Jeff Ross: “When Jonah’s agent told him that Quentin Tarantino wanted him to be in a spaghetti western, Jonah was like, ‘You had me at spaghetti.’”Īnd from James Franco: “You say I sucked at the Oscars. The funniest part of This Is The End to me is that if James Franco actually had that party I don’t think I would have been invited.” Natasha Leggero: “James Franco: Acting, teaching, directing, writing, producing, photography, soundtracks, editing - is there anything you can do?”Īziz Ansari: “I’ve been up here longer than I was in This Is The End.
Jonah Hill, right back at Silverman: “Everyone’s like, ‘She’s hot for a comic.’ I don’t agree. Dean, of course, died at the tender age of 24 sparing himself the embarrassment of writing self-indulgent short stories and getting roasted by a bunch of jealous Jew monsters.” So handsome that you forget he’s only been in two good movies. Nick Kroll: “James Franco is truly our generation’s James Dean. Seth Rogen: “Judd Apatow was going to direct this roast, but Comedy Central didn’t want it to be 40 minutes too long.” Other jokes good enough to bounce around online already include… Seth Rogen served as Roastmaster of ceremonies.īut first, here’s Sarah Silverman putting Jonah Hill in his place with a joke or two about his fluctuating weight, and how that’s affecting his comedy and his acting careers.Īnd here is Nick Kroll addressing Andy Samberg, the better, younger-looking version of Kroll? Not here to replace him, though. 2, 2013 - but since it taped this past Sunday night, we’ve already got preview clips and quips to share. The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco airs on Labor Day - Monday, Sept.