Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Reading the comments I have come to the conclusion that this was a polarizing presentation. I agree that it was occasionally too much, from time to time over the top and beyond the pale, but by and large and on the whole it was funny.

Among the funniest of all was the Shat himself. The older he's gotten, the funnier he's gotten and he is fully willing and able to share the joke. He even improves on the joke from time to time. The opening sequence with a phone call with dearly departed Leonard Nimoy set the tone, but Shatner's rebuttal at the end was the cherry on top of an enjoyable program. The only way I think it could've been improved would have been if Don Rickles had been there doing what he does best.

I haven't watched this in a few years, I think I'll have to dig it out and watch it again. Having seen some of Mr. Shatner's recent programs, especially "Better late than never" with Henry Winkler, George Foreman and Terry Bradshaw should breathe new life thanks to new insights.

This show is absolutely hilarious. It is nonstop laughter with arguably the greatest B actor in Hollywood history as the target for some of the most outrageously funny barbs ever uttered in a television show. What makes this show particularly amusing is that the guest roasters are spoofing an actor who is not one of the great performers but nevertheless has managed to become one of the most well-known stars in history which is an ongoing theme of this show. The one-liners come on fast and furious. Betty White is especially funny and George Takei is great. In fact this roast is spoof on the Hollywood roasts of the past except this one is a lot funnier and includes the kind of comments that makes the roasts of the past seem tame in comparison.

I love this roast, and it could have been easily top 5. I've never seen it full, because Paramount+ cut a large portion of it out, but from what I've seen, it's a great roast. There's just one reason why it isn't Top 5, though. The crowd. Oh, the crowd. They were basically silent the whole time. If this roast had a crowd like the roast of Flavor Flav, it would have been easily top 5. I'm not doing a roaster-by-roaster review of this roast. I just want to talk about the crowd. Why was this crowd basically silent? This was one of the greatest roasts ever. And it's insane that the crowd at this roast was virtually silent, when the crowds at the roasts of Bob Saget and James Franco, both godawful roasts, were loud as hell. I love this roast, but the crowd was the worst.

Putrid beyond belief. Avoid this at all costs, especially while eating. It will literally turn your stomach.

Greg Giraldo, I never heard of you before, and, after watching this travesty, I shall avoid ever watching anything with you in it for the rest of my life. I have never, ever seen such disgusting, mean, vulgar remarks masquerading as "humor." You should be ashamed of yourself.

And aside from his remark about Incubus in Esperanto, Jason Alexander wasn't much better -- not a funny remark to be found, just crude insults, mostly directed at other attendees. I remember the old Dean Martin roasts, and Jason Alexander, you are no Dean Martin.

Those old roasts had plenty of insults, but they were clever, and everyone knew they were meant in jest, mostly. The results were hilarious, and masterfully delivered. This Comedy Central updated version is not worthy of the name "roast." I'm sorry, but even Betty White's remarks were in bad taste.

As to the rest of these nobodies: Andy Dick, Clint Howard, Lisa Lampanelli, Artie Lange, Pierangeli Llinas, Craig J. Nevius and Debra 'Debbie' Clark, may you all roast in hell.

Surely, there was plenty of fodder for humor in William Shatner's long career, beginning with his appearances on The Twilight Zone, but it is obvious that none of these bozos ever saw Shatner's old work, and it is not obvious that they had even heard of him before that evening. If they had, they weren't intelligent to come up with anything witty and pertinent to say.

What astonishes me is this travesty actually had "writers," and they were willing to have their names listed in the credits! So, here they are: Michael Ferrucci, Mathew Harawitz, Joe Kelly, Aaron Matthew Lee, Michael Rowe, Chad Zumock. May you spend eternity in the TV Hall of Shame.

And then there is director Joel Gallen. After looking at your credits, I can see why I've never heard of you before. What truly amazes me is how many of your productions are dominated by votes of 9 or 10 stars! So, Joel, how much did it cost you per vote? You are so pathetic, it's pitiful, and out of pity I have changed my vote from 1 to 10.

If you liked this roast, you will love the "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav," rated 7.3, featuring insults from Greg Giraldo, Snoop Dogg and Ron Jeremy.

Note to Comedy Central: Clever insults from Jimmy Stewart are funny, stupid, obscene insults from a-hole scum b-gs aren't. (Are we laughing, yet? Aren't mean-spirited comments hilarious? When do I get paid for being a "comedy" writer?)

As to the audience, if they had any sense of decency, they would have walked out. Heck, if I were Shatner, I would have walked out. But you can't do that when you agree to a roast. Shatner knew what was going on when he called the assemblage "nobodies." But, sadly, he resorted to crude obscenities, too.

So, don't bother with this, unless it is shown on broadcast television during primetime -- then it would be only about five minutes long.

The Comedy Central roast of William Shatner is some pretty funny stuff!

A variety of people ranging from former costars and friends to unknown comics come together to roast the legendary William Shatner.

Many of the jokes are hilarious. A few jokes are pretty cringe! A couple of people like Betty White surprise us and end up being much more funny than you could ever imagine.

Farrah Fawcett is there. She seems like she's high or drunk. She acts so strange most of the roast.

Anyway, if you enjoy these Comedy Central roasts, this one has been released on DVD for you to enjoy over and over again.