Oh You Got Jokes? The 15 Funniest Roasts Of All Time

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15. Gilbert Gottfried Fits Multiple Jokes In Pam Anderson's Gaping Vagina

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)

Complex says: The only thing tighter than Gottfried using his jabs at both Baywatch stars to make fun of Pam's gaping lady parts is, well, we're not sure what, but it certainly isn't her vagina.

14. George Takei Treks Into Everyone's Ass

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)

Complex says: Gay sci-fi icon Takei, who played Sulu on Star Trek, had beef with Shatner, who played Captain Kirk, for years. And after this roast, a whole panel of comedians had had his beef too.

13. Jeff Ross Doesn't Respect His Elders...Or Drew Carey

Roast: Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey (1998)
Complex says: As a young whippersnapper, Jeff Ross wasn't scared to go at the jugulars of the dinosaurs at the Friars Club. We're sure there was a nasty suprise waiting inside Ross' gelatin cup when he sat back down.

12. Lisa Lampanelli Makes Things Hotter Than Hell For Gene Simmons,

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Gene Simmons (2007)

Complex says: Have you ever respond to a text with a "lol," knowing that you found nothing funny about what you just read. You have? Well us too. What does that have to do with roasts, you ask? Well seeing Gene Simmons pretend to laugh out loud while he gets his ass verbally handed to him by Lampanelli just reminded us of the "lol."

11. Don Rickles Calls Governor Ronald "Reegan" Stupid

Roast: Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Ronald Reagan (1973)
Complex says:The always racially insensitive Don Rickles goes off on Reagan who took it all on the chin pretty well. Reagan also laughed hysterically at the black stereotype jokes Rickles told during the roast (kidding, kidding. We swear.)

10. Greg Giraldo Treats The Full House Cast Like The Bastard Children They Are

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (2008)
Complex says: R.I.P. to the great Greg Giraldo, who we lost last year and was a regular on the Comedy Central roast circuit. The roast of Bob Saget displayed one of Giraldo's best qualities: the fight in him. He wouldn’t let you jab him, without him swinging back. Before his segment starts, John Stamos⎯Or the dude who lost his wife to the fat kind from Stand By Me⎯says one little joke, and Giraldo blacks out on him.

9. Richard Pryor (Metaphorically) Fires His Entire Staff

Roast: The Richard Pryor Show (1977)

Complex says: As Omar from The Wire says: “You come at the king you best not miss.” In 1977 Richard Pryor had his own short-lived variety show called The Richard Pryor Show. The show was controversial and only lasted four episodes. At the conclusion of the show's run, the cast got together to roast Pryor. When they were done, it was Pryor's turn, and he went to the front and gave each cast member—including Paul Mooney and Robin Williams—a comedic wedgie.

8. Bea Arthur Telling Pamela Anderson Dirty Words

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)”
Complex says: Bea Arthur didn’t even need to come with jokes to steal the show. Arthur used Pamela's book to recreate a late night Cinemax movie scene. Truly the most fap worthy thing Bea Arthur has ever done (excluding The Golden Girls, of course.)

7. Stephen Colbert Nationally Lampoons Chevy Chase

Roast: Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (2002)
Complex says: Chevy Chase must have made a lot of enemies on the way to the top because when he fell, his fellow comics were there to throw more dirt on his ass. The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase is about as mean of a roast you’ll ever see. Throughout the slaughter, Chase just sits there with his sunglasses on, emotionless⎯looking deader than his career.

6. Lisa Lampanelli Roasts The Red Off Of Larry The Cable Guy's Neck

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (2009)

Complex says: As Roastmaster, Lisa Lampanelli's job was to basically lead the pack to the barnhouse. She proceeds to commit straight comic-on-comic crime on not just Mr. "Git-r-done!" himself but every other funny person in the room.

5. Greg Giraldo Drags Larry The Cable Guy Thru The Outhouse

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (2009)
Complex says: Giraldo ripping thru Larry The Cable Guy is the perfect mix of great comedic material, and genuine disdain for another comedian and his act. Even though funny, Giraldo sounded like a straight hater. We're just assuming he wish he could have gotten seven figures to wear overalls and roll in the mud with some pigs.

4. Jeff Ross Lays To Waste Flavor Flav And His Vikings Hat

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav (2007)
Complex says:
In the middle of his set, Jeff Ross asked a important question: “How do you embarrass a crackhead in a Viking helmet?” Well after looking at Flav’s clueless, smiley expression, throughout this epic ribbing, we come to the realization that you can’t.

3.George W. Bush Gets Roasted By Stephen Colbert And His Damn Liberal Media Bias

Roast: 2006 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (2006)
Complex says: Stephen Colbert is a brave man. It’s one thing to publicly embarrass a president, sure. But to publicly embarrass a president who’s behind a administration that co-signs waterboarding and sending people away to secret prisons in Cuba—well, that’s just a special kind G right there.

2. Greg Giraldo Burns Flavor Flav To A Crisp

Roast: The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav (2007)

Complex says: Greg Giraldo shows no remorse. He cruelly compares Flaver Flav to ex-Ugandan dictator Idi Amin after coming off a five year crack binge. Ruthless. Why they do Idi Amin like that?

1. Jamie Foxx Ethers Doug Williams By Burning His Conscious

Roast: Shaq’s All Star Comedy Roast 2 (2003)
Complex says: This clip should be illegal; it just isn’t right to have a public execution like this so regularly available. During the last five minutes of his career, Doug Williams gives a feeble attempt to make jokes at Shaq, when Foxx interrupts. Straight career killer. Just an assumption, but we’re pretty sure Doug Williams hasn’t Googled his name since.