Judges and Battles Announced for Roast Battle Season 3
Nikki Glaser, Anthony Jeselnik and Jeff Ross will judge season three of Roast Battle, 28 comedians will be going head to head with returning favorites and newcomers, adn the entire season will culminate with a head to head showdown between NBA All-Star Blake Griffin and Roastmaster General Jeff Ross!
The all new season will premiere on Comedy Central on Tuesday July 31st at 10pm with a sneak peek airing immediately following the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis the night before on Sunday July 29th at Midnight.
And this season, there’s even an official Roast Battle Podcast launching on CC’s Global Podcast Network hosted by Roast Battle referee/comedian Brian Moses and DJ Coach T. Brian will give an in-depth look at the hit international TV series as well as weekly live shows from the world-famous Comedy Store in Hollywood, CA.
There are more changes in store for Roast Battle– the brackets are gone, and the episodes will just feature two head to head battles per show. Comedians appearing will include Todd Barry, Pat Barker, Nicole Becannon, Matthew Broussard, Keith Carey, Kim Congdon, Alex Duong, Joe Eurell, Olivia Grace, Tony Hinchcliffe, Jerron Horton, Mike Lawrence, Joe List, Joe Machi, Connor McSpadden, Sam Morril, Jamar Neighbors, Mark Normand, Eli Sairs, Yamaneika Saunders, Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar, Sarah Tiana, Sarah Tollemache, Robin Tran, Brendon Walsh, and WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler.
Inspired by the gritty, competitive proving grounds of the comedy-club circuit, this stand-up series pits professional comedians against each other in one-on-one standoffs with a panel of celebrity judges deciding their competitive fate. Original material only, no physical contact, and every battle ends with a hug. Led by Ross and referee/comedian Brian Moses, Roast Battle first premiered on Comedy Central in July 2016.
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle is executive produced by Ross, Joel Gallen, Amy Zvi, Willie Mercer, Moses, Rell Battle, and Rick Austin. Jonas Larsen, Christian McLaughlin, Jordan Ellner and Ryan Moran are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.
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