The 15 Funniest Jokes From Comedy Central’s "Roast Of Roseanne"

It was a good ol' fashioned pig roast!

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Last night’s Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne was about as brutal and filthy as you would expect. Stars like Amy Schumer, Katey Sagal, Wayne Brady, Jeff Ross, Seth Green, Carrie Fisher, Gilbert Gottfried, Tom Arnold, and host Jane Lynch joined forces to unleash their wrath on the former sitcom queen with a bevy of one-liners and cringe-worthy speeches. In fact, the roast was so controversial and foul that Comedy Central had to edit out a good portion of it, including Ross’ now infamous remarks about the Aurora movie theater shooting.

And while not every one-liner landed quite like the comedians on stage expected, a few of them hit flush like a haymaker and stood out among the mayhem. So for those of you who missed it—or if you just want to relive some of the hilarity—we’re revisiting The 15 Funniest Jokes from Comedy Central’s Roast of Roseanne. On a side note, even though we didn’t include it on this list, go and check out a video of Gottfried’s entire set. It was long, rambling, and absolutely incredible, and reading our transcript of it simply wouldn’t do it justice.

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15. Katey Sagal burns Roseanne.

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14. Amy Schumer burns Barr and Roseanne co-star Sara Gilbert.

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13. Roseanne says what we were all thinking about Anthony Jeselnik.

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12. Katey Sagal just doesn’t give Wayne Brady a break.

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11. Roseanne lays some well-deserved abuse on Seth Green.

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10. Anthony Jeselnik masters the Roseanne fat joke.

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9. Amy Schumer puts a disturbing image of Roseanne in our heads.

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8. Amy Schumer coke joke at Carrie Fisher’s expense.

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7. Jane Lynch lays down some knowledge.

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6. Wayne Brady shows a little edge.

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5. Jeff Ross delivers a joke that actually made it to air.

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4. Tom Arnold speaks from the heart.

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3. Jane Lynch goes pastry on Roseanne's ass.

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2. Tom Arnold explains Roseanne’s ink.

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1. Roseanne burns skinny lesbian Roast Master Jane Lynch.

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