Why Is This Important?

Because the comedy roast is a great American tradition and Justin Bieber is the most deserving of targets.

Long Story Short

The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber aired last night with Kevin Hart hosting a star-studded line-up including Will Ferrell, Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O’Neill, Martha Stewart and Ludacris all taking turns to throw insults at the Canadian singer.

Long Story

When Comedy Central announced it was roasting Justin Bieber there must have been no shortage of willing volunteers -- he was, after all, voted the fifth most hated person in the US last year. The Canadian pop singer was left squirming as no punches were pulled last night.



Even host Kevin Hart questioned Bieber’s choice to appear, stating: “This is like suicide? Why would you do it?” before referring to Bieber as "a huge success that confuses everybody over 14." Hart compared "Bieber fever" to the Ebola virus joking “Ebola patients hear about Bieber fever and say ‘I’m gonna go ahead and ride this one out.’”

Chris D’Elia offered a brutal assessment of Bieber: “You have it all… Except love, friends, good parents and a Grammy.”

Bieber was mocked for his run-ins with the law and Martha Stewart gave some advice on preparing for jail. “Justin, I’m sure it’s great to have 60 million followers on Twitter, but the only place people will be following you in jail is into the shower,” she said.

The singer’s on-off relationship with Selena Gomez was also a hot topic, with Hollywood Life reporting that Gomez was mortified that certain comments went to air.

“Is it true that you dumped (Selena Gomez) because she grew a mustache before you?” Jeffrey Ross fired at Bieber.

Possibly the highlight of the evening was an appearance from Will Ferrell in character as Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy. “This kid has spunk, moxie... and probably a few other STDs,” he declared.

Although Bieber admitted to the USA Today that: “I’m human, so some of the things they said stung a little,” he was a good sport and then in a moment of sincerity, gave a contrite speech in which he promised to win people back on his side.

“I turned a lot of people off over the past few years, but I know I can still turn out good music and turn everything all around,” he said. “The things that I’ve done really don’t define who I am. I’m a kind-hearted person who loves people, and through it all, I lost some of my best qualities. For that, I’m sorry."


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