley | Big Brother (Voice) |
| Ed Byrne | Self |
| Brian Dowling | Self |
| Krishnan Guru-Murthy | Self |
| Rich Hall | Self |
| Chris Moyles | Self |
| Dermot O'Leary | Self |
| Debra Stephenson | Self |
| Rob Colley | Writer |
| Dominic English | Writer |
| Dan Gaster | Writer |
| Nick Findlay-Coulson | Writer |
| Ged Parsons | Writer |
| Christine Rose | Writer |
| Charlie Skelton | Writer |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer |
| Phil Kerr | Writer |
| Aiden Spackman | Writer |
| Dan Swimer | Writer |
| Julian Smith | Series Director |
| Chris Little | Series Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Producer |
| David Granger | Executive Producer |
| Will MacDonald | Executive Producer |
| Ben Cannon | Associate Producer |
| Tom Vinnicombe | Producer |
| Dan Mellow | Editor |
| Duncan Buchanan | Editor |
| Michael Wolf | Editor |
| William Webb | Editor |
| Gurdip Mahal | Lighting Designer |
| Julian Healy | Production Designer |
| Ken Bolam | Composer |
| Nick Foster | Composer |