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 2 - Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne is the second celebrity to endure a 'roasting' experience. A glittering array of 'roasters' including Ronni Ancona, Alan Carr, Patrick Kielty and Jack Dee take their lives in their hands as they test the limits of legendary Mrs O's temper.
Further details
Famous for her outrageous family and Hollywood lifestyle, her acid-tongue and honest opinions make Sharon the perfect 'roast' victim. But can she handle putting herself in the firing line for a change?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 8th April 2010
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Jack Dee | Self |
| Patrick Kielty | Self |
| Marc Silk | Announcer |
| Sharon Osbourne | Guest |
| Louis Walsh | Self |
| Gok Wan | Self |
| Alan Carr | Self |
| Leigh Francis (as Keith Lemon) | Self |
| Ronni Ancona | Self |
| Chico | Self |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Self |
| Barry Humphries (as Dame Edna Everage) | Self |
| Jerry Springer | Self |
| Rob Colley | Writer |
| Dominic English | Writer |
| Dan Gaster | Writer |
| Nick Findlay-Coulson | Writer |
| Miles Jupp | Writer |
| Christine Rose | Writer |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer |
| Charlie Skelton | Writer |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer |
| Giles Boden | Writer |
| Ben Caron | Director |
| Nicholas Steinberg | Series Producer |
| Chris Little | Producer |
| David Granger | Executive Producer |
| Will MacDonald | Executive Producer |
| Russell Balkind | Associate Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Gurdip Mahal | Lighting Designer |