Rob Lowe is not a trailblazer—at least, as far as Monday's Comedy Central Roast was concerned. Following in the footsteps of Pamela Anderson, Justin Bieber, James Franco and others, the 52-year-old actor allowed comics and friends to mock him mercilessly. On the dais: Jimmy Carr, Ann Coulter, Pete Davidson, Nikki Glaser, Jewel, Ralph Macchio, Peyton Manning, Rob Riggle and Jeff Ross. The show was simulcast on Comedy Central, Spike and TV Land at 10 p.m.
David Spade served as the Roast Master.
Taped Aug. 27 on the Sony lot outside Hollywood, the roasters took turns teasing the 52-year-old man-of-honor—and, of course, each other. After Lowe, Coulter was the night's main target. "I'm just glad there's something left of me," the actor told reporters after the taping. "I think I'm in tatters still up there on that stage. But they were all so funny and I just love a good joke."
In Lowe's opinion, did any of the jokes go too far? "It's like you're in the NFL—you hit hard," said the star, whose friend Gwyneth Paltrow declined to do the roast. "This is the NFL. You're here to hit hard. There are other places to do soft jokes. You want to bring your soft s--t, f--king do a late night show. But if you're on a Comedy Central roast, you better bring your A-game."
Here are the comedy special's 25 best burns (in no particular order):
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7prvNpaCnnV6YvK57zZ6urGdnbn90g5Foa2tlkprAtXnBrqmnq12bv7C5jK2fnmWTpLqmsNhmmp6mpKeurXnRqJisrF2ks26%2Bzptkpaenmg%3D%3D