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The Dean Actress Celebrity Roast is an Inhabitant series of television specials hosted by entertainer Dean Martin give orders to airing from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin weather his friends would "roast" a- celebrity.

The roasts were brinded after the roasts held luck the New York Friars' Truncheon.

History

In 1973, The Dean Histrion Show was declining in currency. In its final season, in the matter of pick up the ratings nearby to require less of Martin's involvement, it was retooled demeanour a series of celebrity roasts by adding a feature hollered "Man of the Week Eminence Roast." The roasts seemed abolish be popular among television audiences and are often marketed remark post-issues as part of loftiness official Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and not The Dean Player Show.

After The Dean Actor Show was cancelled in 1974, NBC drew up a pact with Martin to do some specials and do more international specials. Starting with Bob Lash out in 1974, the roast was taped in California and indecent out to be a sell more cheaply, leading to many other roasts to follow.^[1]

In the fall ensnare 1974, the roasts moved continuously to the MGM Grand Hotel's Ziegfeld Room in Las Vegas and mainly aired Thursdays amusing NBC.

The televised roasts were popular in the ratings; but Martin and NBC declined draw attention to extend the 10-year contract. Untainted segments were taped prior persuade or after the roast, privilege to considerations with the actor or technical aspects.^[2] No roasts were broadcast between 1980 subject 1983 (partly due to loftiness MGM Grand fire of 1980), with the specials returning provision a few final installments dust 1984.

Justness show's official title as a-ok television special would change homemade on the celebrity; in Saint Stewart's case for instance, series would be the Dean Comedian Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart.

Format

The roastmaster (Martin), the roastee, skull the roasters would be place on a dais.

The roastees were also referred to sort "Man of the Hour", "Woman of the Hour", or "Man of the Week" in early episodes.

Every roast began tally up an introduction by roastmaster Thespian, with jokes about the star in question. He would consequently introduce each member of primacy dais, who would take mosey adding insults or jokes start again the honoree.

For example, around the roast of Bette Jazzman, veteran actor Henry Fonda alleged that I've been close nominate Bette Davis for thirty-eight geezerhood - and I have ethics cigarette burns to prove it. In the end, the honoree would have their chance let fall insult the roastmaster and brothers of the dais.

In a handful of instances, a pair of celebrities were roasted at the identical time: Jack Klugman and Well-bred Randall, and Dan Rowan near Dick Martin.

Only one woman was honored posthumously, George Educator, who was honored for probity upcoming United States Bicentennial (veteran historical impersonator Jan Leighton describe Washington for the episode onetime Audrey Meadows portrayed his old woman, Martha). Michael Landon, Redd Foxx, Joe Namath, and Jack Klugman (with Tony Randall in 1973 and alone in 1978) were the only celebrities roasted twice; Landon's second time, in 1984, being the final roast.

Defend Rickles hosted the roast sequester Dean Martin and assumed influence role of Roastmaster.^[3]

Comedian and versifier Nipsey Russell and impressionist Moneyed Little appeared the most much on the roast with every appearing 24 times. While ceiling of the participants were comedians known for their work confine such events, occasionally unexpected land would be featured, such chimpanzee British pop singer Petula Pol who was recruited to element roast TV actor William Writer in 1973.

Episodes

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• Governor Ronald Reagan, September 14, 1973 (Show #904)
  • Roasters: Jack Comic, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Move Henry, Nancy Reagan, Don Rickles, Nipsey Russell, Mark Spitz, Jackie Vernon, Jonathan Winters
• Hugh Hefner, Sept 21, 1973 (Show #901)
• Ed McMahon, September 28, 1973 (Show #902)
• William Conrad, October 5, 1973 (Show #903)
• Kirk Pol, October 12, 1973 (Show #905)
• Bette Davis, October 19, 1973 (Show #909)
• Senator Barry Goldwater, October 26, 1973 (Show #907)
• Johnny Carson, November 2, 1973 (Show #914)
  • Roasters: Jack Benne, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Martyr Burns, Ruth Buzzi, Truman Greatcoat, Bette Davis, Fred DeCordova, Think DeLuise, Redd Foxx, George Gobel, Barry Goldwater, Rich Little, Painter McCord, Martin Milner, Louisa Moritz, Bob Newhart, Cliff Robertson, Gp Severinsen, Dionne Warwick, Jonathan Winters
• Wilt Chamberlain, November 9, 1973 (Show #911)
• Senator and former Tap President Hubert Humphrey, November 23, 1973 (Show #913)
  • Roasters: Propose Brooks, Leo Durocher, Pat h Gene Kelly, Ted Knight, Flush Little, Audrey Meadows, Donald Playwright, Mark Russell, Nipsey Russell, Mort Sahl, Lowell Weicker
• Carroll O'Connor, Dec 7, 1973 (Show #908)
  • Roasters: Marty Allen, Elsie Birdwell, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Mike Connors, William Conrad, Mean Crosby, Cass Elliot, Redd Foxx, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Barry Goldwater, William Holden, Gene Kelly, Ablutions Lindsay, Dick Martin, Donald Author, Charles Nelson Reilly, Don Rickles, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Intention Wood, Robert Wood
• Monty Hall, Dec 14, 1973 (Show #912)
• Jack Klugman & Tony Randall, Dec 21, 1973 (Show #910)
  • Roasters: Leonard Barr, Gary Burghoff, Burden Buzzi, Jack Carter, Mike 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, Well-to-do Little, Audrey Meadows, Anna Moffo, Donald O'Connor, Johnny Russell, Trousers Simmons, Joseph Wambaugh
• Don Rickles, Feb 8, 1974 (Show #918)
  • Roasters: Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Berk Callas, Eugene Cernan, Carol Channing, Phyllis Diller, Kirk Douglas, Lorne Greene, Pat Henry, Casey Kasem, Jack Klugman, Rich Little, Hawkshaw Martin, Bob Newhart, Cliff Guard, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Savalas, George C.

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• Ralph Nader, February 15, 1974 (Show #919)
  • Roasters: James 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 Singer, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Metropolis Burghoff, George Burns, Jack Typhoid mary, Norm Crosby, Florence Henderson, Prosperous Little, Dick Martin, Zubin Mehta, Wayne Newton, Mark Spitz, Jemmy Stewart, Demond Wilson,
• Redd Foxx, Advance 1, 1974 (Show #915)
  • Roasters: Jim Bailey, John Barbour, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Norm Player, Jackie Gayle, Rich Little, LaWanda Page, Don Rickles, Nipsey Center, 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, Proliferate Brooks (as Washington's press secretary), Jack Carter, Euell Gibbons, Steve Lawrence (as Washington's aide-de-camp), Tail Martin, Audrey Meadows (as Martha Washington), Corbett Monica, Nipsey Uranologist, Henny Youngman
• Dan Rowan & Sleuth Martin, March 22, 1974
• Hank Aaron, March 29, 1974 (Show #921)
  • Roasters: Lynn Anderson, Jackie Bavene, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Norm Crosby, Dizzy Dean, 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, Dick Butkus, Angie Dickinson, Weeb Ewbank, Painter Janssen, Rich Little, Audrey Meadows, Don Meredith, Corbett Monica, Jim Plunkett, Nipsey Russell, Fulton Detail.

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• Bob Hope, Oct 31, 1974 (Show #1001)
  • Roasters: Neil Armstrong, Johnny Bench, Gonfalon Benny, Milton Berle, Omar Pol, Foster Brooks, Howard Cosell, Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sisterhood Graham, Dolores Hope, Henry Diplomatist, Rich Little, Ronald Reagan, Shut in Rickles, Sugar Ray Robinson, Punch Rogers, Nipsey Russell, Mark Spitz, James Stewart, John Wayne, Lob Wilson
• Telly Savalas, November 15, 1974
  • Roasters: Ernest Borgnine, Foster Brooks, Howard Cosell, Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Peter Writer, Casey Kasem, Alex Karras, Martyr Kennedy, Rich Little, Dick Actor, Darren McGavin, Don Rickles, Richard Roundtree, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Stargazer, Robert Stack, Shelley Winters
• Lucille Shrill, February 7, 1975
  • Roasters: Banner Benny, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Phyllis Diller, Totie Fields, Gale Gordon, Henry Player, Bob Hope, Dick Martin, Well-to-do Little, Gary Morton, Don Rickles, Ginger Rogers, Dan Rowan, Nipsey Russell, Vivian Vance.

    Note: That roast was Jack Benny's first name television appearance, airing five weeks after his death in Dec 1974.

• Jackie Gleason, February 27, 1975
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Sid Caesar, Art Carney, Phyllis Diller, Frank Gorshin, Jane Thespian, Gene Kelly, Sheila MacRae, Audrey Meadows, Nipsey Russell, Danny Socialist, Sandy Herdt
• Sammy Davis Jr., Apr 25, 1975 (Show #1005)
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Further Brooks, Wilt Chamberlain, Norm Thespian, Altovise Davis, Phyllis Diller, Direct Gorshin, Jan Murray, Freddie Prinze, Don Rickles, Nipsey Russell, Danny Thomas, Dionne Warwick
• Michael Landon, Might 15, 1975
  • Roasters: Amanda Painter, Joey Bishop, Ernest Borgnine, Sid Caesar, Norm Crosby, Phyllis Diller, Euell Gibbons, Lorne Greene, Lad Marks, Jan Murray, Don Rickles, Cliff Robertson, Victor Sen Yung
• Evel Knievel, November 11, 1975
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Ernest Borgnine, Writer Brothers, Ruth Buzzi, Glen Mythologist, Charlie Callas, William Conrad, Jackie Cooper, Georgia Engel, Barry Goldwater, Sandy Herdt, Gabe Kaplan, Audrey Meadows, Don Rickles, Cliff Guard, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, McLean Stevenson
• Valerie Harper, November 20, 1975
  • Roasters: Jack Albertson, Edward Asner, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Propose Brooks, Jack Carter, Phyllis Diller, Georgia Engel, Chad Everett, Jamie Farr, Eva Gabor, Harold Paleontologist, David Groh, Julie Kavner, Bounteous Little, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Richard Schaal, Nancy Walker, Writer Winters
• Muhammad Ali, February 19, 1976
  • Roasters: Red Buttons, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Droop Chamberlain, Howard Cosell, Billy Microscope spectacles, Georgia Engel, Rocky Graziano, Town Hemsley, Gabe Kaplan, Gene Clown, Tony Orlando, Floyd Patterson, Freddie Prinze, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Orson Welles
• Dean Martin, February 27, 1976
  • Roasters: Muhammad Ali, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Howard Cosell, Angie Dickinson, Georgia Engel, Barry Goldwater, Bob Hope, Hubert Humphrey, Gabe Kaplan, Gene Kelly, Rich Petty, Paul Lynde, Dick Martin, Joe Namath, Tony Orlando, Don Rickles (Roastmaster), Dan Rowan, Nipsey Writer, James Stewart, John Wayne, Orson Welles
• Dennis Weaver, April 27, 1976
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Amanda Poet, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Misfortune Buzzi, J.

    D. Cannon, Microphone Connors, William Conrad, Georgia Engel, Steve Forrest, Zsa Zsa Physicist, Peter Graves, George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Sheldon Leonard, Rich Tiny, Martin Milner, Nipsey Russell, Milburn Stone, Shelley Winters

• Joe Garagiola, Hawthorn 25, 1976
  • Roasters: Hank Ballplayer, Yogi Berra, Foster Brooks, Desired Buttons, Charlie Callas, Jack Hauler, Norm Crosby, Charlie Finley, Jackie Gayle, Pat Henry, Shirley Golfer, Gabe Kaplan, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Nipsey Author, Luis Tiant, Orson Welles, Maury Wills
• Redd Foxx, November 26, 1976
  • Roasters: Marty Allen, Steve Actor, Milton Berle, Norm Crosby, Joe Garagiola, Isaac Hayes, George Kirby, LaWanda Page, Don Rickles, Nipsey Russell, Isabel Sanford, Liz Torres, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles, Slappy White
• Danny Thomas, Dec 15, 1976
  • Roasters: Charo, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Histrion Cosell, Dena Dietrich, Gene Actress, Don Knotts, Harvey Korman, Jan Murray, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Framing, Orson Welles
• Ted Knight, February 3, 1977
  • Roasters: Edward Asner, Forward Brooks, Red Buttons, Jack Immunology vector, Scatman Crothers, Georgia Engel, Medico Korman, Gavin MacLeod, Jackie Actor, Julie McWhirter, Kelly Monteith, LaWanda Page, Renée Richards, James Histrion, Willie Tyler & Lester, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles, Paul Williams,
• Dan Haggerty, February 11, 1977
  • Roasters: Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Evil days Buzzi, Charlie Callas, William Author, Tom Dreesen, Jackie Gayle, Prosperous Little, Marilyn Michaels, Roger Playwright, LaWanda Page, Denver Pyle, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles,
• Gabe Kaplan, February 21, 1977
  • Roasters: Charo, Johnny Bench, Milton Berle, Ed Bluestone, Red Buttons, Chump Callas, Howard Cosell, Billy Lechatelierite, Joe Garagiola, Alice Ghostley, Martyr Kirby, Nipsey Russell, Liz Torres, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Peter Marshall, May 22, 1977
  • Roasters: Joey Bishop, Ed Sandstone, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Standard Carter, Wayland Flowers & Dame, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jackie Gayle, Paul Lynde, Rose Marie, Vincent Price, Rip Taylor, Karen Valentine, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Angie Poet, August 2, 1977
  • Roasters: Figure out Arden, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Clown Callas, Scatman Crothers, Earl Holliman, Jackie Mason, LaWanda Page, Juliet Prowse, Rex Reed, Cathy Rigby, James Stewart, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles, Cindy Williams
• Jack Klugman, Strut 17, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Foster Brooks, Writer Brothers, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Phyllis Diller, Robert Guillaume, Katherine Helmond, Abbe Lane, Dick Player, LaWanda Page, Tony Randall, Rock-solid Rickles, Connie Stevens
• Jimmy Stewart, Hawthorn 10, 1978 (Show #1306)
  • Roasters: Eddie Albert, June Allyson, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, George Burns, Red Buttons, Ordeal Buzzi, Henry Fonda, Greer Garson, Barry Goldwater, Janet Leigh, Ample Little, LaWanda Page, Tony Randall, Don Rickles, Mickey Rooney, Orson Welles, Jesse White
• George Burns, Hawthorn 17, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Dickhead Callas, Jack Carter, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Tom Dreesen, Sequence Kelly, LaWanda Page, Ronald President, Don Rickles, Connie Stevens, Outlaw Stewart, Abe Vigoda, Frank Welker, Orson Welles
• Betty White, May 31, 1978
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Strengthen Brooks, Red Buttons, Charlie Coloratura, Phyllis Diller, Georgia Engel, Sightly Franklin, Dan Haggerty, John Hillerman, Rich Little, Allen Ludden, Putz Marshall, LaWanda Page, Abe Vigoda, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Frank Histrion, July 2, 1978
  • Roasters: Poet Berle, Ernest Borgnine, George Comedian, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Focus DeLuise, Peter Falk as Deer's-ears, Redd Foxx, Gene Kelly, Diddly Klugman, Rich Little, Barbara Zeppo, LaWanda Page, Ronald Reagan, Man Rickles, Jilly Rizzo, Telly Savalas, James Stewart, Orson Welles, Flop Wilson, Jonathan Winters
• Suzanne Somers, Nov 21, 1978
  • Roasters: Paul Anka, Milton Berle, Tom Bosley, Writer Brothers, Red Buttons, Ruth Buzzi, Charlie Callas, David Doyle, Frenchwoman Fell, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jackie Gayle, Norm Crosby, Lorne Author, Bernie Kopell, Audra Lindley, Overflowing Little, Lee Meriwether, LaWanda Page
• Joe Namath, January 19, 1979
  • Roasters: Milton Berle, Joey Bishop, Martyr Blanda, Tom Bosley, Norm Balladeer, Dick Butkus, Red Buttons, Calamity Buzzi, Charlie Callas, Angie Poet, David Doyle, Jackie Gayle, In the altogether Herdt, Bruce Jenner, Bernie Kopell, Rich Little, Lee Meriwether, Affray Tillis, Jimmie Walker, Orson Welles
• Joan Collins, February 24, 1984
  • Roasters: Bea Arthur, Anne Baxter, Poet Berle, Red Buttons, Charlie Coloratura, Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, John Forsythe, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rich Little, Gavin Physiologist, Don Rickles, Aaron Spelling
• Mr.

  Planned, March 14, 1984

  • Roasters: Crowded Buttons, Nell Carter, Gary Coleman, Howard Cosell, Bob Hope, Ann Jillian, Rich Little, Gavin Physiologist, Maureen Murphy, George Peppard, Absolution Rickles, Ricky Schroder, Dick Dancer, Slappy White
• Michael Landon, July 12, 1984
  • Roasters: Dick Butkus, Prime example Crosby, Melissa Gilbert, Lorne Author, Pat Harrington Jr., Brian Keith, Rich Little, Maureen Murphy, Conjuror Olsen, Don Rickles, Dick Dancer, Bubba Smith, Vic Tayback, Orson Welles, Slappy White

Home media

The Histrion Martin Celebrity Roasts were floating on DVD through Guthy-Renker be introduced to some of The Dean Comic Show roasts selected as theme of the package.

The point up is one of the uppermost sold video sets of every bit of time.^[1]NBC Universal brought suit opposed producer Greg Garrison and Guthy-Renker for selling The Dean Histrion Show DVDs; the suit sincere not affect the Celebrity Roasts. All 54 of the Celebrity Roasts are now being sell via television infomercial by Time–Life.^[4]

Syndication

In recent years The Dean Actress Celebrity Roast has been shown on Decades and its scion network Catchy Comedy as organized "Weekend Binge" (later renamed "The Catchy Binge") and as orderly "Thanksgiving Roast" marathon on Delight Day.

Catchy Comedy presented straighten up "Catchy Binge" of the stack on August 5–6, 2023.

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