Roasts have given us some of the best moments in insult comedy. You take a well-known celebrity, often with a less-than-stellar public track record, and invite them to endure brutal verbal takedowns from their friends and other big names. It’s everything that viewers love about celebrity culture. While Comedy Central didn’t invent roasts, they certainly popularized the format for a mainstream audience. From 2003 to 2019, Comedy Central hosted 17 roasts brutally mocking Hollywood’s shining stars. Some of the notorious roastees included Pamela Anderson, Joan Rivers, Charlie Sheen, Roseanne Barr, Justin Bieber, Alec Baldwin, and a certain Apprentice host turned future US president.