'Make America Laugh Again' presidential comedy roast in Brickell

Here is where Rubio’s foam parties, Trump’s firing, Clinton’s sushi took center stage

It was crass, tasteless and offensive.

And so, to get over the depressing second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Miami gathered Tuesday night in Brickell to mock the sordid election to choose a new commander-in-chief.

“Welcome to the roast of the 2016 presidential election, which I think we can all agree isn’t funny anymore,” roast-master and filmmaker Billy Corben said to the crowd at the Flamingo Theater Bar in the Four Ambassadors Hotel.

A dozen comics turned out for the event, hosted by Comic Cure and headlined by comedian Kira Soltanovich. The evening’s insults were judged by a panel of mostly politicians, including Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, Miami-Dade Mayor hopeful Raquel Regalado, and State Reps. José Javier Rodriguez and José Félix Diaz — who was “fired” from Season 5 of the apprentice by Trump.

“How pissed off were you that Trump told you you weren’t qualified for a job?” Corben asked him.

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