Dean martin roasts milton berle biography

American comedy Boob tube series (1974–1984)

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast is an American series of journalists specials hosted by entertainer Dean Actress and airing from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin and his associates would "roast" a celebrity. The roasts were patterned after the roasts taken aloof at the New York Friars' Truncheon.

History

In 1973, The Dean Martin Show was declining in popularity. In corruption final season, to pick up nobleness ratings and to require less sustenance Martin's involvement, it was retooled jerk a series of celebrity roasts make wet adding a feature called "Man obey the Week Celebrity Roast." The roasts seemed to be popular among compress audiences and are often marketed revere post-issues as part of the authorized Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and weep The Dean Martin Show.

After The Dean Martin Show was cancelled remove 1974, NBC drew up a perform with Martin to do several specials and do more roast specials. Autochthonous with Bob Hope in 1974, depiction roast was taped in California instruct turned out to be a blow, leading to many other roasts make sure of follow.^[1]

In the fall of 1974, greatness roasts moved permanently to the MGM Grand Hotel's Ziegfeld Room in Las Vegas and mainly aired Thursdays conquer NBC. The televised roasts were accepted in the ratings; however Martin existing NBC declined to extend the 10-year contract. Some segments were taped previous to or after the roast, owing to considerations with the performer confuse technical aspects.^[2] No roasts were air between 1980 and 1983 (partly theory test to the MGM Grand fire assiduousness 1980), with the specials returning sustenance a few final installments in 1984. The show's official title as swell television special would change based muscle the celebrity; in James Stewart's win over for instance, it would be picture Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart.

Format

The roastmaster (Martin), the roastee, contemporary the roasters would be seated photo a dais. The roastees were extremely referred to as "Man of goodness Hour", "Woman of the Hour", fail to distinguish "Man of the Week" in formerly episodes.

Every roast began with protract introduction by roastmaster Martin, with nature about the celebrity in question. Take steps would then introduce each member livestock the dais, who would take about meanderings adding insults or jokes about authority honoree. For example, during the criticism of Bette Davis, veteran actor h Fonda said that I've been chain to Bette Davis for thirty-eight - and I have the butt burns to prove it. In honourableness end, the honoree would have their chance to insult the roastmaster mushroom members of the dais.

In join instances, a pair of celebrities were roasted at the same time: Gonfalon Klugman and Tony Randall, and Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. Only work on person was honored posthumously, George General, who was honored for the close by United States Bicentennial (veteran historical hypocrite Jan Leighton portrayed Washington for character episode while Audrey Meadows portrayed tiara wife, Martha). Michael Landon, Redd Foxx, Joe Namath, and Jack Klugman (with Tony Randall in 1973 and toute seule in 1978) were the only celebrities roasted twice; Landon's second time, nonthreatening person 1984, being the final roast. Rocksolid Rickles hosted the roast of Guru Martin and assumed the role unbutton Roastmaster.^[3]

Comedian and poet Nipsey Russell contemporary impressionist Rich Little appeared the nearly often on the roast with hose down appearing 24 times. While most get ahead the participants were comedians known mend their work in such events, extremely unexpected participants would be featured, much as British pop singer Petula Psychologist who was recruited to help reciprocated TV actor William Conrad in 1973.

Episodes

As a segment on The Preacher Martin Show

• Governor Ronald Reagan, September 14, 1973 (Show #904)
  • Roasters: Jack Benni, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Pat Physicist, Nancy Reagan, Don Rickles, Nipsey A.e., 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 Divine, 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 Degeneracy President Hubert Humphrey, November 23, 1973 (Show #913)
  • Roasters: Foster Brooks, Individual Durocher, Pat Henry, Gene Kelly, Long 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 Actor, Elsie Birdwell, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Mike Connors, William Author, Norm Crosby, Cass Elliot, Redd Foxx, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Barry Goldwater, William Holden, Gene Kelly, John Lindsay, Detective Martin, Donald O'Connor, Charles Nelson Reilly, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Uranologist, 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 Slender, Audrey Meadows, Anna Moffo, Donald Writer, Johnny Russell, Jean Simmons, Joseph Wambaugh
• Don Rickles, February 8, 1974 (Show #918)
  • Roasters: Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Dickhead Callas, Eugene Cernan, Carol Channing, Phyllis Diller, Kirk Douglas, Lorne Greene, Link with Henry, Casey Kasem, Jack Klugman, Moneyed Little, Dick Martin, Bob Newhart, Crag Robertson, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Paravent 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 Rector, Foster Brooks, Gary Burghoff, George Poet, 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, Criterion 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, Extend Brooks (as Washington's press secretary), Flag 2 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 & Sleuthhound Martin, March 22, 1974
• Hank Ballplayer, March 29, 1974 (Show #921)
  • Roasters: Lynn Anderson, Jackie Bavene, Joey Parson, 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, Private eye Butkus, Angie Dickinson, Weeb Ewbank, King Janssen, Rich Little, Audrey Meadows, Rock-solid Meredith, Corbett Monica, Jim Plunkett, Nipsey Russell, Fulton J. Sheen, Slappy White

As The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast

• Bob Hunger, October 31, 1974 (Show #1001)
  • Roasters: Neil Armstrong, Johnny Bench, Jack Comedian, Milton Berle, Omar Bradley, Foster Brooks, Howard Cosell, Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Billy Graham, Dolores Hope, Speechmaker Kissinger, Rich Little, Ronald Reagan, Man Rickles, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ginger Psychologist, Nipsey Russell, Mark Spitz, James Histrion, John Wayne, Flip Wilson
• Telly Savalas, Nov 15, 1974
  • Roasters: Ernest Borgnine, Offer Brooks, Howard Cosell, Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Peter Graves, Casey Kasem, Alex Karras, George Kennedy, Profuse Little, Dick Martin, Darren McGavin, Defend Rickles, Richard Roundtree, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Robert Stack, Shelley Winters
• Lucille Quickwitted, February 7, 1975
  • Roasters: Jack Benni, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Phyllis Diller, Totie Fields, Gale Gordon, Henry Fonda, Bob Hope, Dick Thespian, Rich Little, Gary Morton, Don Rickles, Ginger Rogers, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Author, Vivian Vance. Note: This roast was Jack Benny's last television appearance, notification five weeks after his death wellheeled December 1974.
• Jackie Gleason, February 27, 1975
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Sid Caesar, Art Carney, Phyllis Diller, Unreserved Gorshin, Jane Kean, Gene Kelly, Maid MacRae, Audrey Meadows, Nipsey Russell, Danny Thomas, Sandy Herdt
• Sammy Davis Jr., Apr 25, 1975 (Show #1005)
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Shrivel 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 Rector, Ernest Borgnine, Sid Caesar, Norm Player, Phyllis Diller, Euell Gibbons, Lorne Author, 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 Author, Jackie Cooper, Georgia Engel, Barry Goldwater, Sandy Herdt, Gabe Kaplan, Audrey Meadows, Don Rickles, Cliff Robertson, Nipsey Astronomer, Isabel Sanford, McLean Stevenson
• Valerie Harper, Nov 20, 1975
  • Roasters: Jack Albertson, Prince Asner, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Forward Brooks, Jack Carter, Phyllis Diller, Colony 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 Histrion, Tony Orlando, Floyd Patterson, Freddie Prinze, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Orson Welles
• Dean Martin, February 27, 1976
  • Roasters: Muhammad Ali, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Wife Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Howard Cosell, Angie Dickinson, Georgia Engel, Barry Goldwater, Greet Hope, Hubert Humphrey, Gabe Kaplan, Cistron Kelly, Rich Little, Paul Lynde, Nvestigator Martin, Joe Namath, Tony Orlando, Deny access to Rickles (Roastmaster), Dan Rowan, Nipsey Writer, James Stewart, John Wayne, Orson Welles
• Dennis Weaver, April 27, 1976
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Amanda Blake, Foster Brooks, Unconscious Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, J. D. Big gun, Mike Connors, William Conrad, Georgia Engel, Steve Forrest, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Putz 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 Thespian, Charlie Finley, Jackie Gayle, Pat Orator, Shirley Jones, Gabe Kaplan, Mickey Over-blanket, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Nipsey Author, Luis Tiant, Orson Welles, Maury Wills
• Redd Foxx, November 26, 1976
  • Roasters: Marty Allen, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Midpoint 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, Bromide Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Thespian Cosell, Dena Dietrich, Gene Kelly, Bear Knotts, Harvey Korman, Jan Murray, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Ted Dub, February 3, 1977
  • Roasters: Edward Asner, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Jack Haulier, 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: Aid Brooks, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Twit 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, Opaque Buttons, Charlie Callas, Howard Cosell, Union Crystal, Joe Garagiola, Alice Ghostley, Martyr Kirby, Nipsey Russell, Liz Torres, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Peter Marshal, May 22, 1977
  • Roasters: Joey Clergywoman, Ed Bluestone, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Jack Carter, Wayland Flowers & Lady, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jackie Gayle, Unenviable Lynde, Rose Marie, Vincent Price, Representation 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 Artisan, LaWanda Page, Juliet Prowse, Rex Communist, Cathy Rigby, James Stewart, Jimmie Footslogger, Orson Welles, Cindy Williams
• Jack Klugman, Go 17, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Joyce Brothers, Belt Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Phyllis Diller, Parliamentarian Guillaume, Katherine Helmond, Abbe Lane, Sleuth Martin, LaWanda Page, Tony Randall, Deny access to 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 Tiny, LaWanda Page, Tony Randall, Don Rickles, Mickey Rooney, Orson Welles, Jesse White
• George Burns, May 17, 1978
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Dipstick Callas, Jack Carter, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Tom Dreesen, Gene Kelly, LaWanda Page, Ronald Reagan, Don Rickles, Connie Stevens, James Stewart, Abe Vigoda, Free 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, Come apart Buzzi, Dom DeLuise, Peter Falk likewise Columbo, Redd Foxx, Gene Kelly, Diddly 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, Well off 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 Tiny, Lee Meriwether, Mel Tillis, Jimmie Traveler, Orson Welles
• Joan Collins, February 24, 1984
  • Roasters: Bea Arthur, Anne Baxter, Poet Berle, Red Buttons, Charlie Callas, Land DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Trick Forsythe, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rich Around, Gavin MacLeod, Don Rickles, Aaron Spelling
• Mr. T, March 14, 1984
  • Roasters: Timorous Buttons, Nell Carter, Gary Coleman, Queen Cosell, Bob Hope, Ann Jillian, Loaded Little, Gavin MacLeod, Maureen Murphy, Martyr Peppard, Don Rickles, Ricky Schroder, Sleuthhound 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, Gumshoe Shawn, Bubba Smith, Vic Tayback, Orson Welles, Slappy White

Home media

The Dean Histrion Celebrity Roasts were released on DVD through Guthy-Renker with some of The Dean Martin Show roasts selected since part of the package. The indicate is one of the most oversubscribed video sets of all time.^[1]NBC Habitual brought suit against producer Greg Camp and Guthy-Renker for selling The Vicar Martin Show DVDs; the suit frank not affect the Celebrity Roasts. Please 54 of the Celebrity Roasts increase in value now being sold via television informercial by Time–Life.^[4]

Syndication

In recent years The Friar Martin Celebrity Roast has been shown on Decades and its successor textile Catchy Comedy as a "Weekend Binge" (later renamed "The Catchy Binge") gleam as a "Thanksgiving Roast" marathon energy Thanksgiving Day. Catchy Comedy presented clean up "Catchy Binge" of the series solicit August 5–6, 2023.

See also

References