Another hilariously, brutal Comedy Central Roast. Definitely an enjoyable roast featuring crazy, yet tense moments worth watching over and over again!   If you enjoy naughty/mature comedy, the “Roast of David Hasselhoff: Extended and Uncensored” DVD is recommended!
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DVD TITLE: Roast of David Hasselhoff: Extended and Uncensored
DURATION: 71 Minutes
DVD INFORMATION: Color, Widescreen, Closed Captions, Dolby Digital
COMPANY: Comedy Central/Paramount
RATED: Not Rated (Explicit Content. Warning: This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and situations.)
RELEASE DATE: January 11, 2011
Executive Producer and Director: Joel Gallen
Executive in Charge of Production: Mike Rothman
Executive in Charge of Production for Comedy Central: Elizabeth Porter
Starring:
David Hasselhoff
Seth MacFarlane
Pamela Anderson
Whitney Cummings
Greg Giraldo
Gilbert Gottfried
George Hamilton
Hulk Hogan
Lisa Lampanelli
Jeffrey Ross
Jerry Springer
The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff, featuring Roast Master Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), was an unforgettable night of sexy, dirty, intoxicating jokes and jabs — nothing was Hoff limits. Roast Master Seth MacFarlane and a dais of top comedians and celebrities honored The Hoff in proper roast fashion. Roasters included: Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried, George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer.
For generations, David Hasselhoff has entertained the masses.  From “Knight Rider” to “Baywatch” and “America’s Got Talent” (and has since moved on to “Britain’s Got Talent”), the man known as “The Hoff” has also wowed millions of music fans (in Germany) with his music.
And now this pop culture icon is being respected the Comedy Central way via the “Roast of David Hasselhoff” hosted by “The Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane and stars Pamela Anderson, Whitney Cummings, Gilbert Gottfried, Greg Giraldo (in one of his final appearances on television before his death), George Hamilton, Hulk Hogan, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross and Jerry Springer.
Featuring the hardcore roasters Lisa Lampanelli, Jeffrey Ross, Gilbert Gottfried, Greg Giraldo and Whitney Cummings, it was quite an interesting night to say the least as last year’s honorary roastee Pamela Anderson joins her former “Baywatch” co-star as well as an unusual cast who don’t know Haselhoff all that well such as George Hamilton, former wrestler Hulk Hogan and talk show host Jerry Springer. But as usual with the Comedy Central Roast, as much as the night is all about roasting “The Hoff”, everyone also will endure the brunt of being roasted as well.
As the TV airing of the “Roast of David Hasselhoff” could only show so much due to the number of mature-themed jokes, those who loved the TV special will no doubt enjoy this extended and uncensored version on DVD.
If you are a fan of David Hasselhoff (of a person who dislikes his acting/singing), “Roast of David Hasselhoff” is a hilarious, tense and enjoyable special in which the jokes are unleashed on “The Hoff” and also the fellow roastees and it’s open season for everyone on stage.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Roast of David Hasselhoff: Extended and Uncensored” is presented in widescreen and in Dolby Digital. There are no subtitles but there is closed captions.
The camera does a good job in showing the faces of those being roasted, the faces of the audience laughing to the jokes (or shocked by them). No dizzying edits but capturing the night quite well. Lighting was well-done. Also, capturing some of the words between roasters who showed signs that they were slowly getting ticked (such as Whitney Cummings really tearing on Pamela Anderson and Hulk Hogan).
But the presentation this time around was very good. I really do hope that Comedy Central considers bringing out the roasts for Blu-ray as they are one of the finest specials and production was well-done. But on DVD, still a solid release PQ and AQ-wise that are up to par with the awesome DVD releases from Comedy Central/Paramount.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Roast of David Hasselhoff: Extended and Uncensored” comes with the following special features:
- Behind the Scenes – (6:57) The roasters are interviewed before the show is starting and talk about what they have in store for the roast.
- Red Carpet Interviews – Featuring the following interviews:
– David Hasselhoff – (1:15) Adam Devine interviews David Hasselhoff before the roast.
– What Sex Position is “The Hoff”? – (1:33) Roasters and celebs talk about what sexual position “The Hoff” is.
– Favorite David Hasselhoff Song – (1:21) Adam Devine asks the roasters and celebs what their favorite David Hasselhoff song is?
– Hayley and Taylor Hasselhoff on Living with the Hoff – (1:14) Adam Devine talks with the Hoff’s daughters Hayley and Taylor.
– Who Would Win in a Tag Team Match? – (1:34) Adam Devine talks about who would win in a tag team match…Hoff’s team or Lisa Lampanelli’s team.
- The Hoff’s Post-Roast Reaction – (1:04) David Hasselhoff talks about his reaction to the roast.
- Roasters Wrap Up – (1:30) The Roasters are interviewed about how they felt about their participation in the Roast.
“Roast of David Hasselhoff: Extended and Uncensored” continues the hilarious and often tense roasting of a celebrity since the “Roast of William Shatner” and “The Roast of Pamela Anderson”.  When I first found out that the next would be David Hasselhoff, how perfect is that!
I’m not going to BS because I was a fan of “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch” and similar to William Shatner and his acting on “Star Trek”, the same can be said about the Hoff and his shows. The acting may not have been all that great but they were enjoyable shows to watch.
But what I liked about this year’s roast was that they kept the talents to a few. Each getting their own face time and no one left out. I will say that I found some celebs featured in the special as a surprise. Hulk Hogan is usually not the person you look at and think…”comedy” but I suppose it gave comedians a chance to really roast him (especially his use of the “feathered boa”). George Hamilton, another Hasselhoff-eque actor and Jerry Springer, the TV host… you wonder how in the hell these guys would even be as fellow roasters but they did pretty good, yes and even Hulk Hogan managed to deliver.
But the night was driven by the comedy of yearly roasters Lisa Lampanelli, Gilbert Gottfried, Greg Giraldo and Whitney Cummings. Lampanelli can really dish it out but what was surprising was to hear Gilbert Gottfried dishing on Lampanneli in perhaps one of the most memorable roasting of a roaster for any of the Comedy Central roasts. Greg Giraldo was off-the-cuff as usual and on target with his no-hold barred approach but possibly the biggest shock was Whitney Cummings with her scathing roasts of Pamela Anderson and Hulk Hogan. If she went on longer, I think these two could have done a tag-team and really gone after Cummings because her roasts were brutal. But they were good sports and managed to hold it all in. Despite Pamela Anderson’s roasting last year, it was evident that the roasters had even more to say about her vagina.
But this night was about the Hoff. Of course, his battle with alcoholism was a major topic for the roast but he managed to grin, bare it and took it with stride. He was a real trooper and despite the roast, he got the final word on everyone by singing to them.
The DVD had a good amount of special features, especially what took place before and after the roast. Once again, if you watched the special on television, if you want to see more, you definitely want to catch this DVD as it features the extended and uncensored version. It’s also important to note that since this was probably one if not the final appearance by Greg Giraldo on television and in a Comedy Central-related special shot months before his death, to pay tribute as part of the Comedy Central family, the roast features a short picture tribute to him as well as an insert (included in the DVD case) in memoriam to the comedian.
But what can I say about this roast… David Hasselhoff was a perfect choice this year and found the “Roast of David Hasselhoff: Extended and Uncensored” extremely enjoyable and hilarious!
Similar to Shatner, you know that the roasters would be having a field day and no matter how scathing the jokes were, they managed to hold up well from beginning to end and overall, it was an awesome roast and for those who enjoy mature/naughty comedy, this roast is definitely recommended!
