The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974)

Original title

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Directed by

Greg Garrison

Genre

variety show

Country

United States

Length

8 seasons, 85 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 10 voters

How it feels

Dean Martin hosts TV specials where he and his friends humorously insult a guest celebrity. The roasts follow the style of the New York Friars' Club events.

comediclightheartedplayfulnostalgicrepetitivewarmjovialcasual

What happens

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast is an American series of television specials hosted by entertainer Dean Martin and airing from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin and his friends would "roast" a celebrity. The roasts were patterned after the roasts held at the New York Friars' Club. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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