Manifesto
The Roast Lab Manifesto
Why we study roasting. What we believe. Where we're headed.
The world is getting predictable.
LinkedIn is flooded with the same success stories, news recycles the same outrage, and AI politely copies the same answers.
Everyone is saying the exact same thing, but nobody calls it out.
That needs
to change.
“Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
1899–1977
Russian-American novelist. Author of Lolita. Deeply explored the relationship between language and satire.
Strong Opinions, 1973
AI is polite. Too polite.
Show AI your writing and it says:
“Great attempt. There may be a few areas for improvement.”
Dr. Park, on the other hand, says:
AI would never say this
“This piece has no substance.”
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
— George Carlin
George Carlin
1937–2008
American stand-up comedian. Master of social satire and linguistic deconstruction. Sparked free speech debates with his Seven Dirty Words routine.
HBO Special: Jammin' in New York, 1992
Praise makes you feel good.
Critique makes you think.
A roast makes you laugh — and then think.
Praise
Feels good. Nothing changes.
Critique
Makes you think. Makes you defensive.
Roast
You laugh, then realize. Cross the line and it hurts.
What We Believe
Calling out the obvious takes courage.
Laughter is more powerful than criticism.
Taking a roast well is harder than giving one.
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”
— Mark Twain
Mark Twain
1835–1910
American novelist. Author of Huckleberry Finn. The greatest humorist and social satirist in American literary history.
The Mysterious Stranger, 1916 (posthumous)
A roast is a conversation, not a monologue
A roast isn't something you write alone.
It's reading someone's work, sensing the BS, and calling it out with wit.
And the other person hearing it and going, "Okay, fair point" — with a laugh.
That's a real roast.
Being funny alone is a joke. Being funny together is humor. Making someone laugh while they learn — that's a roast.
The Roast Code
The Rules of Roasting
Roast the content, not the person
We critique the writing, never attack the writer
Punch up, not down
Aim at authority, not the vulnerable
Aim for awakening, not destruction
Make them laugh, then make them think
Precision is what makes it funny
Baseless attacks are insults, not roasts
You must be able to roast yourself
Only roasting others is cowardice
You must be able to take a roast
Receiving is as much a skill as giving
“Humor is the weapon of unarmed people. It helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.”
— Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal
1908–2005
Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter. Defined humor as a weapon of resistance.
The Sunflower, 1969
Dr. Park's Declaration
PhD in Roast Engineering / Director, Roast Lab
Humor and satire are vanishing.
In this bleak world, we hide to scroll through memes, laugh in secret, and comfort ourselves alone.
That needs to change.
Roast Lab was founded to bring laughter back into the open.
To call out the obvious, the pretentious, and the hollow — for what they are.
Without hurting others, or ourselves.
A place where you can safely test how your roast would land in the real world.
Our only weapon — humor that tells the truth.
But make it funny.
“A good roast is a mirror. It makes you laugh, but what you see is your true self.”
— Dr. Park Jo-Long
Dr. Park Jo-Long
2026–
PhD in Roastology, Director of Roast Lab. Creator of Roast Engine. Diagnoses the world with humor against the virus of banality.
Roast Lab Manifesto, 2026
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