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It's Rob Lowe's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

The audience did not receive Ann Coulter well when she went up for her set and they booed her throughout its entirety.

Ann Coulter was unaware of the nature of the roasts before signing on for this roast.

In honor of the late Prince, Jeffrey Ross dressed up as Prince in his famous purple velvet suit and dedicated his roast set to him.

Most of the roast members targeted Ann Coulter and criticized her due to her extreme political views and racism.

Bo Derek was slated to appear as a roaster, but due to a scheduling conflict, she was unable to and folk singer Jewel Kilcher replaced her.

Ann Coulter claimed her live set was heavily edited from its original form and made to look mediocre for the television broadcast of the roast because no one liked her there and that her set actually "killed".

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    • Author: August
    I've watched a bunch of these roasts, and for the most part they're funny. Certain people are better than others and the non-comics they bring on are usually a mixed bag, but I laugh enough for me to enjoy it. I'm not particularly familiar with Rob Lowe's life or body of work, though. Literally the only reason I bought this was because I heard/read that Ann Coulter got roasted almost as bad as the man of the hour. In that respect this did not disappoint. Beyond that, I found it mostly on-par with what I've previously seen of Comedy Central's roasts. People I found the most funny were Jimmy Carr and roastmaster Jeff Ross. Unexpected MVP goes to Peyton Manning who, despite not being a comedian, delivered some pretty good jokes (probably none of which were written by him). As can be expected Ann Coulter's turn behind the mic did not go so well, but I wasn't really anticipating anything great from her to begin with. I literally have no idea why she was there other than for people to poke fun at her (which, admittedly, was worth it). Overall, the special provided me with a nice 80-minute diversion, even if the asking price of $6.99 was a bit much.
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    • Author: ACOS
    I gotta tell ya: I was laughing most of the time. That dude from SNL, you know the ugly one who was on last year, he's like the Millennials Gilbert Godfrey. He's so annoying I can't stop laughing at him. That gene must skip a generation or something, because we have nothing like that.

    The best race joke of the evening was by Ann Coulter, even if no one laughed at it. I fed it into the old comedy computer, along with all the other jokes, and it scored the highest in that category. Anyone who didn't laugh at it must be a stupid brain dead liberal. Do they even know that this very program launched the Trump presidency? This paragraph has been approved by comedy computer.

    Peyton Manning memorized his lines like they were offensive plays, but delivered them worse that Cooper. Rob Riggle stuck to the formula "Make observation then repeat briefly and loudly" like a Marine sticking to a terrain map. David Spade sounds better than he has since Hollywood Minute, and we all hope he will stop crying all the time about his dead fat friend and just be funny again. Jimmy Car didn't laugh enough (his laugh makes me laugh), and Ralph Macchio talked way too much. Seriously, just be Danielson, or however the heck you spell that in New Jersey. I find Nikki Glaser unattractive, and I therefor do not remember anything she said.

    The standout of the evening, however, was Jewel. I've always hated Jewel. I saw her one time back in New Jersey, while I was working the Mrs. Fields cookie franchise at the Arts' Center. She droned on and on about some kid who wasn't allowed to watch The Jeffersons or some crap. I nearly puked in the cookie dough! The voice of the butthurt generation, always whining. But she was pretty awesome on this roast; really laced into Rob Lowe for all the things we all hate about Rob Lowe. Very visceral. Seriously, watch it just for Jewel. What a gem.
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    • Author: Umge
    Jaysus that was awful. I've sat through some pretty bad comedy before, on screen and in person, just to find the few nuggets of gold scattered throughout it, something to laugh along with. There was nothing here. Not a thing.

    Time to rethink the direction you're going in Amy, unless you want to only cater for a tiny minority of people who both agree with you and enjoy seeing these things mocked. And that number is getting smaller every year.
  • Credited cast:
    Rob Lowe Rob Lowe - Himself - Roastee
    Peyton Manning Peyton Manning - Himself - Roaster
    Rob Riggle Rob Riggle - Himself - Roaster
    Pete Davidson Pete Davidson - Himself - Roaster
    Ann Coulter Ann Coulter - Herself - Roaster
    Jimmy Carr Jimmy Carr - Himself - Roaster
    Jeffrey Ross Jeffrey Ross - Himself - Roaster (as Jeff Ross)
    Nikki Glaser Nikki Glaser - Herself - Roaster
    Ralph Macchio Ralph Macchio - Himself - Roaster
    Jewel Kilcher Jewel Kilcher - Herself - Roaster (as Jewel)
    David Spade David Spade - Himself - Roast Master
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Madison Sinclair Madison Sinclair - Susan Moons of Vanity 6
    Amber Nicole Smith Amber Nicole Smith - Amber Nicole Smith
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