The channel said on Tuesday that the pop star will face the music at a taping in Los Angeles on a still-unannounced air date.
Yep, it's real. #BieberRoast is coming to Comedy Central! http://t.co/JMupHqBU6e
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) January 20, 2015
In a posting on his Twitter account, Bieber said he's long wanted to be roasted but was told by Comedy Central that he needed to provide more material — and he's worked hard to do that, he said.
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
Among events that appear ripe for mockery: the egging of a neighbour’s house and the monkey he left in Germany.
Last weekend, Saturday Night Live took on his new Calvin Klein ad, with SNL cast member Kate McKinnon strutting as the underwear-clad, tattooed Bieber.
James Franco was the subject of the last Comedy Central roast.