The roast airs on Comedy Central on September 2 in the US. The night also included some neck-whipping moments, like the Holocaust jokes in Rogen’s monologue: “The last time this many Jews were roasted it was in an oven made in Germany.” Also sure to cause some reaction, if they make it to air, are the two Trayvon Martin-themed jokes – like one, from Ross, about Franco’s poorly received Academy Awards hosting duties: “Face it, Franco, you and Anne Hathaway had the comedic chemistry of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman.”įranco, of course, had his time to respond, poking fun at those on stage and his own eccentricities. I would think that if I wasn’t in it, so I think that was wrong.” “People bagging on Spring Breakers – I think Spring Breakers is one of the best movies this year. And they delivered a set high on Oscar jabs, James Dean comparisons, fellatio-related wisecracks and gay ribs directed at Franco.Īsked afterward what was the worst of it all, Franco had a secure outlook. Lampooning the jack-of-all-trades at the podium – which was decorated with a “James Franco University” logo – were Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, Andy Samberg, Jeff Ross, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero and roast master Seth Rogen.

That didn’t stop the roasters from testing the boundaries. Of course, he noted, she’s seen her grandson in Sonny, a film directed by Nicolas Cage in which Franco plays a male prostitute, so we’re guessing nothing makes the 91-year-old flinch anymore. “I didn’t look at my grandma during some of the speeches.” “It was pretty dirty up there,” Franco said backstage after the nearly three-hour-long taping. the night Miley Cyrus went cray-cray at the MTV Video Music Awards, and ‘N Sync reunited), the honoree could sum it up only one way. After Comedy Central’s roast of James Franco on Sunday (a.k.a.

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