''Roast Battle Canada'' is a

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television comedy series, which premiered on

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in October 2021. An adaptation of the American series '' Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle'', the series presents battles in which pairs of comedians take turns

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each other on stage, before a panel of judges who decide the winner of each battle. The judges for the series are

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and K. Trevor Wilson, with

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serving as host of the series. A French-language edition, ''Roast Battle : le grand duel'', was also launched in 2022 on

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for francophone audiences in

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.Vanessa Seguin
"Roast Battle : le grand duel et plusieurs autres émissions d’humour nous attendent à l’hiver 2022!"
''HollywoodPQ'', December 15, 2021.

Episodes

The winner of each roast battle is in bold.

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Awards

References

{{reflist Canadian television series based on American television series 2021 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian stand-up comedy television series CTV Comedy Channel original programming Roast (comedy)