Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (2012) (TV)

Director:

Joel Gallen

Writers:

Ben Hoffman (writer) &
Tom Johnson (writer) ...
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Release Date:

12 August 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

It's Roseanne Barr's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast. |

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Charlie Sheen | Reference To Jeff Dunham | Reference To Mitt Romney | Fat Joke | Running For President

Cast

Carrie Fisher	...	Herself
Katey Sagal	...	Herself
Seth Green	...	Himself
Jane Lynch	...	Herself - Roastmaster
Ellen Barkin	...	Herself
Roseanne Barr	...	Herself - Roastee (as Roseanne)
Amy Schumer	...	Herself
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Himself
Michael Fishman	...	Himself
Wayne Brady	...	Himself
Alicia Goranson	...	Herself
Tom Arnold	...	Himself
Jeffrey Ross	...	Himself
Anthony Jeselnik	...	Himself
Mike Jerome Putnam	...	Lead Secret Service Agent
Rick Robles	...	Himself - Announcer (voice)

Directed by
Joel Gallen

Writing credits
Ben Hoffman		(writer) &
Tom Johnson		(writer) &
Tess Rafferty		(writer) &
Vanessa Ramos		(writer) &
Michael Rowe		(writer) (as Mike Rowe) &
Blaine Capatch		(writer) &
Frank Sebastiano		(writer) &
Michael Ferrucci		(writer) (as Mike Ferrucci) &
Aaron Matthew Lee		(writer) (as Aaron Lee) &
J. Holland Moore		(writer) (as John Moore) &
John Argent		(writer) &
Kent Fuher		(writer) (as Jackie Beat) &
Ali LeRoi		(writer)
Dana Gould		additional material
Jesse Joyce		additional material
Brian Posehn		additional material
Frank Santopadre		additional material
Dave Taylor		additional material
Colleen Werthman		additional material

Produced by
Rick Austin	....	co-executive producer
Joanna Gallagher	....	backstage producer
Joel Gallen	....	executive producer
Josh Greenberg	....	consulting producer
Steve Greener	....	co-executive producer
Charles Kramer	....	packages producer
Jonas Larsen	....	executive producer
Joe Lewis	....	red carpet producer
James Moore	....	co-executive producer
Jeffrey Ross	....	producer (as Jeff Ross)
Tom Ward	....	line producer

Film Editing by
Bill DeRonde
Charles Kramer

Casting by
Ashley Lewelling

Production Design by
John Calkins

Art Direction by
Richard Schreiber

Costume Design by
Kara Saun

Makeup Department
Sarah Benjamin	....	makeup artist
Gloria Conrad	....	hair stylist
Suzy Dias	....	makeup artist
Kokeeta Douglas	....	makeup artist
Toby Fleischman	....	hair stylist: Jane Lynch
Toby Fleischman	....	makeup artist: Jane Lynch
Patricia Gundlach	....	hair stylist
Renata Helfman	....	makeup artist
Shannon Hughey	....	hair stylist: Rosanne
Shannon Hughey	....	makeup artist: Rosanne
Dugg Kirkpatrick	....	hair stylist
Dean Mellen	....	hair stylist: Rosanne
Dean Mellen	....	makeup artist: Rosanne
Calvin Scott	....	hair stylist
Angie Wells	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Kristen Brakeman	....	production supervisor (as Kristen Hansen Brakeman)
Kevin Brauss	....	post-production supervisor
Jonas Larsen	....	executive in charge of production: Comedy Central
Megan Meenan	....	red carpet production manager
Mike Nagle	....	production manager
Mike Rothman	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eve Adair	....	associate director
Tim Kettle	....	associate director

Sound Department
Danny Cruz	....	sound
Martin Cruz	....	sound
Phil DeTolve	....	sound re-recording mixer
J.P. Elmore	....	sound
James Ledner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pablo Munguia	....	sound
Larry Reed	....	production mixer
Brian Riordan	....	post production mixer
Brian Riordan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Rovello	....	sound
Mikael Stewart	....	house p.a.

Visual Effects by
T.J. Welch	....	additional graphics

Camera and Electrical Department
Theodore Ashton	....	camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
Allen Branton	....	lighting designer
Richard Coniglio	....	profile operator
Ken Dahlquist	....	camera operator
Bruce Green	....	camera operator
Kevin Harvey	....	head gaffer
Nathanial Havholm	....	camera operator
Ed Horton	....	camera operator
Darren Langer	....	lighting director
Kevin Lawson	....	lighting director
Adam Margolis	....	camera operator
Allen Merriweather	....	camera operator
Lyn Noland	....	camera operator
Rob Palmer	....	camera operator
Felix Peralta	....	lighting director
David Plakos	....	camera operator (as Dave Plakos)
Brian Pratt	....	camera operator
George Prince	....	camera operator (as George Prince)
Chuck Reilly	....	video control
Jofre Rosero	....	camera operator
Mike Tribble	....	camera operator (as Mike Tribble)
Mark Whitman	....	camera operator
Easter Xua	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Brock	....	wardrobe assistant
Jessica Elliot	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Cliff Dorsey	....	additional editing
Domenic LaVecchio	....	post-production coordinator
Tim Pernacario	....	additional editing
John Zimmer	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Ted Absher	....	talent logistics manager
Brandon Ahern	....	production assistant
Carol Bang	....	talent assistant: Comedy Central
David Banta	....	catering consultant
Hugh Bartlett	....	technical director
Mark Behar	....	celebrities-escort & backstage security
David Bernstein	....	screens td
Ben Biscotti	....	audience producer
Brian Brainerd	....	archive provided by
Kurt Bumbulis	....	music clearance
Katie Carlin	....	talent manager
Margot Carlson	....	credentials
Joseph Cho	....	production accountant
Leslie Chou	....	production assistant
Bob Claster	....	teleprompter operator
Matt Cleveland	....	utility
Tina Cannizzaro DeBone	....	script supervisor
Kit Donovan	....	utility
Robert Ferkle	....	stage manager
Nicole Gauthier	....	script supervisor
Michael Gray	....	stage manager
Molly Greathouse	....	production coordinator
Josh Greenberg	....	consultant
Bill 'Scratch' Greiner	....	head utility
Jerry Kaman	....	technical manager
Anna Kim	....	production assistant
Khalilah King	....	production assistant
Charles Kramer	....	package producer
Annie Leibovitz	....	archive provided by
Stephan Lenart	....	talent manager
Aletia Little	....	production assistant
Toni Magon	....	talent director: Comedy Central
Matt Mahoney	....	music clearance
Peter Margolis	....	stage manager
Adam McGuire	....	production assistant
Will Menees	....	utility
Matt Minkoff	....	utility
Ryan Moran	....	talent assistant: Comedy Central
Salima Mulji	....	production assistant
Candice Muller	....	script coordinator
Mike Paradiso	....	utility
Lionel Pasamonte	....	stage manager
Deanna Plascencia	....	associate producer
Randy Pully	....	utility (as Randy Pulley)
Robin Reinhardt	....	talent executive
Loren Roberts	....	clip clearance
Leif Roswold	....	writers assistant
Chris Rothman	....	production assistant
Trevor Rothman	....	production assistant
Dana Marisa Schoenfeld	....	assistant to the executive producer (as Dana Schoenfeld)
Jason Swiniuchowski	....	production assistant
Eddie Swink	....	staging supervisor
Bob Tully	....	utility
Valentijn van der Sloot	....	production assistant

Thanks
Casey Patterson	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Tenth Planet Productions

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2012) (USA) (TV) (cable)

Other Companies

• 1Iota Productions  audience coordinator
• ABC  archive (as ABC/Jimmy Kimmel Live)
• ATK Audiotek  house pa
• American Hi-Def  projection
• American Media  archive (as American Media Inc.)
• CNN  archive
• Carsey-Werner Company  archive (as The Carsey-Werner Company LLC)
• Carson Entertainment Group  archive
• Chainsaw  post-production facilities
• Computer Prompting Services  teleprompter
• Democracy Now Productions  archive (as Democracy Now Productions)
• Denali, NEP Entertainment Group  television facilities
• Filmtools  expendables
• Fremantle Media  archive
• Full Moon High Tide Studios  archive
• Full Moon and High Tide Productions  archive (as Full Moon High Tide Productions)
• Home Box Office (HBO)  archive
• Hearst Communications  archive (as Hearst Communications Inc.)
• Levels  post-production sound services
• MGM Media Licensing  archive
• Media Services  production accounting
• Miramax Television  archive (as Miramax)
• NBC News Archives  archive
• Paper Clip Productions  archive
• Peggy Sirota  archive (as Peggy Sirota Inc.)
• Royale  titles and graphics
• Time  archive (as People / Time Inc.)
• Wenner Media  archive
• Worldwide Pants  archive (as Wordlwide Pants Incorporated)

Runtime:

90 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Palladium - 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Tenth Planet Productions

Trivia:

Sharon Stone was scheduled to appear but Ellen Barkin appeared in her place.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Another Funny Roast from Comedy Central

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (2012)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Ellen Barkin, Katey Sagal, Anthony Jeselnik, Amy Schumer, Carrie Fisher, Seth Green, Wayne Brady, Gilbert Gottfried and Jeffrey Ross are on hand with host Jane Lynch as they roast the one and only Roseanne. I've read a lot of reviews over the past few years stating that Comedy Central has ruined the entire roasting but I must be missing something because I think they've all been pretty funny. Now, this one here is certainly lacking the last couple guests but I think there are still some hilarious moments going on here and Roseanne seems to be having a blast with the material. I'm not sure what's up with Fisher as she seems rather offended by some of the jokes, mad about them or perhaps that's just the way she typically looks but it seems like you'd know what you were getting into. Her comedy routine was a tad bit uneven but for a non-comedian I thought she did a pretty good job. Barkin gets a lot of jokes thrown her way but she too seems to be having a blast and her routine was also pretty strong. Sagal was extremely effective with her bit and for the most part Lynch did a good job hosting. As with previous roasts, the best laughs come from the professionals with Jeselnik and Schumer really doing an outstanding job but it should come as no shock that it's Ross who really steals the show. Yes, there's even Penn State jokes. The surprise guest turned out to be Tom Arnold who delivers a pretty funny bit and even a little touching moment. Fans of Roseanne should enjoy the comedy here and if you're a fan of previous roasts then there's really no reason not to have fun here.