Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

I could have rated more to get Amy out of there, it's just that she's not worthy of a "star".

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

The Comedy Central Roasts have gathered some familiar names over the years but it's doubtful any of them bigger than Charlie Sheen. I guess what made this special so "special" is the fact that the actor was in the biggest year of his career because it was all going down the toilet. Being fired from his hit TV show, a disastrous comedy tour, hookers, drugs, his father crying out for him and this was just the beginning but with all of this stuff it certainly left the roasters a lot to work with. Once again Seth MacFarlane returns as the host and we also get roasters including William Shatner, Kate Walsh, Mike Tyson, Jon Lovitz, Steve-O, Amy Schumer, Patrice O'Neal and of course Jeffrey Ross. The comedy level is pretty high from start to finish with a wide range of jokes, which of course aren't going to be for those easily offended. There are many jokes aimed at Sheen's profession of abusing hookers and of course the drug jokes are non-stop. As you'd expect, the level of laughs from the roasters is quite mixed but for the most part they're all pretty good. The real stand out should come as no shock but it's Jeffrey Ross, the one vet from previous roasts. The man will certainly stop at nothing to get a laugh and this includes jokes about Sheen's children and a few very sharp ones aimed at Tyson. Speaking of Tyson, he is certainly the target for a lot of jokes with some very funny ones about his voice, prison stint and of course a couple about Don King. The former boxer also does a pretty good job in his segment and manages to be quite funny poking fun of those on the stage. The real key to the event is seeing how the real target takes everything and it's clear that Sheen is having a good time. He's certainly laughing at the majority of the material and I was really shocked to see how well he handled some of the jokes and especially the ones aimed at his children. Even Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez get a few nice jokes told about them. At the end Sheen gets to stand up and deliver back at those on stage and he too manages to come across very funny. Fans of the series will certainly have to rank this as one of the best and I'm sure those fans of Sheen will enjoy looking back with laughs at his troubled past.

Overall - just 'good enough'. Sheen provides a wealth of material and they skewer him well.

First of all - the dais is pretty disappointing. For a guaranteed ratings winner (it was CC's highest rated roast) a lot of the old, big names like Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried, Nick DiPaolo and others weren't there. And Jon Lovitz and Steve O are not worthy replacements. Not to mention no people from Charlie's world. I guess that says something about the guy right? Or maybe the producers are just getting lazy.

Speaking of which, they have to stop getting Seth MacFarlane to MC these things. He's gotten boring and doesn't bring anything special to the shows.

WINNING!!!: Jeff Ross owned the night - he's been roasting Charlie on their comedy tour and brings out the A material. Amy Schumer is also nice and nasty.

MIDDLE GROUND: Anthony Jeselnik has some good one-liners but his delivery is kinda annoying. I believe Patrice O'Neal when he said he had to throw out some of his prepared material. He seemed to be winging it a bit, but I like how he tried to describe the roasters (Anthony as a Medieval Restaurant waiter lol). William Shatner did well. Jon Lovitz...

TIGER DUD: Kate Walsh was pretty bland, Steve O was terrible, Mike Tyson was all over the place. Get rid of MacFarlane.

Overally it was funny and enjoyable - you have to be pretty lame to screw up a Charlie Sheen roast, but a bit more effort next time Comedy Central.

Alongside with the Roast of Donald Trump, Bob Saget, Pamela Anderson, Hugh Hefner and William Shatner (the others are also great, but not extraordinary, my opinion) - this is a gem of a roast, let's say a diamond; it's what I dreamed of in months of anticipation. The roasters on the dais killed it, Charlie Sheen was a very good sport and the crowd was awesome, the set was very nice... all in one, A PERFECT ROAST! And this comes from a person that saw all the Comedy Central roasts, 4-5 times each :) Watch it, it's a must; treat yourself with one+ hour of laugh out loud, guaranteed! And to sum up the 10 lines of mandatory text, I hope Charlie will do a great job in Anger Management; can't wait to see it in 2012 and later on. All the best!

I love this one, it's special, because it's the one and only roast Patrice O'Neal attended before he died.

If you don't know, he's one of the greatest comedians who ever lived, and the fact that he said 'yes' to this roast, while saying 'no' to previous ones should tell you this -- Charlie is an inspiration.

I hope he's doing well these days, because he was a leged back then -- he made a ton of money, lived like crazy, then 'told his boss to f-ck off' like a champ.

Aside from Amy Shumer - the worst Roast atendee ever, and Jeff Ross who's a major beta, always sucking up to her, this is probably the best roast ever.

With the best cast, best roastee, and just... Best everything.