Comedy Central roast star Jeff Ross is set for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of Amazon's hit series Sneaky Pete. Created by Bryan Cranston and David Shore, Sneaky Pete stars Emmy nominee Giovanni Ribisi as con man Marius, who left prison only to find himself hunted by the vicious gangster he once…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is going old-school, ordering six episodes of Historical Roasts, a half-hour comedy series from Comedy Central roast star Jeff Ross and OBB Pictures. The project stems from the popular live Los Angeles comedy club show that has been running since 2014. OBB (Kevin Hart’s Cold as Balls) optioned…

Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show on TBS will undergo a transformation. Discussions are underway how to evolve the talker, which currently airs four times a week. Plans are still in flux, but Conan would likely cut back on airtime — either going from one hour to 30 minutes a night, or to fewer shows a week — while…

Comedy Central and “Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross joining forces for a second edition of Ross’ summer hit reality competition series Roast Battle, with Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle II set to air on the network Sunday nights in January. Inspired by competitive comedy-club circuit, Roast Battle pits some of the…

Trevor Noah abandoned somewhat The Daily Show format to celebrate Halloween, imagining it’s 2020, he’s underground, and Donald Trump is running for re-election: “It’s me, Trevor Noah. I've come out of hiding to broadcast one more episode of The Daily Show. I know I'm taking a risk – I'm risking my life and yours by…

Viewers tuning in for the Comedy Central roast of Roseanne Barr will not see resident roaster Jeffrey Ross’ joke about the recent shooting at an Aurora, CO movie theater. The network will cut the quip, which was met with groans from the audience, from the version that hits the air on August 12. In his schtick, Ross…

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has picked up three new series, The Burn starring the network’s "Roastmaster General", comedian Jeff Ross; Review with Forrest MacNeil starring Andrew Daly (Eastbound & Down); and Nathan For You starring Canadian writer-comedian, Nathan Fielder (Jon Benjamin Has A Van). In The Burn, Ross will…