All men must be roasted

“Game of Thrones” favorite Jon Snow gets roasted.

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While the Battle of the Bastards is over, hero and heartthrob Jon Snow faces his biggest opponent yet: stand-up comedians. While it’s hot as hell outside, winter is coming to Poncey-Highland and it’s bringing with it the ice-cold jabs for our beloved member of House Stark.

Jon Snow was brought back to life for one important purpose, to be ridiculed along with his fellow “Game of Thrones” brethren at the Roast of Jon Snow. 1UP Comedy is bringing the iron throne to Atlanta’s Highland Inn Ballroom where local comedians will come cosplay as the GOT character they love the most ... or love to hate. This is another in a long series of character roasts, the brainchild of Joe Pettis. Past iterations have playfully ripped on the X-Men, Batman, and The Donald.

Each performer is guaranteed to arrive in style, dressed to the nines in classic Westeros fashion. Olive Lynch is the girl with no name, Arya Stark. Ed Dinzole will remind you how much you hated that little shit King Joffrey. Paige Bowman will embody the most cunning bitch of them all, Varys. “I’ve never worn a bald cap,” Bowman says. “But Varys is the master of shade, and I’m going all out to do him justice.”

Since this is a GOT celebration, expect no less than 79 percent of the line-up to not live past the first 30 minutes. This show promises more backstabbing and snooty comments that all six seasons combines. Just no dragons — or nudity. Sorry, pervs.


$8-10. 9 p.m. Thurs., June 30. Highland Inn Ballroom, 644 N. Highland Ave. N.E. roastofjonsnow.brownpapertickets.com.