I går viste Comedy Central en af deres famøse roasts, hvor en skuespiller eller komiker får den tvivlsomme ære verbalt at blive hudflettet til strimlet pastrami af kolleger og andre nobiliteter. Og selvom det egentlig var skuespiller og komiker Rob Lowe kendt fra blandt andet ‘Parks & Recreation’ ‘West Wing’ og ‘Austin Powers’, der var i den røde stol, var det en af roasterne, der agerede målskive for de drøjeste hug.
Rob Lowe, som (også) er kendt for sit ikke-aldrende fjæs, en række fejlslagne serier og en lækket sexvideo med en 16-årig pige (som Comedy Central i øvrigt spoofede op til premieren – se herunder), burde være et nemt offer for roasterne, der talte Jimmy Carr, Ann Coulter, Pete Davidson, Nikki Glaser, Jewel, Ralph Macchio, Peyton Manning, Rob Riggle og Jeff Ross, mens David Spade var vært.
Det var nu ikke fordi det skortede på jokes om Lowe selv. Se bare disse eksempler fra David Spades åbningsroast.
Beats getting less handsome. #LoweRoast @RobLowe @DavidSpade pic.twitter.com/tEApjrX8BG
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) 6. september 2016
»It’s not easy being Rob. He said being so handsome made it difficult for him to find meaningful roles. I wanted to ask Brad Pitt about that, but he was too busy acting in meaningful roles.«
»Rob was in Austin Powers 16 years ago. Can you believe it’s 16? Or as he calls it, 18.«
»Rob has been sober 26 years. To put that in perspective. If sobriety was a baby, he would have fucked it 10 years ago.«
»Rob has been called the comeback kid. No, I read that wrong. Rob has come on a kid. Glad we got that out of the way.«
Hårdt. Men det er ingenting i forhold til, hvad den konservative kommentator, forfatter, pro-life- og Trump-støtte Ann Coulter måtte lægge ryg til. Tjek bare nogle af aftenens mest brutale jokes:
Rob Lowe: »Why is Ann Coulter here tonight? Because the right-to-lifers wanted everyone to see what an abortion looks like up close.«
It's not going to be a good night for Ann Coulter #LoweRoast pic.twitter.com/LRuTG4w6Gi
— Nate (@BarstoolNate) 6. september 2016
David Spade: »Ann seems stiff and conservative, but she gets wild in the sheets — just ask the Klan.«
It's not too late Ann #LoweRoast pic.twitter.com/rvjQ9edGZx
— Nate (@BarstoolNate) 6. september 2016
Peyton Manning just won his third ring. #LoweRoast pic.twitter.com/iw5s8CBv50
— Rashad Alaiyan (@rashadalaiyan) 6. september 2016
Have no idea who this is, but these aren't just accusations, they're fact. #LoweRoast @AnnCoulter pic.twitter.com/jIjiZKP6Ie
— Pylon (@DeakInABox) 6. september 2016
David Spade: »Is Pete white? Is he black? Ann Coulter needs to know so she can decide if she hates him.«
#AnnCoulter gets roasted by Jewel. #LoweRoast pic.twitter.com/osFlxFYX0G
— Clayton Baker (@1_CJB) 6. september 2016
Efter showet har Ann Coulter udtalt, at hun absolut ikke kunne se det sjove i jokes om, at hun burde tage sit eget liv. Under showet så hun da også en anelse anstrengt ud.
Ann Coulter is not amused #LoweRoast #roastofroblowe @ComedyCentral pic.twitter.com/2mW0xuwQAf
— DJ Jinks (@dmjinks3) 6. september 2016
The best part of the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe is the constant cuts to Ann Coulter not laughing at anything
— Emma Duval Mormont (@emmaduval23) 6. september 2016
Did anyone tell Ann Coulter how a roast works? #LoweRoast
— David Clouse (@parson1122) 6. september 2016
Ann Coulter's face is making this show. #LoweRoast
— Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) 6. september 2016
Ann Coulter roast recap… pic.twitter.com/Bz0yFyzhXY
— Bryce Wood (@woodymlb4) 6. september 2016
Nogle havde også sympati for hendes offentlige slagtning.
A hate filled room of people laughing at a suicide request.
1st & last time watching for me #LoweRoast #sickpeople— Carolina4America (@cnelson450) 6. september 2016
Final Ann Coulter verdict: her writers let her down. Performance terrible. I will give her credit for taking punch after punch.#LoweRoast
— Hyperion (@HyperionEmpire) 6. september 2016
Hendes egen optræden endte lidt akavet og fik hug for sin selviscenesættende fremfærd, hvilket ikke er overraskende, når hun står foran det ofte demokratisk orienterede (læs: Trump-hadende) Hollywood.
Oh Ann. Oh Ann oh my God you want to be funny so bad you want it SO BAD but it'll never happen. This is tragic. #LoweRoast
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) 6. september 2016
På den anden side havde hun også afvist de fleste jokes Comedy Central havde tilbudt hende.
I sidste ende var Rob Lowe bare glad for, at han slap så let.
Thanks to @ComedyCentral and all my funny pals who took the time to kill me with kindness tonight. #LoweRoast
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) 6. september 2016
Hele showet sendes i Danmark på Comedy Central kl. 22.15, 7. september.
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