The Burn

[BillBrasky]

BURN, THE (COMEDY CENTRAL)
Premieres Tuesday, August 14

STATUS:
new this summer (yet to premiere)

TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 10:30 PM-11:00 PM EST

CURRENT SEASON:
1 (6 episodes)

DESCRIPTION:
(from Comedy Central's press release, March 2012) The ultimate Roastmaster taking aim at everyone and everything, comedian Jeff Ross will be joined in this series by a group of fellow comics to skewer the week's hot topics and head into the field to take aim at public figures and current events. Known as the "Meanest Man in Comedy" by New York Magazine and "an heir apparent to such old-school masters as Buddy Hackett and Rodney Dangerfield" by The New York Times, Ross has appeared on the last nine Comedy Central Roasts and authored the book, "I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges," released in 2009.

PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Jeff Ross as Host

CREW INFORMATION:
· Amy Zvi as EP
· Jeff Ross as EP
· Mike Gibbons as EP
· Willie Mercer as EP

GENRE(S):
· talk show

STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Tagline Television

[JDiddy]

Sounds like a harsher version of Best Week Ever. I'm a little skeptical, but I like Jeff Ross enough to check it out.

[Pimpbot]

Or a redux of Tough Crowd. I am also skeptical esp. given all of the shows CC passed on that sounded great.