question: Why do people ask to be roasted?
comment: Because they don't really care about getting insulted and they don't really find them as offensive.
passages: A roast is a form of American humor in which a specific individual, a guest of honor, is subjected to jokes at their expense, intended to amuse the event's wider audience. Such events are intended to honor a specific individual in a unique way. In addition to jokes and insult comedy, such events may also involve genuine praise and tributes. The implication is that the roastee is able to take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult. The individual is surrounded by friends, fans, and well-wishers, who can receive some of the same treatment as well during the course of the evening. The party and presentation itself are both referred to as a "roast". The host of the event is called the "roastmaster". Anyone who is mocked in such a way is said to have been "roasted".
   The 2019 Netflix series "Historical Roasts", hosted by Jeff Ross, featured roasts of historical figures Abraham Lincoln (played by Bob Saget), Freddie Mercury (James Adomian), Anne Frank (Rachel Feinstein), Martin Luther King Jr. (Jerry Minor), Cleopatra (Ayden Mayeri) and Muhammad Ali (Jaleel White).
  
  Section::::In politics.
  
  The White House Correspondents' Association and Radio and Television Correspondents' Association have annual dinners that, in some years, feature a comedy roasting of the U.S. President. Don Imus at the RTCA in 1996, Stephen Colbert in 2006 and Michelle Wolf in 2018 have received particular attention for their biting remarks during their speeches. 
   Roasting meat is a more natural way of cooking because it does not use a receptacle. It is done by directly exposing the meat to the fire. The meat is most commonly offered to guests and is associated with men in many cultures. As opposed to boiling, roasted meat can lose some parts during cooking, thus it is also associated with destruction and loss.
   Section::::In popular culture.
  
  In the 1979 blaxploitation film "Avenging Disco Godfather", a PCP addict claims to have honey-roasted her baby for her family's Easter dinner, ostensibly so the baby's crying wouldn't spoil the occasion.
  
  In August 2009, a joke advertisement showcasing a "body part roaster" "specially designed to roast infants and other human morsels" surfaced on the website of retailer Sears.com.
   Section::::Cultural references.
   The name of the group Roast Busters is assumed to be derived from the term "Spit roast", a euphemism for a sexual practice involving two males and one female, and to be a play on the title of the 1984 film "Ghostbusters". Roast Busters Sandwich Ltd in the United Kingdom changed its name after its Facebook page filled with abuse.
   The 1997 episode "The Roast" of the series "The Larry Sanders Show" revolved around a roast of the title character. The theme of one of the episodes (Season 5 episode 15) of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation was the main character Leslie Knope roasting the media of the fictional town of Pawnee in a local correspondents lunch.. In the 2009 episode "Stress Relief" of "The Office", main character Michael Scott organizes a roast of himself.
  
  "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" aired one fictional roast, of George Washington (played by Jan Leighton), on March 15, 1974.
   In some versions, the baby is accidentally cooked when miscommunication occurs. For example, "put the turkey in the oven and the baby in the bed" is wrongly heard as "put the baby in the oven and the turkey in the bed". Other variants set out that the doer of the deed was drug or alcohol-induced or an insane individual. In the end, the roasted baby is sometimes served as food to be consumed by the parents.
  
  The person who roasts the baby is usually a babysitter or the baby's sibling.
  
  Section::::Documented occurrences.
   Based on the success of these roasts, Comedy Central began hosting their own roasts on an approximately annual basis, under the name "Comedy Central Roast". The first roastee was Denis Leary in 2003, followed by Jeff Foxworthy, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Larry the Cable Guy, Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, Roseanne Barr, James Franco, Justin Bieber, Rob Lowe and Bruce Willis.
   This is a list of notable spit-roasted foods, consisting of dishes and foods that are roasted on a rotisserie, or spit. Rotisserie is a style of roasting where meat is skewered on a spit, a long solid rod used to hold food while it is being cooked over a fire in a fireplace or over a campfire, or roasted in an oven. Spit-roasting typically involves the use of indirect heat, which usually cooks foods at a lower temperature compared to other roasting methods that use direct heat. When cooking meats, the nature of the food constantly revolving on a spit also creates a self-basting process. Spit roasting dates back to ancient times, and spit-roasted fowl and game "was common in ancient societies".
   Meats and most root and bulb vegetables can be roasted. Any piece of meat, especially red meat, that has been cooked in this fashion is called a roast. Meats and vegetables prepared in this way are described as "roasted", e.g., roasted chicken or roasted squash.
  
  Section::::Methods.
   Paronomasia has found a strong foothold in the media. William Safire of the "New York Times" suggests that "the root of this pace-growing [use of paranomasia] is often a headline-writer’s need for quick catchiness, and has resulted in a new tolerance for a long-despised form of humor." It can be argued that paronomasia is common in the media, especially headlines, to draw the reader's interest. The rhetoric is important because it connects people with the topic. A notable example is the New York Post headline "Headless Body in Topless Bar." 
   Comedian Jeff Ross notably gained fame through his participation in the televised Comedy Central roasts, and is frequently referred to as the "Roastmaster General" (a position he in fact holds with the New York Friars' Club).
   Later that week, Jeannie pays a visit to Tom in his office. She has found out that no people from Chicago came to visit. She demands to know what is going on with him and her and he says that he is not interested in her and will never be again. Earlier, she and Carter had been gossiping about the “fat cow from Chicago,” which is how Jeannie found out about the whole thing. So once Tom says that it wasn’t a business dinner, she flips out and smacks him, hurt that he would pick someone like Helen (an obese woman) over her. Carter looks on and sort of apologizes for being rude about Helen, saying that he didn’t know she was his girlfriend. He asks to see a picture and after a lot of pestering gets one from Tom. He then proceeds to run down the hall and show everyone who laughs behind Tom's back about the "fat pig" that he is dating. Throughout the rest of the play, Carter tries to convince Tom that he should “stick to his own kind.”
   Roasts have sometimes been portrayed in fictional TV shows. In other cases, standalone roasts have been produced of historical characters, with both roastee and roasters played by actors.
   "Gunbam" (; "roasted chestnut") is a popular street food in both North and South Korea. The food is sold from late autumn to winter by the vendors wearing ushanka, which is sometimes referred to as "roasted chestnut vendor hat" or "roasted sweet potato vendor hat". A popular folk song called "Gunbam taryeong" (; "ballad of roasted chestnuts") was composed by Jeon Su-rin in 1932, and has been sung since, being one of the songs commonly taught in public schools in South Korea.
  
  Section::::Europe and New York City.
  
  Section::::Europe and New York City.:Portugal.
   Since 2003, Comedy Central has created a tradition of roasting comedians in the style of the New York Friars' Club roasts. During these roasts, friends of the roastee, along with other comedians, take turns making fun of the roastee, the other roasters, and occasionally audience members. So far, the roastees have included Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Larry the Cable Guy, Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, Roseanne Barr, James Franco, Justin Bieber, Rob Lowe, and Bruce Willis.
  
  Section::::History.:2000–03.:The "Secret Stash".
   Standing rib roast
  
  A standing rib roast, also known as prime rib, is a cut of beef from the primal rib, one of the nine primal cuts of beef. While the entire rib section comprises ribs six through 12, a standing rib roast may contain anywhere from two to seven ribs.
  
  It is most often roasted "standing" on the rib bones so that the meat does not touch the pan. An alternative cut removes the top end of the ribs for easier carving. 
   One feature of "Hustler" is a column called "Asshole of the Month". In every monthly issue of the magazine, a public figure is selected for severe criticism as that month's "asshole". An illustration depicting the criticized person's head emerging from the anus of a cartoon donkey is shown alongside the article. After Flynt's imprisonment in 1977 and his alleged conversion to evangelical Christianity, he promised to reform "Asshole of the Month". However, as of 2016, reform in the feature has yet to be seen.
   In 1950 Sam Levenson and fellow comedian Joe E. Lewis were the first members of the New York Friars Club to be roasted. The club has roasted a member every year since the inaugural roasting.
  
  Between 1998 and 2002, the club's roasts were aired on Comedy Central, which then began organizing its own annual roasts.
  
  Section::::History.:Current location.
   BULLET::::- A variation of the above account is related by Bernard Sobel in his 1953 book, "Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent". Sobel states that the sandwich was an extemporaneous creation for Marjorie Rambeau inaugurated when the famed Broadway actress visited the Reuben's Delicatessen one night when the cupboards were particularly bare.
  
  BULLET::::- Some sources name the actress in the above account as Annette Seelos, not Marjorie Rambeau, while also noting that the original "Reuben Special" sandwich of 1926 did not contain corned beef or sauerkraut and was not grilled.
   Its prominence in British culture is such that in a UK poll it was ranked second in a list of things people love about Britain. Other names for this meal are "Sunday lunch", "roast dinner", "full roast", and "Sunday joint" ("joint" referring specifically to the joint of meat). The meal is often comparable to a less grand version of a traditional Christmas dinner. 
   Bamber Gascoigne, having been asked by Williams to witness the burial of the hare and to document the contest from beginning to end, did so in his book "Quest for the Golden Hare". Gascoigne summarised his experiences thus:
   The phrase, as used in an intended humorous context, dates to at least 1995. It was first introduced in a "Saturday Night Live" skit, by actor Tim Meadows, who appears as a weatherman trying too hard to be cool/hip and uses controversial language to deliver his forecast. He predicts an incoming storm, and calls it "bitch" and tells it to make him a sandwich. 
   Until the late 19th century, roasting by dry heat in an oven was called "baking". Roasting originally meant turning meat or a bird on a spit in front of a fire. It is one of the oldest forms of cooking known.
  