Over a decade ago, the Comedy Central network began their attempts at recreating the spirit found in the old Dean Martin roasts of yesteryear. Please note how I said “attempts”. Frankly, they just didn’t seem to get it then – and I think they might still be struggling with the …
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are just plain funny. Not everything holds up, but a lot of it does.
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Excellent PBS American Masters biography of Johnny Carson.
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Before Ellen, before Oprah, there was Joan. Well, briefly.
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