I’ve been hearing a lot of things about this supposed “ground-breaking” comedy roast from a few friends but it wasn’t until last weekend did I get my hands on a copy (thanks J!). To say that I was intrigued is an understatement; possibly the world’s biggest douche willingly offered himself up for a no holds barred evening of brutal mockery as a “gift for his twenty-first birthday”.
Here are my thoughts:
- Roast Master Kevin Hart is tiny. Like really tiny.
- They made more fun of Shaquille O’ Neal than Justin Bieber.
- Pete Davidson’s bit was the most painful to watch. I get it, he’s super young and probably new to this, but damn.
- The ladies – Martha Stewart and Natasha Leggero – were far more vicious than any of the boys. Judging by their jokes, they really did seem to hate Justien Bieber. Like a lot. Their jokes more often than not hit below the belt, which I appreciated because some of the other dudes’ jokes were too vanilla for my tastes. I mean, come on! This is Justin freakin Bieber you get to make fun of here!
- My favorite joke of the evening was Natasha Legero’s Napoleon-France joke because in just a few words, she was able to make fun of half the people on stage.
- My second favorite joke was Martha Stewart’s closing “call me”. That was frakkin genius, man and deserved all of the applause and the standing ovation it got.
- If anything, Jeff Ross seemed to dish out the most vitriol from the side of the boys, which makes sense because apparently, Jeff Ross is a master at these things.
- Snoop Dogg was so obviously high that I kind of envy him.
- Kevin Hart’s mini-meltdown right after Snoop Dogg’s bit was awkward as fuck.
- Shaq was surprisingly good, actually! He should be in more of these things!
- Ron Burgundy!!!!!!!!!!!
- I love that monkey though. That closing joke of alluding to Selena Gomez was gold.
In the end I don’t think the experience is going to alter Justin Bieber’s perspective on life anytime soon. He’s just too young and too rich to be any sort of normal and no amount of playful jostling from a bunch of black comedians is going to change that.
