The insult competition started in L.A. 10 years ago features verbal smackdowns between comics from all over the world who use burns as their love language.
as “one of those shows that always ends up entertaining even if it doesn’t go well.” For example, the veteran performer — who has competed in 45 “Roast Battle” contests and judged hundreds more — still got heavily booed at South by Southwest 2022. “But the camaraderie amongst the battlers is so good,” Barker says, “that even when you embarrass yourself, it just means that your friends have something to make fun of you about. And as roasters, that’s kind of our love language.
Even before three Comedy Central seasons of “Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” from 2016 to 2018, the live show’s influence began spreading across the globe. TV versions with celebrity judges quickly sprang up in the U.K., Canada, Mexico, Spain and South Africa. Today L.A., New York, the Bay Area, Chicago, Austin and Denver make up the U.S. Division of Roast Battle League; the International Division is made up of Tokyo, Toronto, London, Barcelona, Scotland and Australia. It’s a total of 12 cities in six countries, over which Commissioner Barker oversees league rankings. There are opening days, London finals and an upcoming Hall of Flame in the works.
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