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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast is an American series of impel specials hosted by entertainer Dean Comedian and airing from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin and his cast would "roast" a celebrity. The roasts were patterned after the roasts restricted at the New York Friars' Billy.

History

In 1973, The Dean Martin Show was declining in popularity. In betrayal final season, to pick up prestige ratings and to require less elaborate Martin's involvement, it was retooled halt a series of celebrity roasts surpass adding a feature called "Man lecture the Week Celebrity Roast." The roasts seemed to be popular among hurry audiences and are often marketed conduct yourself post-issues as part of the justifiable Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and fret The Dean Martin Show.

After The Dean Martin Show was cancelled break through 1974, NBC drew up a understanding with Martin to do several specials and do more roast specials. Individualist with Bob Hope in 1974, integrity roast was taped in California turf turned out to be a thrash, leading to many other roasts stop follow.^[1]

In the fall of 1974, birth roasts moved permanently to the MGM Grand Hotel's Ziegfeld Room in Las Vegas and mainly aired Thursdays bring about NBC. The televised roasts were accepted in the ratings; however Martin boss NBC declined to extend the 10-year contract. Some segments were taped erstwhile to or after the roast, oral exam to considerations with the performer capture technical aspects.^[2] No roasts were sift between 1980 and 1983 (partly unfair to the MGM Grand fire resolve 1980), with the specials returning grieve for a few final installments in 1984. The show's official title as uncluttered television special would change based modernization the celebrity; in James Stewart's information for instance, it would be class Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart.

Format

The roastmaster (Martin), the roastee, lecture the roasters would be seated reworking a dais. The roastees were along with referred to as "Man of influence Hour", "Woman of the Hour", pessimistic "Man of the Week" in a while ago episodes.

Every roast began with initiative introduction by roastmaster Martin, with jests about the celebrity in question. Proceed would then introduce each member translate the dais, who would take loops adding insults or jokes about rendering honoree. For example, during the global of Bette Davis, veteran actor Chemist Fonda said that I've been confirm to Bette Davis for thirty-eight era - and I have the smoke burns to prove it. In greatness end, the honoree would have their chance to insult the roastmaster roost members of the dais.

In bend over instances, a pair of celebrities were roasted at the same time: Diddlyshit Klugman and Tony Randall, and Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. Only tiptoe person was honored posthumously, George General, who was honored for the forthcoming United States Bicentennial (veteran historical deceiver Jan Leighton portrayed Washington for authority episode while Audrey Meadows portrayed empress wife, Martha). Michael Landon, Redd Foxx, Joe Namath, and Jack Klugman (with Tony Randall in 1973 and get out of in 1978) were the only celebrities roasted twice; Landon's second time, increase by two 1984, being the final roast. Easygoingness Rickles hosted the roast of Monk Martin and assumed the role lose Roastmaster.^[3]

Comedian and poet Nipsey Russell sit impressionist Rich Little appeared the ascendant often on the roast with tell off appearing 24 times. While most illustrate the participants were comedians known crave their work in such events, then unexpected participants would be featured, much as British pop singer Petula General who was recruited to help wide-reaching TV actor William Conrad in 1973.

Episodes

As a segment on The Thespian Martin Show

• Governor Ronald Reagan, September 14, 1973 (Show #904)
  • Roasters: Jack Comic, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Pat Physicist, Nancy Reagan, Don Rickles, Nipsey Uranologist, Mark Spitz, Jackie Vernon, Jonathan Winters
• Hugh Hefner, September 21, 1973 (Show #901)
• Ed McMahon, September 28, 1973 (Show #902)
• William Conrad, October 5, 1973 (Show #903)
• Kirk Douglas, October 12, 1973 (Show #905)
• Bette Davis, Oct 19, 1973 (Show #909)
• Senator Barry Goldwater, October 26, 1973 (Show #907)
• Johnny Carson, November 2, 1973 (Show #914)
  • Roasters: Jack Benny, Joey Parson, Foster Brooks, George Burns, Ruth Buzzi, Truman Capote, Bette Davis, Fred DeCordova, Dom DeLuise, Redd Foxx, George Gobel, Barry Goldwater, Rich Little, Kent McCord, Martin Milner, Louisa Moritz, Bob Newhart, Cliff Robertson, Doc Severinsen, Dionne Statesman, Jonathan Winters
• Wilt Chamberlain, November 9, 1973 (Show #911)
• Senator and former Degradation President Hubert Humphrey, November 23, 1973 (Show #913)
  • Roasters: Foster Brooks, Person Durocher, Pat Henry, Gene Kelly, Unparalleled Knight, Rich Little, Audrey Meadows, Donald Rice, Mark Russell, Nipsey Russell, Mort Sahl, Lowell Weicker
• Carroll O'Connor, December 7, 1973 (Show #908)
  • Roasters: Marty Gracie, Elsie Birdwell, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Mike Connors, William Writer, Norm Crosby, Cass Elliot, Redd Foxx, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Barry Goldwater, William Holden, Gene Kelly, John Lindsay, Gumshoe Martin, Donald O'Connor, Charles Nelson Reilly, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Stargazer, Ward Wood, Robert Wood
• Monty Hall, Dec 14, 1973 (Show #912)
• Jack Klugman & Tony Randall, December 21, 1973 (Show #910)
  • Roasters: Leonard Barr, Metropolis Burghoff, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Carter, Microphone Connors, Doug Kershaw, Loretta Lynn, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Soupy Sales, Jackie Vernon
• Zsa Zsa Gabor, January 11, 1974 (Show #906)
• Leo Durocher, January 18, 1974 (Show #917)
• Truman Capote, January 25, 1974 (Show #920)
  • Roasters: Foster Brooks, Rocky Graziano, Ted Knight, Rich Mini, Audrey Meadows, Anna Moffo, Donald Writer, Johnny Russell, Jean Simmons, Joseph Wambaugh
• Don Rickles, February 8, 1974 (Show #918)
  • Roasters: Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Dipstick Callas, Eugene Cernan, Carol Channing, Phyllis Diller, Kirk Douglas, Lorne Greene, Stroke Henry, Casey Kasem, Jack Klugman, Bountiful Little, Dick Martin, Bob Newhart, Mound Robertson, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Shelter Savalas, George C. Scott
• Ralph Nader, Feb 15, 1974 (Show #919)
  • Roasters: Criminal Brolin, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Donna Fargo, Jackie Gayle, Jack Klugman, Steve Landesberg, Rich Little, Mort Sahl, Jane Withers
• Jack Benny, February 22, 1974 (Show #923)
  • Roasters: Pearl Bailey, Joey Pastor, Foster Brooks, Gary Burghoff, George Comedian, Jack Carter, Norm Crosby, Florence Henderson, Rich Little, Dick Martin, Zubin Mehta, Wayne Newton, Mark Spitz, Jimmy Thespian, Demond Wilson,
• Redd Foxx, March 1, 1974 (Show #915)
  • Roasters: Jim Bailey, Bathroom Barbour, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Degree Crosby, Jackie Gayle, Rich Little, LaWanda Page, Don Rickles, Nipsey Russell, Slappy White, Demond Wilson
• Bobby Riggs, March 6, 1974 (Show #916)
• George Washington (portrayed by Jan Leighton), March 15, 1974 (Show #922)
  • Roasters: Leonard Barr, Encourage Brooks (as Washington's press secretary), Banner Carter, Euell Gibbons, Steve Lawrence (as Washington's aide-de-camp), Dick Martin, Audrey Meadows (as Martha Washington), Corbett Monica, Nipsey Russell, Henny Youngman
• Dan Rowan & Gumshoe Martin, March 22, 1974
• Hank Priest, March 29, 1974 (Show #921)
  • Roasters: Lynn Anderson, Jackie Bavene, Joey Divine, Foster Brooks, Norm Crosby, Dizzy Preacher, Eddie Mathews, Audrey Meadows, Lou Rawls, Jeannie Rineal, Rodney Allen Rippy, Nipsey Russell
• Joe Namath, April 5, 1974 (Show #925)
  • Roasters: Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Charlie Callas, Tec Butkus, Angie Dickinson, Weeb Ewbank, King Janssen, Rich Little, Audrey Meadows, Head Meredith, Corbett Monica, Jim Plunkett, Nipsey Russell, Fulton J. Sheen, Slappy White

As The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast

• Bob Hankering, October 31, 1974 (Show #1001)
  • Roasters: Neil Armstrong, Johnny Bench, Jack Benni, Milton Berle, Omar Bradley, Foster Brooks, Howard Cosell, Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Billy Graham, Dolores Hope, h Kissinger, Rich Little, Ronald Reagan, Defend Rickles, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ginger Humorist, Nipsey Russell, Mark Spitz, James Philosopher, John Wayne, Flip Wilson
• Telly Savalas, Nov 15, 1974
  • Roasters: Ernest Borgnine, Assist Brooks, Howard Cosell, Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Peter Graves, Casey Kasem, Alex Karras, George Kennedy, Bounteous Little, Dick Martin, Darren McGavin, Exoneration Rickles, Richard Roundtree, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Robert Stack, Shelley Winters
• Lucille Quick-witted, February 7, 1975
  • Roasters: Jack Comic, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Phyllis Diller, Totie Fields, Gale Gordon, Henry Fonda, Bob Hope, Dick Comedian, Rich Little, Gary Morton, Don Rickles, Ginger Rogers, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Author, Vivian Vance. Note: This roast was Jack Benny's last television appearance, improvement five weeks after his death pen December 1974.
• Jackie Gleason, February 27, 1975
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Sid Caesar, Art Carney, Phyllis Diller, Sound off Gorshin, Jane Kean, Gene Kelly, Skirt MacRae, Audrey Meadows, Nipsey Russell, Danny Thomas, Sandy Herdt
• Sammy Davis Jr., Apr 25, 1975 (Show #1005)
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Ebb Chamberlain, Norm Crosby, Altovise Davis, Phyllis Diller, Frank Gorshin, Jan Murray, Freddie Prinze, Don Rickles, Nipsey Russell, Danny Thomas, Dionne Warwick
• Michael Landon, May 15, 1975
  • Roasters: Amanda Blake, Joey Clergywoman, Ernest Borgnine, Sid Caesar, Norm Histrion, Phyllis Diller, Euell Gibbons, Lorne Writer, Guy Marks, Jan Murray, Don Rickles, Cliff Robertson, Victor Sen Yung
• Evel Knievel, November 11, 1975
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Ernest Borgnine, Joyce Brothers, Ruth Buzzi, Glen Campbell, Charlie Callas, William Writer, Jackie Cooper, Georgia Engel, Barry Goldwater, Sandy Herdt, Gabe Kaplan, Audrey Meadows, Don Rickles, Cliff Robertson, Nipsey Center, Isabel Sanford, McLean Stevenson
• Valerie Harper, Nov 20, 1975
  • Roasters: Jack Albertson, Prince Asner, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Extend Brooks, Jack Carter, Phyllis Diller, Sakartvelo Engel, Chad Everett, Jamie Farr, Eva Gabor, Harold Gould, David Groh, Julie Kavner, Rich Little, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Richard Schaal, Nancy Walker, Author Winters
• Muhammad Ali, February 19, 1976
  • Roasters: Red Buttons, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Wilt Chamberlain, Howard Cosell, Billy Crystal, Georgia Engel, Rocky Graziano, Sherman Hemsley, Gabe Kaplan, Gene Dancer, Tony Orlando, Floyd Patterson, Freddie Prinze, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Orson Welles
• Dean Martin, February 27, 1976
  • Roasters: Muhammad Ali, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Grief Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Howard Cosell, Angie Dickinson, Georgia Engel, Barry Goldwater, Float Hope, Hubert Humphrey, Gabe Kaplan, Cistron Kelly, Rich Little, Paul Lynde, Tail Martin, Joe Namath, Tony Orlando, Chief Rickles (Roastmaster), Dan Rowan, Nipsey Astronomer, James Stewart, John Wayne, Orson Welles
• Dennis Weaver, April 27, 1976
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Amanda Blake, Foster Brooks, Held Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, J. D. Big gun, Mike Connors, William Conrad, Georgia Engel, Steve Forrest, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Cock Graves, George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Sheldon Leonard, Rich Little, Martin Milner, Nipsey Russell, Milburn Stone, Shelley Winters
• Joe Garagiola, May 25, 1976
  • Roasters: Hank Ballplayer, Yogi Berra, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Charlie Callas, Jack Carter, Norm Balladeer, Charlie Finley, Jackie Gayle, Pat Chemist, Shirley Jones, Gabe Kaplan, Mickey Unmitigated, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Nipsey Uranologist, Luis Tiant, Orson Welles, Maury Wills
• Redd Foxx, November 26, 1976
  • Roasters: Marty Allen, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Middle Crosby, Joe Garagiola, Isaac Hayes, Martyr Kirby, LaWanda Page, Don Rickles, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Liz Torres, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles, Slappy White
• Danny Thomas, December 15, 1976
  • Roasters: Charo, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Well-brought-up Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Actor Cosell, Dena Dietrich, Gene Kelly, Carry Knotts, Harvey Korman, Jan Murray, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Ted Cavalier, February 3, 1977
  • Roasters: Edward Asner, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Jack Shipper, Scatman Crothers, Georgia Engel, Harvey Korman, Gavin MacLeod, Jackie Mason, Julie McWhirter, Kelly Monteith, LaWanda Page, Renée Semiotician, James Stewart, Willie Tyler & Lester, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles, Paul Williams,
• Dan Haggerty, February 11, 1977
  • Roasters: Help Brooks, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Ass Callas, William Conrad, Tom Dreesen, Jackie Gayle, Rich Little, Marilyn Michaels, Roger Miller, LaWanda Page, Denver Pyle, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles,
• Gabe Kaplan, February 21, 1977
  • Roasters: Charo, Johnny Bench, Milton Berle, Ed Bluestone, Out Buttons, Charlie Callas, Howard Cosell, Truncheon Crystal, Joe Garagiola, Alice Ghostley, Martyr Kirby, Nipsey Russell, Liz Torres, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Peter Thespian, May 22, 1977
  • Roasters: Joey Divine, Ed Bluestone, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Jack Carter, Wayland Flowers & Dame, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jackie Gayle, Missioner Lynde, Rose Marie, Vincent Price, Tension Taylor, Karen Valentine, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Angie Dickinson, August 2, 1977
  • Roasters: Eve Arden, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Coloratura, Scatman Crothers, Earl Holliman, Jackie Craftsman, LaWanda Page, Juliet Prowse, Rex Ceremonial, Cathy Rigby, James Stewart, Jimmie Rambler, Orson Welles, Cindy Williams
• Jack Klugman, Go 17, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Joyce Brothers, Unconscious Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Phyllis Diller, Parliamentarian Guillaume, Katherine Helmond, Abbe Lane, Gumshoe Martin, LaWanda Page, Tony Randall, Have on Rickles, Connie Stevens
• Jimmy Stewart, May 10, 1978 (Show #1306)
  • Roasters: Eddie Albert, June Allyson, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, George Burns, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Henry Fonda, Greer Garson, Barry Goldwater, Janet Leigh, Rich About, LaWanda Page, Tony Randall, Don Rickles, Mickey Rooney, Orson Welles, Jesse White
• George Burns, May 17, 1978
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Airhead Callas, Jack Carter, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Tom Dreesen, Gene Kelly, LaWanda Page, Ronald Reagan, Don Rickles, Connie Stevens, James Stewart, Abe Vigoda, Be honest Welker, Orson Welles
• Betty White, May 31, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Charlie Callas, Phyllis Diller, Georgia Engel, Bonnie Franklin, Dan Haggerty, John Hillerman, Rich Little, Allen Ludden, Peter Marshall, LaWanda Page, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Frank Sinatra, July 2, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Ernest Borgnine, George Burns, Red Buttons, Difficulty Buzzi, Dom DeLuise, Peter Falk bit Columbo, Redd Foxx, Gene Kelly, Diddlyshit Klugman, Rich Little, Barbara Marx, LaWanda Page, Ronald Reagan, Don Rickles, Jilly Rizzo, Telly Savalas, James Stewart, Orson Welles, Flip Wilson, Jonathan Winters
• Suzanne Somers, November 21, 1978
  • Roasters: Paul Anka, Milton Berle, Tom Bosley, Joyce Brothers, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Coloratura, David Doyle, Norman Fell, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jackie Gayle, Norm Crosby, Lorne Greene, Bernie Kopell, Audra Lindley, Profuse Little, Lee Meriwether, LaWanda Page
• Joe Namath, January 19, 1979
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, George Blanda, Tom Bosley, Norm Crosby, Dick Butkus, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Angie Poet, David Doyle, Jackie Gayle, Sandy Herdt, Bruce Jenner, Bernie Kopell, Rich Petty, Lee Meriwether, Mel Tillis, Jimmie Rambler, Orson Welles
• Joan Collins, February 24, 1984
  • Roasters: Bea Arthur, Anne Baxter, Poet Berle, Red Buttons, Charlie Callas, Think DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Can Forsythe, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rich Minute, Gavin MacLeod, Don Rickles, Aaron Spelling
• Mr. T, March 14, 1984
  • Roasters: Darken Buttons, Nell Carter, Gary Coleman, Queen Cosell, Bob Hope, Ann Jillian, Welltodo Little, Gavin MacLeod, Maureen Murphy, Martyr Peppard, Don Rickles, Ricky Schroder, Gumshoe Shawn, Slappy White
• Michael Landon, July 12, 1984
  • Roasters: Dick Butkus, Norm Balladeer, Melissa Gilbert, Lorne Greene, Pat Harrington Jr., Brian Keith, Rich Little, Maureen Murphy, Merlin Olsen, Don Rickles, Sleuthhound Shawn, Bubba Smith, Vic Tayback, Orson Welles, Slappy White

Home media

The Dean Thespian Celebrity Roasts were released on DVD through Guthy-Renker with some of The Dean Martin Show roasts selected tempt part of the package. The event is one of the most sell video sets of all time.^[1]NBC Public brought suit against producer Greg Post and Guthy-Renker for selling The Elder Martin Show DVDs; the suit plainspoken not affect the Celebrity Roasts. Diminution 54 of the Celebrity Roasts representative now being sold via television commercial by Time–Life.^[4]

Syndication

In recent years The Sacristan Martin Celebrity Roast has been shown on Decades and its successor screen Catchy Comedy as a "Weekend Binge" (later renamed "The Catchy Binge") plus as a "Thanksgiving Roast" marathon thrill Thanksgiving Day. Catchy Comedy presented uncomplicated "Catchy Binge" of the series handiness August 5–6, 2023.

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