As we first told you last night when it was airing, David Hasselhoff appeared on Comedy Central's show @midnight. Chris Hardwick leads three celebrity contestants down the ultimate Internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.Last night David was on to talk about the Google Plus April Fools joke involving Auto Awesome.
Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff" DVD arrives in stores nationwide on Tuesday, January 11 and will also be available at http://shop.comedycentral.com.The "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff" DVD bonus materials feature over 25 additional minutes of extra footage, including a behind-the-scenes feature, celebrity red carpet interviews, the Hoff's post-Roast reaction and Roaster wrap-ups.EmmyTM-nominated "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane heads the festivities as the evening's Roast Master. Roasters include Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried, George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer.The "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff" is executive produced by Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions, who also executive produced and directed the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roasts" of Joan Rivers, Larry The Cable Guy, Bob Saget and Flavor-Flav, as well as the EmmyTM-nominated "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of William Shatner" and the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Pamela Anderson." Larry Thompson also serves as executive producer and previously held this title on the "COMEDY CENTRAL Roasts" of Joan Rivers and William Shatner. Elizabeth Porter serves as the executive in charge for the network.
Comedy Central's Roast of David Hasselhoff aired back on August 15, and is now coming to DVD with four featurettes including behind the scenes! The DVD will come out January 11, 2011.Comedy Central’s Roast of the Hoff includes words from Baywatch co-star Pamela Anderson, fellow tanned wonder George Hamilton, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, wrestler-turned-everyman Hulk Hogan,Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane (who was the Roast Master), comedienne Lisa Lampanelli, talk show/circus host Jerry Springer and more. The show aired on Comedy Central on Aug. 15.According to DiscDish, as well as the 71-minute TV show, the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
You can still see our red carpet interviews on our YouTube channel.
The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff was the highest rated cable show on Sunday night with an astounding 3.5 million viewers giving a 2.5 rating.It also made Comedy Central's highest rated night since April 2009.The Roast was also the top show in all of TV among males 18-34, the network said Tuesday.THR says overall, the Hoff special was Comedy Central's fifth most-watched roast ever among total viewers - and the 18-49 audience. The ranking of the network's top-rated roasts is led by one for Jeff Foxworthy, followed by Pamela Anderson, Larry The Cable Guy and Flavor Flav, according to a spokeswoman.Here are a few excerpts from other media outlets reviewing the Roast.
Said Elizabeth Porter, Comedy Central's senior vice president for talent and specials: "David was game, thoughtful, strategic, hilarious and open. He can say, 'I've fallen down and messed up. And you know what? I'm going to deal with it in a humorous way. I'm going to deal with the elephant in the room, drag it out, shoot it and then it's done.'"In preparations leading to the roast, Hasselhoff was very much in the loop, and producers made it a priority to make him feel comfortable in being part of the joke. He engaged in writers' meetings for his rebuttal at the end of the roast and was involved in jokey promos. (In one, he sang "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?") Instead of being a beating, it was clear that the roast was more akin to a tribute."I fell in love with David Hasselhoff," Porter said. "I was personally invested in what he was going to hear, what he was going to go through. I was very nervous for him. But through it all, he was fine."
Producers say the Hasselhoff roast, which follows comedic skewerings of Anderson, Flavor Flav, William Shatner and Bob Saget, is perhaps the most lavish and meticulously produced yet.At the after-party, Hasselhoff, who just finished filming "Hop" with Russell Brand and is currently shooting a reality show with his daughters for A&E, was in the mood to celebrate."It's humbling to be here, and I'm happy to be sober," he said, munching on a hamburger. "It wasn't so brutal. I'm glad to be where I am in life, with my career and my family. I'm very honored."
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"As long as they don't say anything about my mom, who died recently, or my kids, I'm OK," he [David] said. "If they do, I'm coming after them."The comics stayed away from his mother and, for the most part, his children. They preferred to pick on his obsessive drinking, the video of him slurring his words while eating a cheeseburger, his bad acting and horrible singing.From roast master Seth MacFarlane's seat, the roast went well for Hasselhoff."He seemed to be loving every minute of it," MacFarlane said.
Adam DeVine catches up with David on the Red carpet before the Roast in the first few clips, then talks to him afterwards to see just how brutal it was. The last clip is a Roaster reaction to the show. Enjoy!Check out the photos and videos from the Roast.And yes, David Hasselhoff is (at this posting) trending on Twitter and Yahoo! Don't believe me? Here is a screenshot.
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Comedy Central has a new game! Hoff your friends, or yourself. Or random objects for humor. There are three Hoffs to choose from: Lifeguard Hoff, Fancy Hoff, and Leather Jacket Hoff. I put my dog in Leather Jacket Hoff for an example.You've Been Hoff'd
Here are a few more clips from the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff! Along with the clips, Comedy Central is going to host a twitter viewing party for the east and west coast feeds called "Roast Watch". Â The press release sent to us gives more detail.
The comedians’ banter will be streamed live on comedycentral.com and users will be encouraged to use their own Twitter and Facebook accounts to interact live with the comedians as they cover the Red Carpet, give shout-outs to the best viewer comments and issue Twitter challenges to COMEDY CENTRAL fans. Tweet along with them all night long using #Hoff.
The “Roast Watch†event will be taking place at MTVN headquarters in Times Square starting at 9.30pm ET. Comedians attending and tweeting include Sara Schaefer, Max Silvestri, Gabe Delahaye and Joe Mande. While in Los Angeles, comedians Owen Benjamin (“COMEDY CENTRAL Presents,†â€Tonight Showâ€), Kelsey Ford (“Vampires Suckâ€), Jamie Kaler (“My Boysâ€), Jeff Richards (“SNL†Alum), Duncan Trussell, Ari Shaffir, Patrick Keane and others will add their tweets to “Roast Watch†as they watch along at Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Universal City Walk.
The uncensored version of the Roast will be available to download August 16 on iTunes, Xbox Live Marketplace, Zune, Playstation and Amazon. Standard definition will be $4.99, and high-definition will be $6.99.The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff airs August 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and encore presentations will be Sunday, August 15 at 11:30 p.m., 1:00 a.m., 2:30 a.m., Monday, August 16 at midnight, Friday, August 20 at 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 21 at 10:00 p.m.Facebook Quiz - Which Hoff Are You?Check out the clips after the cut.
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I was there on the red carpet trying to catch as many celebs as possible at the Comedy Central Roast. While I'm still working on the videos, here are a few that are up now. Check back to our Youtube channel for more videos.
Finally got around to putting up these photos from the Comedy Central Roast! It was so fun and it was so great meeting and talking to a lot of the celebrities and roasters, made that much sweeter by getting to hang out with my friends at Knight Rider Online and Knights of the West Coast. You can check out more photos over at Knight Rider Online here. Video will come soon, still working on that.. Taylor Ann Hasselhoff has a special message for everyone.
Sue from Knight Rider Online took this video of the David Hasselhoff Roast After Party that we went to on Sunday night. You'll see Roastmaster Seth do his impression of KITT, David from afar in the VIP party, and some Baywatch lifeguard models. Towards the end of the video, Sue and I were invited in to the VIP party by the lovely Hayley Hasselhoff, and caught up with David. I am just off camera, and the last person he shook hands with, saying "Hey, how are you doing? Wie gehts gut? Nice to see you." It was a great time and I really appreciate his kindness.
Comedy Central released a new mobile game complete with David Hasselhoff's chest. It's a puzzle game, and what you do is unscramble David's chest before time runs out.To access the game, use your phone to click on this link or text HOFF to 44686.
Comedy Central emailed me a few short clips from the Roast. This first clip is Seth Macfarlane poking fun at Pamela Anderson, and it brings out his inner Stewie. Lisa Lampanelli then takes her shots at the Hoff, followed by Pam Anderson focusing on Hulk Hogan. Jeff Ross comes out in a leather jacket and speedos, and rips on Seth MacFarlane, before Greg Giraldo goes after him again. Whitney Cummings goes after Lisa Lampanelli before Jerry Springer finally comes out and takes a few shots at the Hoff. Enjoy!*Remember: Some strong language is used, but it's all bleeped.
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Even though we had "liveblogging" there was no internet access in the press lounge. I did, however, tweet a lot and post some pictures from my phone on twitter. You can check out what I said about the roast on my twitter @davidnet. A more comprehensive blog, video, and photos will be posted at a later date.
n8mobiles shared this behind the scenes video of a Comedy Central Roast promo with the man himself.
Another new Comedy Central Roast commercial has surfaced, do you really want to make David cry?
Comedy Central announced the Roast Master for David Hasselhoff today, along with announcing the rest of the roasters that will be in attendance.
The “COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff†tapes at Sony Studios in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 1. The “COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of David Hasselhoff†airs on Sunday, August 15 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.This year’s Roasters include Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer. Additional Roasters and talent will be in attendance.
Comedy Central released a new Roast commercial with David Hasselhoff.. check it out. I also put up the other one, where David' wonders what they will make fun of.
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Music for Relief has launched an auction for two tickets and after party passes to Comedy Central's Roast of David Hasselhoff, ending July 28th. The proceeds will go to their Green Home Build, to help build an environmentally friendly home for a family in need.Check out the Auction here.
I recently found a site to request tickets to the Comedy Central Roast in August! They have very specific instructions on what to wear and what you cannot bring, for the cameras and security purposes.Get Tickets Here!Day: Sunday, August 1Time: 5:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5 p.m.)Place: Culver City, CAPrice: FREE
David Hasselhoff just posted the first tease video for Comedy Central's Roast coming this August.Â
For anyone not aware of what a Roast is, they've been doing them for decades at the Friar's club in New York and even Dean Martin used to host them on television.They can be pretty lewd and rude, but by the end of the night, after everyone gets a shot in, the guest of honor is informed of how much they mean to everyone at the event.It's a humbling experience to say the least. I can't wait for my turn!DH