[1] The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr and features comedians facing each other in roast battles.

[2] Roast Battle is based on Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle, an American television series created by comedians Jeff Ross and Brian Moses that first aired on Comedy Central in 2016.

[2][3] Jimmy Carr participated as a contestant in Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle's first series.

[4][6] These guest judges included Richard Ayoade, Big Narstie, Sara Pascoe, Noel Fielding and Joe Lycett.

[4][8][9] In December 2018, a complaint was upheld by Ofcom after a trailer for the programme featured an anti-Semitic joke delivered by Jimmy Carr towards Tom Rosenthal, the latter of whom is of Jewish descent.