Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year

That's right, this is bad enough for me to write a review. This "special" has more than 25 comedy writers on staff. That works out to about two minutes of comedy per writer, yet the lack of humor is staggering. I have to say I usually enjoy the comedy of many of the people associated with this roast - Tim Dillon, Mark Normand, Sam Morrill and Ms. Pat to name a few, but like so many things produced today, seemed to be thrown together haphazardly. I don't know if this will change anybody's mind or stop them from watching (after all if you're bored and this is on Netflix you're not gonna really care about my two cents). However should this appear on another platform one day and you have to decide whether a). This is worth your time or b). Look somewhere else? I can tell you is this is an hour of your life you'll never get back again so spend it watching or doing something worthwhile.

Roast of the year?? More boring than a documentary on the life of a rock. I can't believe people get paid to put this kind of material out. Boring, boring, boring ... the comedians were laughing at their own jokes to cue the crowd to laugh. None of these people would have made it past the first 5 seconds on the gong show. I was only able to make it through half of this waste of airtime and that was only because I was too busy doing something else that I couldn't get to my remote to switch it off. Try again next year Netflix and this time you might try to get some actual real talent and perhaps quit trying to pander to a certain crowd and create something that is at least mildly funny.

The Netflix roast special "Torching 2024" unfortunately highlights a significant flaw in the genre: the repetitive inclusion of the same unfunny personalities. This trend detracts from the overall enjoyment and creativity of the show. While Ms. Pat was a refreshing addition, managing to bring some much-needed energy and humor, she was one of the very few who emerged relatively unscathed from this cringe-inducing experience. The jokes often felt forced and lacked the cleverness that typically defines a good roast, leaving viewers disappointed. The reliance on familiar faces who consistently fail to deliver engaging content is a recurring issue in these specials. Ultimately, "Torching 2024" misses the mark, failing to provide the sharp, witty humor that fans expect from a roast, making it a lackluster watch for those hoping for genuine laughs.

This has to be the worst roasting event I have seen in a while. The jokes fell flat and were not funny. They kept on falling flat and the host kept on talking up these so called big names that no one has heard off. It was pitiful and dreadful to sit through this disaster. Even poor John Stamos could not stop this runaway train that's going nowhere. I feel like people in social media have better humour and zingers. This bland and forced humour goes nowhere. There was no wit, humour and just cheap cracks that went nowhere. A roast is supposed to be funny and outrageous, pushing the envelope. The only thing I wanted to push was next on this show. Terrible roast by unfunny personalities.

This was so awful I created an account just to review it.

Roasts with Jeff Ross are usually amazing, but this was an absolute trainwreck. An hour of awkward, corny, unfunny garbage. I cannot imagine who saw the planned material and greenlit this disaster of a show.

The jokes are all horrible, the impersonators (Biden, P Diddy, etc) were the worst I've ever seen. And just to be sure, they threw in a bunch of jokes with slurs that were completely unnecessary.

It's also full of bizarre D-list celeb sightings including John Stamos, Diplo, and... every comedian that was featured on this sad show.