Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

2013
7.7| 1h10m| en| More Info
Released: 02 September 2013 Released
Producted By: Comedy Central
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.cc.com/shows/roast-of-james-franco
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It's James Franco's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

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Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Acensbart Excellent but underrated film
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
brchthethird James Franco is interesting, in an oddball sort of way, but not necessarily the first person I'd think of to roast. He's certainly done a lot, but the usual honorees have the bulk of their career behind them. Not this guy, which kind of makes it a little more interesting. I thought that the featured roasters were all well-picked, even if not all of them were funny. Basically, the dais was filled with a bunch of his friends, which made it more intimate. I also liked that they didn't go so heavy on the vulgarity, making the subjects a little more diverse than usual. Still...So. Many. Jew. Jokes (Bill Hader's turn as an old Jew in a tracksuit was probably the best instance of this). My personal favorites were Sarah Silverman and Jeff Ross, who have done well in other roasts. Jonah Hill and Andy Samberg were bombs in my opinion. Jonah Hill seemed like he was trying too hard (or couldn't keep his game face on), and Andy Samberg's ironic performance just wasn't funny to me. James Franco's rebuttal wasn't necessarily the best or the worst I've seen, but it was alright. Taken in context of Comedy Central's other roasts, this is certainly one of the more creative ones, even if the end result is rather tame.
sdrywer hosted by that rogen whit his "hohohoh im stoned hohoho" material. That dude what got kicked out from deadbeat show snl, and bunch of other jews I have never heard of. That one horse mouth was on that *beep* American pie comedies I guess. Didn't even crack a smile during the whole thing. Are these lame jews supposed to funny? Are they the next generation (Im around their age) of comedy? Feel like dying knowing I wont miss anything. This wasn't even a roast. More like a circle jerk. God I miss the old school guys who were smart enough to overdose and die while being genially funny. Unlike this bunch of these pretentious a holes. Even Jeff Ross looks bummed out whit these kids and nobody bothered to write him good lines this time. Just sad overall.
gavin6942 It is James Franco's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast...I just have one question: why James Franco? Has Comedy Central run out of cultural icons like Hasselhoff and Shatner that they now have to turn to still-relevant figures like Franco? So wrong...Of the comedians, Jonah Hill was the best, which was unexpected, though Bill Hader was decent, too. The rest were okay... Andy Samberg delivered roughly the same sort of style as Kevin Nealon has... it is a strange humor, but more tasteful than the profanity from everyone else. And Sarah Silverman is somehow hanging on to her brief stardom...
punishmentpark The sort of crap I must admit I've watched many times. It's awful, but some of it is só shamelessly rude (and still taken with grace), I can't sometimes help but smile, snicker or even laugh out loud. I apologize, I guess.Tonight's episode, a 'TV movie' no less (as indicated here on IMDb), featuring the evening long squinting and grinning James Franco, was no exception in being only incidentally and remotely funny. The worst parts were Samberg's 'self-sabotage' and Franco's final 'clever artistic retort'; as awful as this you will not often see it. I will take it with me when or if I'll see anything with him (Franco) in it again.Thanks to Hader's part (incognito and cognito laughing his ass off): a merciful 2 out of 10. I must also add that it was at times funny to see how embarrassed some of the befriended Roasters were starting to feel at some moments. Another plus! Well, 2+, then...