Underplayed Gems

Roast! (2017)

Roast! poster
Original title
吐槽大会
Genre
roast, comedy television series
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
3 seasons, 10 episodes
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A Chinese comedy show where celebrities gather to trade humorous insults and make fun of themselves. The main guest and a group of comedians deliver stand-up routines that tease everyone on stage.

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What happens

Roast! (Chinese: 吐槽大会; pinyin: Tǔcáo Dàhuì) is a Chinese stand-up comedy show produced by Xiaoguo Culture Media Company and Tencent Pictures, featuring a roast format where celebrities engage in humorous teasing and self-deprecation. Inspired by the American Comedy Central Roast series, the program invites a main celebrity guest along with supporting guests and comedians to deliver stand-up routines poking fun at those present. The show aired exclusively on Tencent Video in Mainland China, running for five seasons from 2017 to 2021. It gained popularity for its irreverent humor and has been analyzed for its use of satirical discourse in contemporary Chinese media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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