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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • March 26, 2012
    • ABC2

    Queensland gets new government, Queen makes new friends and Cheney gets new heart.

  • S01E02 Roast News Update 27th March, 2012

    • March 27, 2012
    • ABC2

    Woods wins tournament, pirate party wins election and oil rich Kenya is just winning.

  • S01E03 Roast News Update 28th March, 2012

    • March 28, 2012
    • ABC2

    Wall Street bankers don't like themselves, nobody like Kyle Sandilands and DSK likes women even when they don't like him back.

  • S01E04 Roast News Update 29th March, 2012

    • March 29, 2012
    • ABC2

    Bridezilla kicked off flight, early man walked upright and La Niña declared dead with 0% chance of mourning.

  • S01E05 Roast News Update 30th March, 2012

    • March 30, 2012
    • ABC2

    Russia seeks best worker, Chinese workers seek rights and Lindsey Lohan seeks nearest bar.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • April 2, 2012
    • ABC2

    Working from home more productive, Suu Kyi allowed out of home to work and royal bodyguards find themselves out of work.

  • S01E07 Roast News Update 03rd April, 2012

    • April 3, 2012
    • ABC2

    Bin Ladens charged in War on Terror, drugs surrender in war on themselves and privacy invaded in war on us.

  • S01E08 Roast News Update 04th April, 2012

    • April 4, 2012
    • ABC2

    City of Churches named "best planned", church porn scandal not going to plan and fake church weddings a perfectly-planned scam.

  • S01E09 Episode 9

    • April 5, 2012
    • ABC2

    Herpes-infected coral red-faced, stingray reveals Jesus' face and world's quietest room laughs in the face of noise.

  • S01E10 Episode 10

    • April 10, 2012
    • ABC2

    Baldwin stalked, Kardashian balked at affair rumours and Instagram chalked a billion.

  • S01E11 Episode 11

    • April 11, 2012
    • ABC2

    Santorum loses face, Heroin found in the wrong place, and North Koreans finally going to space.

  • S01E12 Episode 12

    • April 12, 2012
    • ABC2

  • S01E13 Roast News Update April 12th, 2012

    • April 12, 2012
    • ABC2

  • S01E14 Roast News Update April 13th, 2012

    • April 13, 2012
    • ABC2

    Gay Star Wars Characters Hired, Pregnant Christian Teacher Fired, and Rick Santorum's Presidential campaign tired.

  • S01E15 Roast News Update April 16th, 2012

    • April 16, 2012
    • ABC2

    Grenades at a Cock Fight, Secret Service with ladies of the Night and TV Week Logies 'Night of Shite'.

  • S01E16 Roast News Update April 17th, 2012

    • April 17, 2012
    • ABC2

    Guns blazed in Sydney Streets, Police tased crime records and El Salvador fazed by deathless day.

  • S01E17 Roast News Update April 18th, 2012

    • April 18, 2012
    • ABC2

    TVs for Ikea, hacking a console a bad idea, and parliamentary strike more tragic than Medea

  • S01E18 Roast News Update April 19th, 2012

    • April 19, 2012
    • ABC2

    Doctors withdraw blood from teenagers, Australia withdraws troops from Afghanistan and America withdraws food from North Korea

  • S01E19 Roast News Update April 23rd, 2012

    • ABC2

Season 2

Season 3

  • S03E01 2014-03-31

    • March 31, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast clambers onto an ark as the headlines get swept away, Tony Abbott announces victory over the boats, and global warming announces victory over people.

  • S03E02 2014-04-01

    • April 1, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast harpoons the headlines for delicious research purposes, the IWC rules against Japan, and Joe Hockey announces budget cuts to be shared by all, starting with the person who writes th..

  • S03E03 2014-04-02

    • April 2, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast throws the headlines' shiny red ball over a cliff, Abbott accuses Palmer of buying seats, and NATO breaks up with Russia. Expect Russia & Crimea cosy Facebook pics to inspire jealousy.

  • S03E04 2014-04-03

    • April 3, 2014
    • ABC2

    The roast weaves a fine cloak out of endangered headlines, the Royal Commission is digging into union corruption, and the Coalition makes moves to ban environmental boycotts. Polluted boycotts still ok.

  • S03E05 2014-04-04

    • April 4, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E06 2014-04-07

    • April 7, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E07 2014-04-08

    • April 8, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast hires a scary clown when it's not even the headlines' birthday, Australia strikes a Free Trade Agreement with Japan, and solar energy is suffering. Thank goodness for infinite coal!

  • S03E08 2014-04-09

    • April 9, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast eats all the headlines' nibbles then leaves, more secretarial staff in the senate needed, and Tony Abbott continues his Asian tour. While he's away, shall we legalise something weird? #RoastTV

  • S03E09 2014-04-10

    • April 10, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast replaces the headlines' family with out-of-work actors, we look at Bob Carr's diaries, and young people are drinking less thanks to social media. Also, they're just doing less.

  • S03E10 2014-04-11

    • April 11, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast bundles together the best bits from the week so that even lazy fans of the show can keep up to date. #RoastTV

  • S03E11 2014-04-14

    • April 14, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast sends the headlines' grandparents back to the mill, the government is to raise retirement age to 70, and cuts loom for the ABC, starting with the hashtag department. #RoastTV

  • S03E12 2014-04-15

    • April 15, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast accesses and sells the headlines' passwords, 88% of people polled oppose changes to 18C, and Heartbleed haunts the internet. #Roas&^&!^ #HeartbleedisYourFriend

  • S03E13 2014-04-16

    • April 16, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast snaps photos of the headlines wearing something offensive at a fancy dress party, and we bring you our Royal visit special, including baby George's latest tell-all confessional. #RoastTV

  • S03E14 2014-04-17

    • April 17, 2014
    • ABC2

    We give the headlines a cheap bottle of Sauvignon Roast, Barry O'Farrell quits as NSW premier, and China to get Australian Network. #RoastTv #??Tv

  • S03E15 2014-04-18

    • April 18, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E16 2014-04-21

    • April 21, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E17 2014-04-22

    • April 22, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast bulk-bills the headlines then gives them a lollipop, Clive Palmer vows to block the the Direct Action Policy and Indonesia slams Australian spies, though not in a sexy, James Bond way. #RoastTV

  • S03E18 2014-04-23

    • April 23, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast spends on flying death headlines, Shorten pushes Labor reforms, and government to invest in state-of-the-art fighter jets to defend us from all those sky dangers. #RoastTV

  • S03E19 2014-04-24

    • April 24, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast puts the headlines in an expensive old folks' home and runs away, we look at ANZAC day souvenirs, and Hockey waxes mysterious about the budget. Hockey, you tease. #RoastTV

  • S03E20 2014-04-25

    • April 25, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E21 2014-04-28

    • April 28, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast photobombs the headlines' selfie, Clive Palmer attracts three new MPs, and two popes get inducted into the heaven hall of fame. #RoastTV

  • S03E22 2014-04-29

    • April 29, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast tries to be the last organisation not investigated by ICAC, and investigates Four Corners' Manus Island investigation #RoastTV

  • S03E23 2014-04-30

    • April 30, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E24 2014-05-01

    • May 1, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E25 2014-05-02

    • May 2, 2014
    • ABC2

    In case the Commission of Audit suggested cuts to your memories, allow The Roast to take you through the week's events, and then maybe to lunch? Would you like to have lunch with us? #RoastTV

  • S03E26 2014-05-05

    • May 5, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast takes the headlines for a ,000 dinner and forgets its wallet, we look at a lunch with Hockey, and university fees set to increase, possibly to the price of a lunch with Hockey. #RoastTV

  • S03E27 2014-05-06

    • May 6, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E28 2014-05-07

    • May 7, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E29 2014-05-08

    • May 8, 2014
    • ABC2

  • S03E30 2014-05-09

    • May 9, 2014
    • ABC2

    Like Fairfax journalists, we're not coming into work. Lucky for you we already have our weekly recap ready to go. #RoastTV

  • S03E31 2014-05-12

    • May 12, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast blows cigar smoke into the headlines' face from 200 yards away and we look at the proposed cuts to 76 government agencies. Agency for Cutting Agencies said to be safe.

  • S03E32 2014-05-13

    • May 13, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast goes apeshit on a cameraman in the headlines and we bury our collective head deep into a Budget document we haven't seen yet.

  • S03E33 2014-05-14

    • May 14, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast spends all the headlines' money on a pregnant F-15, and we bring you the latest on the budget. Spoiler alert: your favourite things got cut.

  • S03E34 2014-05-15

    • May 16, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast throws the headlines off the cliff of financial optimism, we look at the newly angered state premiers and soaring uni fees. Just as well knowledge is wealth... sort of.

  • S03E35 2014-05-16

    • May 16, 2014
    • ABC2

    Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, we couldn't afford to make an episode this Friday. As such, enjoy The Roast's recap, taking you through our biggest and best coverage of the week.

  • S03E36 2014-05-19

    • May 19, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast chops up the headlines and mixes them into a stew, we look at youth unemployment and Tony Abbott slumps in the polls. Lucky Abbott's employed or he'd have two things to worry about.

  • S03E37 2014-05-20

    • May 20, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast upgrades the headlines' phone so the old charger no longer works, Bill Shorten faces disunity among party members, and NAPLAN stresses out school kids. Just wait for HECS kids!

  • S03E38 2014-05-21

    • May 21, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast winks like a giggly child at the headlines' misfortunes, we look at Australia's credit rating and continuing student protests. Don't they have a university to go t... oh... probably not.

  • S03E39 2014-05-22

    • May 22, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast collects $7 from the headlines after they've dropped their pants and coughed, we look at the PM's worst week, and medical co-payments. It's a good time to be in perfect health and not age.

  • S03E40 2014-05-23

    • May 23, 2014
    • ABC2

    In case your television was also cut in the budget, you still have time to catch up on this week's stories in our recap of the week's biggest stories. Just need to find a friend with a TV.

  • S03E41 2014-05-26

    • May 26, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast tells the headlines to shut up and stop complaining about the budget, and we bring you the latest in the budget developments.

  • S03E42 2014-05-27

    • May 27, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast sexies up the headlines to get clicks, Roger Rogerson gets arrested, and Bronwyn Bishop faces accusations of bias, but she's not the ABC so the Coalition probably won't mind.

  • S03E43 2014-05-28

    • May 28, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast puts the headlines in a creepy maze with no exit, we look at Senate Estimates and Brandis still under fire for the Racial Discrimination Act. It's like people don't like racism or something.

  • S03E44 2014-05-29

    • May 29, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast puts on a tutu and pirouettes into the headlines, Joe Hockey under fire, and Peppa Pig under threat, but no pig puns on The Roast, not even hammy o- *The EPG writer has been fired*

  • S03E45 2014-05-30

    • May 30, 2014
    • ABC2

    If you've been preparing for the incoming budget by living in the wild and nibbling moss, worry not, as we've compiled our favourite bits from the week's news stories.

  • S03E46 2014-06-02

    • June 2, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast pushes an iceberg towards the HMS headlines, we look at the potential changes to HECS fees, and explore rumours surrounding a Turnbull challenge for leadership.

  • S03E47 2014-06-03

    • June 3, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast starts a rumour about the headlines to get more attention, Obama sets environmental policy in motion, and we look at the Bolt / Turnbull situation. No reason, we just want to get mentioned in Parliament.

  • S03E48 2014-06-04

    • June 4, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast plays really loud guitar all night next door to the headlines, we look at the turmoil in Victoria and the reaction to Clive Palmer's insensitive comment.

  • S03E49 2014-06-05

    • June 5, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast tells the headlines that Santa is real but dead, the Liberals are accused of tricking the Nationals, and we follow Abbott's progress abroad. While he's away, let's go all out with the bias.

  • S03E50 2014-06-06

    • June 6, 2014
    • ABC2

    If you're like Tony Abbott and you're overseas, here is all the week's news in one handy recap. Don't know why you'd watch this if you're overseas. Go outside and enjoy yourself!

  • S03E51 2014-06-09

    • June 9, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast flies the headlines to Boston to learn about Australia, and we look at the PUP senators' educational adventures in the States. It's our "Who on Earth Thought That Was A Good Idea?" special.

  • S03E52 2014-06-10

    • June 10, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast puts a Great White in the headlines' bathtub, we look at Abbott's fight against Obama on climate, and the shark cull in WA.

  • S03E53 2014-06-11

    • June 11, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast changes all the locks on the headlines' home, we try to find Labor, and look at a questionable ad campaign from Sportsbet. Usually these gambling companies are so easy to look up to.

  • S03E54 2014-06-12

    • June 12, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast gets excited by headlines about a ball moving from some grass to some other grass, we look at Hockey's reaction to budget criticism, and the build up to the World Cup in our new not-really-news segment.

  • S03E55 2014-06-13

    • June 13, 2014
    • ABC2

    The Roast takes a look back at the week that was including our guide to the World Cup and-- AW REF COME ON, WHAT GAME ARE YOU WATCHING?!?!?

  • S03E56 2014-06-16

    • ABC2

  • S03E57 2014-06-17

    • ABC2

  • S03E58 2014-06-18

    • ABC2

  • S03E59 2014-06-19

    • ABC2

  • S03E60 2014-06-20

    • ABC2

  • S03E61 2014-06-23

    • ABC2

  • S03E62 2014-06-24

    • ABC2

  • S03E63 2014-06-25

    • ABC2

  • S03E64 2014-06-26

    • ABC2

  • S03E65 2014-06-27

    • ABC2

  • S03E66 2014-06-30

    • ABC2

  • S03E67 2014-07-01

    • ABC2

  • S03E68 2014-07-02

    • ABC2

  • S03E69 2014-07-03

    • ABC2

  • S03E70 2014-07-04

    • ABC2

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 RBT and Harold Holt

    • April 25, 2013
    • ABC2

    Tonight we dip into the archives: NSW gets random breath testing and Prime Minister Harold Holt drowns. Should have caught a water taxi.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Behind The Scenes

    • May 31, 2013
    • ABC2

  • SPECIAL 0x3 A Day In the Life

    • April 26, 2013
    • ABC2

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Set Timelapse

    • April 19, 2013
    • ABC2

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Building the Writer's Room

    • April 8, 2013
    • ABC2

    Web Extra featuring an original song by Seaton Kay-Smith.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 2012-03-21

    • March 21, 2012
    • ABC2

    Justin Bieber goes down in ring, James Cameron goes down in mini-sub, and weight of Israeli models goes up.