The first contestants for Roast Battle are vetted from shows in Chicago, Austin, New York and its home base of Los Angeles before heading to the Montreal Comedy Festival. The comedians face off in front of judges including Joe Rogan, Hannibal Buress, Moshe Kasher, and Dave Attell, emceed by Brian Moses and hosted by the Roastmaster General, Jeff Ross.
Comedians go head to head in a battle of insults at New York City's Comedy Cellar to determine who will go on to compete at Roast Battle. The next contestants for the second season of Roast Battle taking place in Hollywood are vetted from a show recorded at the Stand Comedy Club in New York City, judged by comics Jay Pharaoh, Lisa Lampanelli, Jim Norton, last season's winner Mike Lawrence and Roastmaster General Jeff Ross. Performers include Sean Donnelly, Luis Gomez, and Pete Lee.
Comics battle to be contestants for the second upcoming Roast Battle in shows at the Comedy Works in Atlanta and The Laughing Skull in Denver, judged by Moshe Kasher, Russell Peters, Lil Rel Howery, Josh McDermitt, Fortune Feimster, and the Roastmaster-General, Jeff Ross. Performers include Jay Light, Nicole Aimée Schreiber, Candice Thompson, and Megan Gailey.
Recorded at the Belly Room of the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, the L.A. Regionals for the 2nd Roast Battle begin, judged by Metta World Peace, Chris D'Ellia, Sebastian Maniscalco, and the Roastmaster-General, Jeff Ross. Performers include Alex Hooper, Joe Dosch, Toby Muresianu, Frank Castillo, and Keith Carey.