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The Business

Behind the Scenes of Comedy Central's Raunchiest Night

The Business

KCRW

Tv & Film

4.6676 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2011

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Comedy Central exec Elizabeth Porter on those raunchy celebrity roasts, which are meant to be outrageous and  raunchy, but most of all utterly hilarious.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and KCRW.com, I'm Matt Holsman, sitting in for Kim Masters,

0:05.9

and this is the business.

0:07.6

You listen, if you listen and learn, then you're going to be able to do anything you want this time.

0:13.2

Everybody takes your business, business, really, really, all the white life.

0:19.0

He doesn't clean.

0:19.8

What's with him?

0:21.6

Oh, I'm afraid we've gone Hollywood.

0:24.0

Hollywood.

0:25.5

This week on the business behind the scenes of Comedy Central's raunchy

0:29.2

Celebrity Roasts.

0:30.7

They've sent up and torn down David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, and Flay, to name a few.

0:36.1

On Tuesday, they roast Donald Trump.

0:38.5

But first, it's the Hollywood news banter.

0:40.1

Stick around.

0:40.6

It's the business from KCRW.

0:45.4

You can imagine Hollywood.

0:47.3

Everything is really driven by making money.

0:50.5

What's with him?

0:51.4

Where?

0:52.0

Oh, I'm afraid he's gone to Hollywood.

0:55.1

Hollywood.

0:55.1

I'm joined by Kim Master's regular banter buddy from the Los Angeles Times, John Horn.

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