Stories Related to On Comedy: Insult Comedy As Blood Sport: The Rise Of The Roast Battle

JASON ZINOMAN, NY Times: Television
Fri, 07/29/2016 - 2:55pm

Forget celebrity roasts. Inspired by rap throwdowns, standup comics are going head to head, and no subject is off limits.

Topics: television

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