Comedy Central’s co-head of original content breaks down why the roast persists: “It’s about saying it to their face.”
the network’s co-head of original content, has a simple yardstick—one he’s taken to calling “the billboard test.”
“That roast obviously came about right at the height of his spiral—his very public spiral,” Larsen said. Naturally, he and a few other producers were worried about the event’s timing, and decided to sit down with Sheen to talk through their concerns. Larsen and Comedy Central presidentwere surprised by what they found: “He was so sharp. And not only that, he was so aware of what was going on around him—to the point where you’re like, ‘Oh, he’s acting out. Something is going on,’” said Larsen.
“We proceeded to smuggle all our camera gear into his house, because he lives in a gated community and we’re not allowed to shoot there,” Larsen said. “As we get there, he goes, ‘Oh yeah. Yeah, I've got Roman coming over, so he can help out.’”whom Sheen had enlisted to codirect. “Those two, as children, spent time together on set ofand became very close back then,” Larsen said.
One strange quirk, however, was that when posing for photos, Trump kept assuming the same position—even when asked to switch things up. “He kept doing the same pose, which is him leaning forward, pointing with his index finger. Like, you know, the finger-gun thing with his mouth slightly open like he's yelling at someone,” Larsen said. “I think I got him to cross his arms once, but that was it. It was so bizarre to me....
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