Historical Roasts - Season 1
Season 1
"Roastmaster General" Jeff Ross and a slew of hilarious guests poke fun at major historical figures while also paying tribute to their lives.
Episodes
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is considered perhaps the greatest U.S. president. So of course Jeff Ross decided to mock him in ways that are anything but civil.
Freddie Mercury
As rock legend and musical icon Freddie Mercury himself might put it: Can anybody find me ... somebody to kill Jeff Ross?
Anne Frank
Rachel Feinstein plays one of history's most revered figures, fending off playful insults from an array of other World War II characters.
Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK may have been to the mountaintop, but what about a roast? Panel members portraying notable African American figures crack jokes about the icon.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra may be ancient history, but her legend lives on. Jeff welcomes a host of characters from antiquity to help roast a most enigmatic figure.
Muhammad Ali
Float like a butterfly, sting like a comedian. Jeff and friends take jabs at one of boxing's all-time greats during this rumble in the roasting jungle.
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