The Roast Ledger.
Every week somebody writes in to say we only make fun of their side. So Gary counted. Every joke, every episode, by who it lands on.
Season 1 totals
- 204 Republicans
- 225 Democrats
- 28 Mitch
- 68 Press and Media
- 103 Billionaires and Lobbyists
- 156 Everybody (Congress as a whole)
Season 1: Republicans 204, Democrats 225. Mitch was counted separately because he's a party of one. Put Mitch back in and it's 232 to 225. Nobody won. That was the plan.
Season 1, by episode
How Gary counts: a joke counts once, for whoever it lands on, not whoever says it, and setups and the fake commercials don't count. Bobby K. counts as a Republican because he works for one, Elon and Robert Dinero count as money, and Senator Flipperman counts as Everybody unless the bit is plainly about one party.
| Episode | Rep. | Dem. | Mitch | Press | Money | All | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Breakfast BillThe Senate passed breakfast. Nancy bought waffle futures. | 6 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 54 |
| 2 Charge ItThirty seven trillion dollars. Itemized. Both parties signed. | 9 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 81 |
| 3 Senior MomentMitch scored 19. He was still buffering when we counted. | 8 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 78 |
| 4 UnburdenedOne hundred seven days. Fifty one jokes. Roughly one every two days. | 8 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 69 |
| 5 Brain WormThe worm was not counted. It is no longer with us. | 40 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 82 |
| 6 Tariff ManThe penguins were not counted. They have no party. They have tuxedos. | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 77 |
| 7 ChainsawFifty one jokes at the money. Most of them at one billionaire. He would want to know he won something. | 14 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 9 | 95 |
| 8 Nancy's PortfolioThirty two for Congress as a whole. Both parties beat the market. | 8 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 83 |
| 9 Group ChatForty nine for one party. It was a big chat. Somebody added us. | 49 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 85 |
| 10 The BallroomForty three days of shutdown. The chandelier was paid in full. | 21 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 80 |
| Season 1 | 204 | 225 | 28 | 68 | 103 | 156 | 784 |
Rep. = Republicans Dem. = Democrats Mitch = Sen. Mitch Shellbourne, party of one Press = cable news and the media Money = billionaires and lobbyists All = Congress as a whole, both parties, everybody
Notes from the counter
- Democrats out-scored Republicans in five episodes. Republicans out-scored Democrats in the other five. Gary did not plan that. Gary checked twice.
- Democrats had the first four. They were in charge of most of the material. Then Episode 5 happened. Then the tariffs. Then the group chat.
- Press and Media: 68. Wolf asked for a recount. We are standing by.
- Congress as a whole: 156. That's the only category both parties are winning together.
- Gary: 0. Gary counted. Gary is the intern. Nobody roasts the intern. Nobody notices the intern.
Counted by hand, from the scripts, by Gary. Recounted once. Same numbers. Season 2 gets added every Sunday.
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