I tried hard to enjoy this show because I love CC Roasts of and Roast Battles. With the Roastmaster General at the helm, I thought for sure I would find some good bits here or there. Bruce Lee's speech in the final episode was probably the best attempt at sticking to the formula. Started with the other guests. After a couple jokes each, hit the main guest and then finishes on a positive note that embodies the true spirit of the roast. I think the issue is that they used characters instead of people, so it ruins the payoff for the joke when the person receiving it is just a character. One person insults Jeff but instead of using his character name he just calls him Jeff which made the joke sting and got an actual chuckle from me. Another thing that bothered me was that some of the guest roasters were just God awful. It's almost as if the producers hired some of the people because they fit the role and forgot to tell them they were supposed to insult each other.
Review of Historical Roasts
