In 2010-11 there was a 5-part series, on C4, called A Comedy Roast. The American “roast” show format had not yet hit the UK and here Jimmy Carr starts off his career as a much-feared roast battler by hosting these 5 x 1 hour shows.

See Comedy.co.uk for more info.

Episode 2 – Sharon Osbourne

Broadcast on April 8^th 2010, 65 minutes

• Jack Dee
• Alan Carr
• Jerry Springer
• Barry Humphries (as Dame Edna Everage)
• Leigh Francis (as Keith Lemon)
• Ronni Ancona
• Patrick Kielty
• Louis Walsh
• Gok Wan
• Chico
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Jerry Springer

Behind the scenes was a writing team that included Miles Jupp.

Episode 1 (Bruce Forsyth) is here

Episode 3 (Chris Tarrant) is here