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The Jersey Shore: Family Vacation crew proved once and for all that nobody can roast them better than… well, themselves.
On December 1, the cast delivered an absolutely electric night of comedy at the first-ever Jersey Shore Roast, filmed live at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The event sold out in less than five minutes as fans packed the venue to watch the beloved cast — who've been roasting themselves for more than a decade — finally take the jabs to a real roast stage.
Nicole Polizzi, Mike Sorrentino, Jenni Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Sammi Giancola, Deena Nicole Cortese, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Angelina Pivarnick and DJ Pauly D went joke-for-joke with special guest comedians including Chris Distefano, Justina Valentine and Rachel Feinstein, delivering a rapid-fire night of unfiltered chaos the crowd couldn't get enough of.
At one point, a fan shouted that they had "died and gone to Jersey Shore heaven," and honestly, the room agreed!
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The most talked-about moments of the night
The roast delivered instant classics including:
-Ronnie reminded Mike that Tax Day is April 15 and "IRS doesn't stand for Italian Reality Star."
-Angelina, in peak chaotic glory, roasted Vinny for being obsessed with her — then gifting him a framed three-person wedding photo of the two of them… as his mother Paola looked on from the audience.
-Paola, meanwhile, became an unexpected star after she made fresh charcuterie for the crowd.
-Comedian Justina Valentine brought the house down with an original Jersey Shore Roast rap.
-Comedian Chris Distefano delivered the night's sharpest one-liners, joking that "Snooki is here to make Ronnie smart and tall" and that Mike "had time to get a quick lift in today… a face lift!" He added, "Collectively, the nine of you have set Italian Americans back further than Mike's hairline."
-Comedian Rachel Feinstein joked, "[I] had all these jokes written for each girl, but with your new faces, I couldn't tell who's who. … No one can deny you're the Picassos of trash TV. You walked so Mormon Wives can run."
-Ronnie thanked Angelina for making him "look like a relationship expert."
-Snooki was crowned a fashion icon: "You saw a need for 4-foot ladies who need leopard leggings… the Coco Chanel of Seaside Heights."
-Vinny told Angelina, "You're the Kim Kardashian of Staten Island… because every guy you date goes crazy."
-Angelina fired back, claiming she "tastes better" than his mom's chicken cutlets, causing Paola to stare on in horror.
-In a callback to Mike's infamous Trump roast appearance, they joked, "Mike bombed so bad at the Trump roast, but he blamed drugs and alcohol. … Who's he going to blame tonight — Ozempic?"
-In a heartfelt moment, the women congratulated Mike on 10 years of sobriety, promising, "We're drinking for you tonight."
The cast wrapped the night with hugs, tears and a promise: This roast is only the beginning.
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495 Productions weighs in
SallyAnn Salsano, founder and CEO of 495 Productions and executive producer of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, tells Wonderwall.com, "This cast has spent 15 years giving the world unforgettable TV, so putting them on a roast stage felt like destiny. They went harder, funnier and more fearlessly than anyone expected. This is Jersey Shore at its absolute best — unfiltered, unapologetic and wildly entertaining."
When to watch
The roast was filmed for an upcoming episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, with every raw, chaotic and absolutely unmissable moment captured for fans. The special is set to air on MTV in spring 2026.