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=== Common Tropes: ===
* [[Sincerity Mode|But Seriously Folks]]: The greater majority of the Roasters' routines ends with several endearing remarks about the Roastee.
** Lisa Lampanelli actually subverts this. She'll say the endearing remarks in full honestly, but use them as a setup for a final zinger. About Jeff Foxworthy, she mentioned how he was able to become the most successful comic in the world without being dirty, mean, or sleazy, ending with "Thanks for [[Precision F -Strike|f***ing]] it up for the rest of us." Similarly, when mentioning that Pamela Anderson was able to be such a beautiful, good-hearted class act, ended with, "Knock it off, bitch, you're making me look like a foul-mouthed [[Country Matters|c***.]]
* [[Cluster F -Bomb]]
* [[Crosses the Line Twice]] (and thrice, four times, five times, six times...)
** And crosses it very very far. See: Ted Danson in blackface at Whoopi Goldberg's roast, and [[Gilbert Gottfried]]'s [[Too Soon|9/11 joke at Hugh Hefner's roast]].
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* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: The other Roasters.
* [[Running Gag]]: Each roast has its fair share, but one running theme among the majority of the [[Comedy Central]] roasts was ragging on Greg Giraldo (before his death) by insinuating that no one knew who he was and mocking his lack of success.
* [[Self -Deprecation]]: The Man/Woman of the Hour is the last to go; they often roast themselves as well as the people who roasted him/her.
* [[Spot Light Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Sometimes, the other Roasters.
* [[Start My Own]]: After its contract with the Friar's Club expired, Comedy Central started doing its own series of roasts.
* [[The Lancer]]: The Roastmaster.
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