South Africans Go Crazy for Comedy Roast – Watch FULL Uncensored Version
The celebrities on stage at the Comedy Central Roast of Somizi roast panel had over 5.5 million followers on Twitter, so it’s no surprise the Roast trended there. And South Africans have been talking about it all day today – with comedic surprises like Kurt Darren and some roasting from and to former Police Minister […]
The celebrities on stage at the Comedy Central Roast of Somizi roast panel had over 5.5 million followers on Twitter, so it’s no surprise the Roast trended there. And South Africans have been talking about it all day today – with comedic surprises like Kurt Darren and some roasting from and to former Police Minister Fikile Mbalula. Great news is you can now watch the FULL Uncensored Version on Showmax (available to South African expats too).
Opens with "I'm here to add some class and dignity to the proceedings." Then goes in to roast @somizi… @MbalulaFikile dropped bombs and threw shade. And it was good 🔥😂💣 #RoastZA #RoastofSomizi pic.twitter.com/5kClwwuLwx
— Showmax South Africa (@ShowmaxOnline) May 7, 2018
The show is NOT for sensitive viewers – it contains commentary littered with strong language, prejudice, personal insults, unsavoury references to participants’ family members, disagreeable body part comparisons, and much, much more. Seriously: if you are under 18 or easily offended, this is not the show for you!
But as roast master Gareth Cliff said, “It’s an entertainment show. No one in their right mind is going to take this seriously. It’s like Twitter…”
For those overseas who don’t know – Somizi Mhlongo is a popular South African choreographer and radio personality who has appeared in various television shows, including Living the Dream with Somizi, I am and Idols SA.
Read our R18 scorecard below of the roasters, then go watch the extended, uncensored version that’s now on Showmax, and let us know how you’d score them, using #roastza on social media.
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FIKILE MBALULA
Pre-roast fear factor: 10/10
Hottest roast: “Ntsiki, you are living proof that fame has a plus one… Your sister is famous for being the lead singer in Bongo Muffin, and you are just an angry muffin.”
Coldest shade received: “You are useless… The ANC promoted Bathabile Dlamini. And they demoted you. And you are sober.” – Skhumba
Post-roast rating: 8/10
SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT
Pre-roast fear factor: 6/10
Hottest roast: “Gareth, I don’t understand how there’s so much hatred coming out of your mouth when so many men have put love inside it.”
Coldest shade: “Schalk, you look poor, like you’ve wasted your white privilege… We take one look at you and we know you don’t have the land.” – Skhumba
Post-roast rating: 8/10
SKHUMBA
Pre-roast fear factor: 9/10
Hottest roast: To Gareth Cliff: “You know you are useless in life when you leave a show and no one cries. When you left Idols, no one… Not even Unathi.”
Coldest shade: “Skhumba got into trouble for body-shaming students; that’s like being told you’re fat by the Oros man.” – DJ Fresh
Post-roast rating: 10/10
JOANNE JOSEPH
Pre-roast fear factor: 6/10
Hottest roast: “Somizi, I love you but you were really crap in Sarafina when you tried to play that straight guy.”
Coldest shade: “Joanne, you went from a national TV station to a regional radio station – your career is in reverse. You’re like the Benjamin Button of South African media. What’s next for you? Touch HD?” – Gareth Cliff
Post-roast rating: 9/10
NOMZAMO MBATHA
Pre-roast fear factor: 7/10
Hottest roast: To Gareth Cliff: “How does it feel to be back on TV? Don’t get used to it; it’s won’t last very long.”
Coldest shade: “She’s actually done a lot for the LGBTI community… No, she has guys. She’s dated more gay men than I have.” – Somizi
Post-roast rating: 8/10
DJ FRESH
Pre-roast fear factor: 8/10
Hottest roast: “Gareth, thanks for coming out tonight. This is probably the biggest audience you’ve had since 5FM; how does it feel? You know, you’ve lost so much relevance that nobody even hates you anymore… The moral of the Gareth Cliff story is, ‘Don’t start a spaza radio…’”
Coldest shade: “Fresh has released 38 albums. Well, since he doesn’t actually produce music like some of us, he’s just released 38 playlists. Fresh, we all like burning mix CDs for our friends, but we don’t call it a career.” – Kurt Darren
Post-roast rating: 8/10
KURT DARREN
Pre-roast fear factor: 9/10
Hottest roast: “Somizi, I did some research before I came here. I even read your book. Your book is so thin, I use it as a bookmark when I read the newspaper.”
Coldest shade: “Kurt Darren at the moment doesn’t look like Bruce Jenner before the operation or after the operation. He looks like Bruce Jenner when he was in that halfway-through phase. When you’re not sure if he’s a 50-year old man or a 60-year old lesbian.” – Schalk Bezuidenhout
Post-roast rating: 8/10
NTSIKI MAZWAI
Pre-roast fear factor: 7/10
Hottest roast: “DJ Fresh. The Mmusi Maimane of the entertainment industry. I remember when you went to 5FM, you even changed your accent and everything, hey bru?”
Coldest shade: “I went onto your Instagram and it said you were a poet. I read some of your poetry and it said you’re not a poet.” – Schalk Bezuidenhout
Post-roast rating: 3/10
Let us know on social media how you’d have scored the celebs, using #roastza.
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