Roast comedy Wikipedia. A roast is an event in which a specific individual, a guest of honor, is subjected to good natured jokes at their expense intended to amuse the events wider audience. Such events are intended to honor a specific individual in a unique way. In addition to jokes and insult comedy, such events may also involve genuine praise and tributes. The implication is that the roastee is able to take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult, and it is seen by some as a great honor to be roasted. The individual is surrounded by friends, fans, and well wishers, who can receive some of the same treatment as well during the course of the evening. The party and presentation itself are both referred to as a roast. The host of the event is called the roastmaster. Anyone who is honored in such a way is said to have been roasted. The Friars ClubeditFRIARS KID MR. HARRIS Veteran Theatrical Manager Butt of Jokes at Dinner read the headline of the December 1. New York Tribune. In 1. 94. 9, the New York Friars Club held their first roast, with Maurice Chevalier as the guest of honor. 1Televised roastseditKraft Music HalleditThe final few seasons of the television show Kraft Music Hall, from 1. Friars Club Roast the celebrities roasted included Johnny Carson, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Don Rickles, and Jerry Lewis. Dean Martins Celebrity RoastseditDean Martin hosted a series of roasts on television in 1. The Friars Club is a private club in New York City, founded in 1904 that hosts risqu celebrity roasts. The clubs membership is composed mostly of comedians and. Who says swimsuit models are useless Penelope Cruz flashes eyepopping cleavage in new international trailer for Zoolander 2. By Iona Kirby For Dailymail. com. After the show was cancelled, NBC decided to schedule a series of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast specials from the former MGM Grand Hotel and Casino now Ballys Las Vegas in the Ziegfeld Room these were recorded and aired approximately once every two months from late 1. The celebrities roasted included actors Kirk Douglas, Bette Davis, and Jimmy Stewart athletes Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, and Wilt Chamberlain comedians Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, and Redd Foxx politicians Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater and singers Frank Sinatra and Martin himself. The humor at these broadcast tributes was far tamer than the sometimes extremely vulgar and explicit language of the private, non televised ones. Comedy CentraleditFrom 1. Comedy Central produced and broadcast the annual roast of the New York Friars Club, with roasts of the celebrities Drew Carey, Jerry Stiller, Rob Reiner, Hugh Hefner, and Chevy Chase. Based on the success of these roasts, Comedy Central began hosting their own roasts on an approximately annual basis, under the name Comedy Central Roast. The first roastee was Denis Leary in 2. Jeff Foxworthy, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Larry the Cable Guy, Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, Roseanne Barr, James Franco, Justin Bieber, and Rob Lowe. Comedian Jeff Ross notably gained fame through his participation in the televised Comedy Central roasts, and is frequently referred to as the Roastmaster General2 a position he in fact holds with the New York Friars Club. In 2. 01. 0, Comedy Centrals international affiliates began to produce and air their own local roasts as well. Comedy Central New Zealand has aired two roasts of Mike King and Murray Mexted, Comedy Central Africa has aired two of Steve Hofmeyr and Kenny Kunene, Comedy Central Latin America has aired one, of Hctor Surez, and Comedy Central Netherlands has aired one, of Gordon which was the highest watched broadcast in the history of the channel. 3Other televised roasts in the United StateseditPlayboy produced one roast in 1. Tommy Chong, which aired on the Playboy Channel. Basketball player Shaquille ONeal produced two editions of his Shaqs All Star Comedy Roast of himself in 2. Emmitt Smith in 2. New York City location providing history, online tour, monthly joke contest, magazine, newsletters and contact information. The cable channel MTV produced one roast in 2. Carson Daly, which was billed as the MTV Bash. 4The cable channel TBS produced one roast in 2. Cheech Chong, which was billed as Cheech Chong Roasted. The cable channel A E produced one roast in 2. Gene Simmons. The magazine Guitar World organized three Rock Roll Roasts from 2. Zakk Wylde, Dee Snider, and Corey Taylor. A Friars Club roast of Terry Bradshaw was broadcast on ESPN2 in 2. The cable channel Fusion aired a roast of Snoop Dogg in 2. Snoop Dogg Smokeout. 6The theme of one of the episodes Season 5 episode 1. NBCsitcom. Parks and Recreation was the main character Leslie Knope roasting the media of the fictional town of Pawnee in a local correspondents lunch. 7United KingdomeditMany attempts have been made to adapt the format to a British audience. Channel 4 launched the latest British version on 7 April 2. A Comedy Roast, with initial victims being Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne, and Chris Tarrant. 89Davina Mc. Call was another victim. The Indian comedy group All India Bakchod organized the live show AIB Knockout in January 2. Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh with Karan Johar as the roastmaster. The programme caused a controversy for allegedly featuring distasteful, sexist, offending and humiliating content. Videos of the event were removed from You. Tube, and the state is contemplating a clamp down on future AIB Knockouts, following legal action by some viewers. 1. Comedy Nights Bachao by Optimystix production1. In politicseditThe White House Correspondents Association and Radio and Television Correspondents Association have annual dinners that, in some years, feature a comedy roasting of the U. S.  President. Don Imus at the RTCA in 1. Stephen Colbert at the 2. White House Correspondents Association Dinner have received particular attention for their biting remarks during their speeches. 1. During presidential election years in the U. S., it is customary for both major party candidates to attend the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, typically engaging in a roast of each other, and occasionally themselves. ReferenceseditHistory Friars Club. Friars Club. Retrieved 2. Pemberton, Patrick S. October 2, 2. 01. Roastmaster General Comedian Jeff Ross on the art of the roast. The Tribune.  Comedy Central rijgt meer BNers aan het spit na succesvolle Roast van Gordon. Volkskrant in Dutch. Retrieved 2. 01. 6 1. GUESTS PLAY IT BLUE AT CARSON DALY ROAST. New York Daily News. July 1, 2. 00. 3.  Strauss, Chris January 3. Terry Bradshaw was mercilessly roasted by friends and comedians at the Super Bowl. USA Today.  Wright, Megh December 7, 2. Fusions Snoop Dogg Roast Snoop Dogg Smokeout Airs This Saturday.  Parks and Recreation Season 5 Episode 1. Correspondents lunch. You Tube. NBC. Retrieved 1. September 2. 01. 6.  Armstrong, Stephen 5 April 2. Channel 4 launches comedy roast shows. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 April 2. A Comedy Roast Series Episodes. Channel 4. Retrieved 8 April 2. Einu. Owzm. FosCopying Kapil will only bring us criticism Optimystixs producer Vipul D Shah Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2. 01. 6 0. John Hendren 2. 00. Imus Clout Prompts Political Support. ABC News. Retrieved April 1. Sandoval, Greg. Video of Presidential roast attracts big Web audience. Cnet News. Retrieved 2. Rich, Frank November 5, 2. Throw the Truthiness Bums Out. The New York Times. Retrieved 2. 00. 6 1. The Colbert Report Series Comedy Central Official Site.