Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) ...
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Title: The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (TV Movie 1998)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Dean Martin | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) (as Muhammed Ali) | |
| Lucille Ball | ... | Herself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
| Jack Benny | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
| Milton Berle | ... | Himself - Roaster (archive footage) | |
| Foster Brooks | ... | Himself - Roaster (archive footage) | |
| George Burns | ... | Himself - Roaster (archive footage) | |
| Ruth Buzzi | ... | Gladys Ormphby - Roaster (archive footage) | |
| Johnny Carson | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
| Howard Cosell | ... | Himself - Roaster (archive footage) | |
| Dom DeLuise | ... | Himself - Roaster (archive footage) | |
| Phyllis Diller | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Jackie Gleason | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
| Bob Hope | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
| Michael Landon | ... | Himself - Roastee (archive footage) | |
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Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" were periodic specials aired in the 1970s and 1980s, which roasted (or honored) such stars as Lucille Ball, Muhammad Ali and Johnny Carson; guests then recalled comedic moments they shared. Comedian Rich Little (a regular on the "Roast" specials) served as pitchman for the videos in a series of TV infomercials Written by Brian Rathjen <briguy_52732@yahoo.com>
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Everyone understands the premise of the roasts: Take a famous celebrity, the focus of the evening, and subject that celebrity to a barrage of insults, put downs, and/or satirical impersonations. It was all meant to be off-beat, unrehearsed comedy that honored the guest of the evening. However, there was a problem.
The company of Gunther-Renky put together a series of infomericals offering the best of these roasts. These roasts featured the classic entertainers and personalities of the their time dressed in exquisite formal wear: Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Milton Berle, George Burns, Lucille Ball, Don Rickles, Jackie Gleason, Rich Little, Muhammed Ali, Rowan and Martin, Orson Welles, etc. These names are supposed to draw the public to purchase these cassettes or DVD's. The infomercials promote the roasts as being unrehearsed, spontaneous, and improvised. That is not true. These roasts were just as much scripted as a typical situation comedy. There was no randomness to it. However, the big name stars are supposed to make the public overlook that fact.
The secret came out in early 2001. This probably explains why the infomericals have not been on since. The company is guilty of false advertising.