Roast Battle League Weekly

In the wake of the Louis C.K. story going public, returning guests Stephanie Simbari and Lindsey Jennings step into the studio to talk with Moses, Coach, and Frank about female agency, the problems with the court of public opinion, and interacting with women without being a creep. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Frank Castillo @frankccomedy Stephanie Simbari @stephsimbar...

Nat Baimel is a stellar joke writer and a prolific Roast Battler who recently recorded his first stand-up album. This week, he sits down in the studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss growing up with Jewish guilt, how to look good while losing battles, and the ins and outs of investigating sexual harassment.  @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Frank Castillo @frankcc...

Stephanie Simbari, as seen on Showtime's White Famous, goes way back in Roast Battle lore - she was the co-host of the open mic that eventually became everyone's favorite shit-talking show. This week, she sits down in the studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss sexual power dynamics in Hollywood, what needs to change to avoid another Weinstein-level scandal, and Nate Parker. @RoastBattle Br...

Rena Hundert is an old Roast Battle favorite who has begun to make her way back into the ring after some time away from the sport. On the first half of this two-part episode, she talks about being a dual US-Canadian citizen, the #MeToo campaign, and why speaking out against sexual harassment in Hollywood is so difficult. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Frank Castillo @fr...

David Lucas took the Belly Room by storm with his off-the-dome style of roasting, particularly after taking shots at judge Corey Feldman during a battle. On this episode, he sits in the basement with Moses, Coach, and Frank to talk about the college degree he's not using, why his reaction to racism kept him out of the Roast Battle ring for three years, and the importance of faith in modern life. @...

Alfred Konuwa is a sportswriter and WWE enthusiast who has made a name for himself as one of the most exciting battlers to watch in the ring as of late. This week, he sits down in the Comedy Store studio to talk to Moses, Coach, and Frank about being a first-generation American with African parents, not being a single-issue voter, and the Las Vegas shooting. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning C...

A mashup of unused interview clips to provide more insight into the world and mindset of battlers Paige Wesley and Kim Congdon. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach tea Frank Castillo @frankccomedy Kim Congdon @kimberlycongdon Paige Wesley @PaigeWesley FEATURED BATTLES: Tony Bartolone @TonyDoesComedy vs. Sarah Keller @sarahkeller07 Tim J. Groeschel @ClosedPistachio vs. Doon Sando...

Paige Wesley is one of the most feared female battlers to step in the Roast Battle ring as of late. On this episode, she sits down in the Comedy Store basement studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to talk about her deeply religious upbringing, how to help average Americans understand gender and sexual orientation, and R. Kelly. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Frank Castil...

In part two of our episode with Emmy nominee Dave Sirus, he talks with Moses and Coach about the chances of Trump getting elected to a second term, the line between free speech and hate speech, and why educating the voter base is more important now than it has ever been. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Dave Sirus @DaveSirus  FEATURED BATTLES Nicole Becannon @nicolebecann...

Dave Sirus is a two-time Emmy nominee and accomplished comedian who lives in New York City. In the first half of this two-part episode, he sits down in the studio with Coach and Moses to discuss being a psychic hotline manager, beginning to do stand-up in high school, and the rigor of working on Saturday Night Live. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Dave Sirus @DaveSirus F...

Jay Light is a Roast Battle jack-of-all-trades: he runs the Periscope feed, is the editor-in-chief of the Roast Report, helps produce the show every week, and is a regular battler both in the Belly Room and on Comedy Central. Today, Jay is back in the Comedy Store basement studio to talk with Coach and Moses about the pros and cons of religion, discovering how to tap into emotion in comedy, and th...

Haiti is a member of the All-Negro Wave and, as of late, one of the most entertaining battlers to watch in the Belly Room ring. This week, he sits in the studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss coming to America as a refugee from Baby Doc Duvalier, getting kidnapped at age 4, and his hurricane survival strategies. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach_tea Frank Castillo @fr...

Megan Gailey crossed the country performing comedy before finally taking her sly Midwestern charm to Los Angeles, where she has made a name for herself as one of the best rising comics in town. On this episode, she sits down in the studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss her upbringing in Indiana, learning from the Charlottesville incident, and trying to figure out the reasons why people vo...

John-Michael Bond is a rising Roast Battle star hailing from the South who has consistently impressed crowds and judges alike with his piercing, layered jokes. On this episode, he sits down in the Comedy Store basement studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to talk about learning the Roast Battle ropes through trial and error in the ring, the importance of having a sense of community in the comedy sc...

Hormoz Rashidi is a Comedy Store door guy and a Roast Battle OG who is finally returning to the fold after a lengthy absence from the ring. On this episode, he sits down with Moses, Coach, and Frank in the studio to talk about why his family had to flee Iran, his switch from working in politics to pursuing his dream of being a comic, and how standup helped tank his marriage. @RoastBattle Brian Mos...

Kerryn Feehan is a battler in the New York circuit who was featured on the regional round of season 2 of Comedy Central's Roast Battle. On her way out of a visit to Los Angeles, she slid through the Comedy Store basement studio to chat with Moses, Coach, and Frank about how it felt to battle her then-boyfriend for the Comedy Central cameras, the ethics of fat-shaming, and her time as a young balle...

Annie Lederman is a dynamite standup comic and a member of Roast Battle's Dirty Dozen, a.k.a. the twelve battlers featured in the Jason Reitman documentary that helped prove the show's tough-to-describe energy could be captured on film. This week, she takes a seat in the Comedy Store basement to talk about going from devout Quaker to juvenile delinquent, suing her art teacher for sexual assault, a...

Rich Slaton went from teaching LSAT classes to being a comic, and after a few years chasing laughs on the road he settled in as a doorman at the Comedy Store - and as one of the most fearsome battlers of the show's early days. This week, after a recent return to the ring, Rich descends into the Comedy Store basement studio to chat with Moses, Coach, and Frank about growing up in grimy Sacramento,...

Joe Eurell has been a Roast Battle favorite ever since the first time he rolled into the ring. Literally. This week, the wheelchair-bound killer sits in the studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss getting adopted away from an abusive household, trying to kill himself at a waterpark, and his shifting Roast Battle strategies. @RoastBattle Brian Moses @racebanning Coach Tea @coach tea Frank Ca...

Jesus Trejo is a Comedy Store original who is rapidly gaining notoriety after being named as a New Face at Just For Laughs in 2016 and being picked as one of Variety's 10 Comics To Watch this year. He is also the first holder of the Roast Battle championship belt. On this week's episode, he sits down with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss growing up amongst the gangs in his hometown of Long Beach...

Sarah Keller is a sweet Midwestern gal who moved to LA with little more than a dream and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After starting standup comedy on a whim, she has since become one of the fiercest rising stars in the Belly Room. This week, she sits down with Moses and Coach to discuss her upbringing in Minnesota, her struggles with clinical depression, and trying to commit suicide on vacatio...

Alex Duong found comedy after five years pursuing acting and writing in Los Angeles, and found Roast Battle shortly afterward. Now he is one of the sport's top talents in LA. On this episode, he takes to the studio with Moses and Coach to discuss the tourist-y way he found standup comedy, his Asian heritage and the oppression that came along with it, and how he rose through the Roast Battle ranks....

Chris Redd and Jak Knight are two young black comics who hit it off at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal and have been blowing up ever since. Jak, hailing from Seattle, has been a member of the Wave, a battler, and a judge, while Chris has made a splash as one of the funniest judges to grace the VIP section since his arrival from Chicago. This week, these two phenoms sit in with Moses and C...

Zac Amico is one of New York's finest battlers, having held the Roastmasters title for a time before losing it to the current unified champ, Eli Sairs. After appearing on the second season of Comedy Central's Roast Battle, he returned to Los Angeles for the most recent bicoastal clash in the Belly Room. On this episode, he sits down in the studio with Moses, Coach, and Frank to discuss relearning...

Keith Carey, the two-time winner of Battler of the Year and one of the finest fighters to come out of the Belly Room, returns to the studio after his bout for the belt against Eli Sairs. On his third trip to the basement, he talks to Moses, Coach, and Frank about the ever-growing LA/NYC beef, the role of theatricality in a battle intro, and which direction he intends to go with his future in the s...