Roast Battle
- TV stand-up
- Comedy Central
- 2018 - 2020
- 22 episodes (4 series)
Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and guests judge insult battles between stand-up comedians. Also features Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand and Brian Moses.
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Comedy Central orders Roast Battle Series 3
Comedy Central has ordered a third series of Roast Battle, before the second series has even been shown.
British Comedy Guide, 17th September 2018Jonathan Ross joins Roast Battle judging panel
Jonathan Ross is joining the second series of Comedy Central's Roast Battle as a judge. He takes over from Russell Brand, and will sit alongside Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan.
British Comedy Guide, 9th July 2018Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan return for Roast Battle Series 2
Roast Battle is to return to Comedy Central for a second series, with Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan (but not Russell Brand). Carr and Ryan have also signed up to a Netflix panel show.
British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2018TV and web comedies up for Broadcast Digital Awards 2018
Chewing Gum, In The Long Run, Man Like Mobeen, Roast Battle, The Young Offenders and This Country are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2018Roast Battle smashes ratings record
Comedy Central's brand new Roast Battle UK series, which launched on the 15th January and aired consecutive episodes across the week, has smashed all previous ratings records, becoming Comedy Central's highest-rated UK commission in its history.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th January 2018Roast battles and insult comedy? No thanks
Obnoxious insult slinging isn't foreign to these shores, but can the US format - made popular by the Rat Pack - make an impact this side of the Atlantic?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th January 2018Katherine Ryan interview
We chatted to comedian Katherine Ryan about her new comedy roast show, how to take a joke, and the importance of context in stand-up...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 15th January 2018Katherine Ryan gives us her guide to roasting
'Giving them a score could hurt their feelings but roasting them, being really mean - they'll be really touched by that gesture and they can roast me back.'
Caroline Westbrook, Metro, 15th January 2018Comedy must risk causing offence
If we are to challenge prejudice, we need to be able to push boundaries, says Louise Holmes.
Louise Holmes, Broadcast, 15th January 2018Comedy Central to launch Roast Battle UK
Jimmy Carr will host Roast Battle UK on Comedy Central, a new show with Russell Brand and Katherine Ryan.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2017