I agree with most of the other reviewers comments but I did enjoy this roast more than most other roasts I have seen. First, you do have to generally like black comedy (as in African American) in general to enjoy half of this roast.
The fact the reviewer forgot to mention Katt Williams and how great his performance was tells me they do not enjoy black comedy. He was fantastic throughout the entire show during every introduction he had something funny and clever to say. That's pretty important for a good roast. The fact someone would think Snoop Dogg or Brigdiette (sp) Nielson would be funny and have good comedic timing is pretty ridiculous when you think about it. They were no more funny than you or I would be up there reading pre-written jokes. You can add Ice-T to the list of people you would expect not to be super funny on the mic.
All of that said, every comedian was funny and had good original material. I enjoyed Katt and Patton Oswald the most. Also, their exchanges and shots at each other were classic. Always fun to watch this once a year or so.
The fact the reviewer forgot to mention Katt Williams and how great his performance was tells me they do not enjoy black comedy. He was fantastic throughout the entire show during every introduction he had something funny and clever to say. That's pretty important for a good roast. The fact someone would think Snoop Dogg or Brigdiette (sp) Nielson would be funny and have good comedic timing is pretty ridiculous when you think about it. They were no more funny than you or I would be up there reading pre-written jokes. You can add Ice-T to the list of people you would expect not to be super funny on the mic.
All of that said, every comedian was funny and had good original material. I enjoyed Katt and Patton Oswald the most. Also, their exchanges and shots at each other were classic. Always fun to watch this once a year or so.
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