Laweekly

Roasts + Rap Battles = Roast Battle, the Hottest Thing in L.A.'s Comedy Scene

As the clock flips from late Tuesday to early Wednesday, the capacity crowd of 125 swells. The Comedy Store's upstairs Belly Room swelters. Roast Battle host Brian Moses takes the stage amid shouts ...
LAist

Anything goes at The Comedy Store's Roast Battle

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...
The Guardian

Roast battles and insult comedy? No thanks. We're British

Obnoxious insult slinging isn’t foreign to these shores, but can the US format – made popular by the Rat Pack – make an impact this side of the Atlantic? In the US, the comedy roast and its bastard ...
Rappler

Walang pikunan: The ins and outs of roast battles, according to a stand-up comic

At Comedy Roast Battle 2024, some of the best local stand-up comics go head-to-head to find out who among them is Insulter Supreme MANILA, Philippines – We’ve all thrown an insult at a friend for ...
Los Angeles Times

Comedians take L.A.’s trash-talking Roast Battle League global with tournament in Tokyo

Comedian and writer Pat Barker describes “Roast Battle” as “one of those shows that always ends up entertaining even if it doesn’t go well.” For example, the veteran performer — who has competed in 45 ...