It seems the comedy Gods are beliebers, affording us with a Comedy Central roast for none other than Justin Bieber.
The program's working title is Justin Bieber: The easiest material these comedians have ever had to write.
“Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first. We’re thrilled he listened,” Kent Alterman, Comedy Central's president of content development and original programming, said in a statement.
The 20-year-old singer has proved he is a wunderkind of bad decisions, including a fight with Orlando Bloom, a DUI arrest -- and an accompanying viral mug shot -- and misdemeanor egg-related vandalism chargers. Tack that onto urinating in mop buckets and a very public on-again-off-again relationship with Selena Gomez and this roast will likely be a six-hour affair.
Ryan Seacrest first broke the news.
yes I got confirmation @JustinBieber is getting roasted by @ComedyCentral in march...love u justin but it's time lol #BieberRoast— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 20, 2015
Bieber himself seems to be pleased by the new attention, excitedly tweeting about it.
For years I have wanted Comedy Central to roast me. They said only if I provided them w/ more material so for a year now I have worked hard— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 20, 2015
Finally after all that hard work for my 21st bday it's happening. Thanks @RyanSeacrest & @ComedyCentral for the announcement. Let's do it :)— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 20, 2015
Lol. #BieberRoast— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 20, 2015
The tween pop icon got a taste of the burn this past Saturday when SNL star Kate McKinnon parodied his painfully-Photoshopped Calvin Klein underwear ad. It seems the Biebs didn't mind those jokes, either.
@nbcsnl well played. Lol.— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 18, 2015
The network's last roast was in 2013, dedicated to another easy target, James Franco. Previous honorees have included Charlie Sheen, Donald Trump and Bob Saget, so Bieber's in stellar company.
Comedy Central has not yet announced the air date for the special.