Features Roast Master Katt Williams and Roasters Carrot Top, Greg Giraldo, Ice-T, Jeffrey Ross, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Lampanelli, Brigitte Nielsen, Patton Oswalt, Snoop Dogg, Sommore, Among Others
Too Nasty To Show On TV Bonus Materials Feature Over 40 Additional Minutes Including Celebrity Red Carpet Interviews, Flav Giving a Backstage Tour and Flav-Clock-Cam Bonus Footage
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Flavor Flav's song lyrics to "You're Gonna Get Yours" say it best ... "Subject of suckers -- object of hate, who's the one some think is great? I'm that one -- son of a gun!" This holds true at "The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Flavor Flav," where rap-master Flav takes a "rapping" to a whole new level. Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, "The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav: Extended & Uncensored" DVD arrives in stores nationwide on Tuesday, February 12 and will also be available at http://shop.comedycentral.com/.
"The Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav: Extended & Uncensored" DVD bonus materials feature over 40 additional minutes including celebrity red carpet interviews, Flav giving a backstage tour and Flav-clock-cam bonus footage.
Comedian Katt Williams heads the festivities as the evening's Roast Master. This year's Roasters include Carrot Top, Greg Giraldo, Ice-T, Jeffrey Ross, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Lampanelli, Brigitte Nielsen, Patton Oswalt, Snoop Dogg, Sommore, among others. Throughout the evening, DJ Spinderella was spinning the joints as each Roaster threw some zingers at Flav. Highlights include: Katt William's introduction, "A look back at the life and times of Flav, none of which he can remember," Lisa Lampanelli's quip, "Flav, enough with the clock, you can take it off, you haven't had to be anywhere in 13 years" and a special rhyme from rapper Snoop Dogg.
Flavor Flav, born William J. Drayton, is credited as rap music's original "Hype Man." Flav is celebrating his 20th year in the rap business and is currently on tour with Public Enemy front man and partner Chuck D. Flav has starred in VH1's "Surreal Life," "Strange Love" and the record-setting "Flavor of Love" series.
"The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Flavor Flav" is executive produced by Joel Gallen from Tenth Planet Productions, who also executive produced and directed the Emmy-nominated "The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of William Shatner" as well as "The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Pamela Anderson." Elizabeth Porter serves as the executive in charge for the network.
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