Star trek star william shatner settles into the celebrity hot seat, opening the floodgates for a series of relentless barbs by eager friends and colleagues in this installment of the popular comedy central roast series. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Here the roasters are an impressive bunch that each brings something great to the event. Roast of william shatner video clips comedy central. I like a good comedy roast as much as anyone, and who better to roast than captain james t. Betty white reveals some sexual secrets about members of the dais including george takei and patton oswalt. Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 rotten tomatoes. Get a life by william shatner is a short documentary that celebrates the rabid devotion of trek fans to their chosen icon. She is a regular guest on the tonight show with jay leno and the howard stern show. An unofficial nickname for a collection of 10 star trek novels written by william shatner, with judith and garfield reevesstevens. The dvd presentation offers very good audiovideo quality and a few minor extras. A brief taxonomy of roasts tv, movies, music, books. How difficult was it to get approval to write star trek academy collision course. The roast of william shatner aired in 2006 and featured jason alexander as the roast master, and andy dick, farrah fawcett and greg giraldo as the roasters.
Roast of william shatner is an uneven affair, as while shatner is hilarious, the roasters are only infrequently funny. The first official comedy central roast premiered on august 10, 2003 on average one to two roasts air every year. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. An epix original documentary directed by william shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which he examines the cultural phenomena of star trek, its fanfollowing and his own role within it. Aug 17, 2014 in exchange for shatner s 10minute appearance, takei allowed the use of the roast video for shatner s oneman show, shatner s world. If youre a fan of kirk, hooker, crane or shatner himself, theres no need to convince you to check this roast out, as its great fun to see him lampooned, and his roasters savage him and each other. In it, star trek fans are portrayed as immature, nerdish, without social skills, focused on fandom minutia, and objects of disdain.
There are eight to ten people invited who roast each other before finally roasting the title subject of each show. Old friends william shatner and leonard nimoy bicker about the roast. Luckily, i saved all of them a few years ago and decided to load them up for everyone to watch. According to what ive read while researching a book on comedy in the 40s and 50s, the roasts back then at the friars club when it was a private club for comedians only would make the shatner roast look like sunday school. The tagline for the show was, the shat hits the fan, which was a pretty appropriate tagline for shatner s roast. Chocolate, please audiobook by lisa lampanelli official. A parade of shatner s friends have gotten together to boldly go where no. Comedy central roast of william shatner 97368032644 dvd. With william shatner, jason alexander, farrah fawcett, jeffrey ross. Every george takei moment from the roast of william shatner. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor has lived in the us most of his life but as recently as 20 said he wasnt a us citizen.
Star 10 episodes how william shatner changed the world. I think its really impressive what hes done to reinject life back into his career, winning emmy awards for his performance in boston legal. Leonard nimoy lovingly explains to william shatner why he wont be at his roast. Your key to understanding the shatnerverse and the world at large by william shatner penguin 208 pp. Roast master jason alexander and a dais of comedians and celebrities, including andy dick, greg giraldo, lisa lampanelli, george takei and betty white, boldly went where no roasters had gone before. Of all the roasts that i have seen, the william shatner roast is one of the best funniest.
Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. With william shatner, rene auberjonois, john cho, james darren. Roast of william shatner clips comedy central australia. Lisa lampanelli skyrocketed to comedy fame thanks to her showstopping performances on the comedy central roasts of jeff foxworthy, pamela anderson, william shatner, and most recently, flavor flav. In it, he credits the writers of the sketch that inspired the title. Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 directed by. Get a life, william shatners comic rallying cry, memorably first exclaimed during a popular saturday night live sketch, has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Entertainment a long while back hence the old copy.
Her cddvd dirty girl was nominated for a grammy for best. At the end of the day, it was a real treat to see shatner, leonard nimoy, and george takei together again. Page 11 of shatner rules features a subsection entitled william shatner s roast insults and rebuttals referencing the lampooning the actor endured during the 2006 comedy central roast of william shatner including the arguably rather bittertoned. Bill shatner mentions his hair in new book shatner. On december 20, 1986, one month after the release of star trek iv. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. Sure, if youve heard the oldschool roasts, this seems a bit watered down, but its still pretty brutal and very funny. Check out the funniest celebrity roasts in history. A parade of shatner s friends have gotten together to boldly go where no one has gone before. One other notable thing about this roast is that william shatner and oneal talked for a while afterward about how oneal was only 40 and was unhappy all the. As of the alec baldwin roast, the most frequent roaster has been jeff ross, who has appeared in all but the first two roasts, for a total of 15, and has yet to be a roastmaster. Roast master jason alexander and a dais of comedians and celebrities, including andy dick, greg giraldo, lisa lampanelli, patton oswalt, george takei and betty white, boldly went where no roasters had gone before. The difference now is that shatner has combined his.
If youre very selective about what you buy or watch at least in terms of these comedy specials, the william shatner roast is definitely one to get. Betty white reminisces about the oldfashioned roasts she attended in the good old days. Im a huge star trek fan and a fan of bill shatner in particular. It was quid pro quo, says shatner, 83, who says he is. Roasts have never particularly appealed to me, but many do have their moments. Comedy central roast of william shatner uncensored. The best william shatner jokes, funny tweets, and memes. Comedy central roast is the name of a series of celebrity roast specials that air on the american television channel comedy central. Abrams star trek, but he has strong opinions about which roles are appropriate for the original 60s cast. People often say get a life if they find out that someone has a hobby that is different or they consider to be antisocial like. Leonard nimoy roasts are for pigs roast of william. So when i heard there was going to be a roast in his honor, i eagerly looked forward to it.
Witha classier entourage on hand to badger him, i ws very keen to tune in, but given the performnces in the last 2 roasts, and given it was on channel ninney, was unsurprised to find that a show i wanted to see would be unavailable, replaced by prime suspect, a show so bad i jumped off its. Usually, the people who say this kind of thing are people who dont have much going on in their own life. William shatner roasting the dais roast of william. Sep 07, 2017 william shatner has developed a cynical view of mr. Nominated for the 2007 primetime emmy award for outstanding variety special, the roast of william shatner placed captain kirk in the hot seat.
The roasts, which usually consist of an hour and a half special of making fun of every aspect of a celebritys life, hav. For the second year in a row bill explores star trek, but this time he turns his focus to the fans. The novels are published by pocket books as part of their pocket tos line 1995 2007 and set in an alternate timeline with a resurrected captain james t. Get a life stiff little fingers album, or the title song.
By that point, the actor had been playing captain kirk for 20 years. William shatner at the 33rd afi life achievement award a tribute to george lucas. Creator and coexecutive producer television film 20082011 shatner s raw nerve. Comedy central roast of william shatner extended and uncensored. On the anniversary of nimoys death, shatner released leonard. In the book, he describes how they met, their struggling relationship, and the bonds they shared. Sure, it was shatner s roast, but everyones favourite starship helmsman got his fair share of roasting too, and he gave as good as he got. The thing is that fandom has changed in the past twenty years that it has gone from something fringe to mainstream so the former craziness of trekkies now almost quaint. Here bill shatner talks about hosting saturday night live where he performed his infamous get a life skit.
Perrenial fave and apparent shmuck william shatner. William shatner celebrity profile check out the latest william shatner photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Betty white the good old days roast of william shatner. William shatner roasting the dais clip season 1 ep 1 8202006 william shatner warns people not to confuse farrah fawcetts body of work with andy dicks and questions roast. Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The show itself, and i am offering this description for those unfamiliar with the concept of roasts, consists of william shatner sitting on a stage in front of a large live audience partially made up of other celebrities, a succession of friends, colleagues and comedians then proceed to provide increasingly insulting personal and rude. Sure, if youve heard the oldschool roasts, this seems a bit watered down, but. Spocks leonard nimoy dramatic death in star trek ii. William shatner explains the feud with george takei youtube. Get a life is an insult idiotic people use as a last resort when they cant think of anything better to say. Unlike the authors star trek memories or up till now, this nonfiction scribe is not particularly wellknown beyond the realms of diehard star trek fans. The voyage home, william shatner hosted saturday night live. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Jan 25, 2017 if you werent a strek trek fan or didnt understand the jabs at the scifi franchise, then you probably giggled at betty whites set when she joked about his romantic life behind the scenes.
Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 full cast. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Comedy central has been roasting all sorts of different celebrities since 1998. Comediansand i use the term extremely looselysimply couldnt get enough of making jokes about georges having come out. Tune in as some of shatner s closest friends hang out. This is betty white comedy central roast by corey newsome on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Anyone who has watched the star trek dvds has seen shatner in interviews, wrapped up wholly and completely in his own shatnerverse. The wrath of khan shatner believes his longtime friend nimoy, who died in 2015.
The table below features any roasters who have appeared on multiple comedy central roasts. And so, a comedy central roast of william shatner sounds like a good idea. William shatner at the comedy central roast of william shatner. As the hero of nerdotrekkies everywhere, william shatner earned his iconic loser status by proving that having no talent can make you hip. How to shut up someone who tells you to get a life i. Its an absolute crime that you cant find all of his sets in one place, or at all really. And while the beloved science fiction franchise is. William shatner at the hosting of book party for shine. Despite his monumental, legendary ego, shatner is a really good sport, except that he cant always resist the temptation to get back at the roasters. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatner s comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Jan 27, 2015 of the most brutal celebrity roasts on comedy central. He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. This is the alleged 71st funniest thing ever done on snl, the infamous william shatner goes to a trek convention.
Lets look back at all of the roast sets from greg giraldo. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life after. The book s focus is the world of star trek fandom and it is peppered with numerous humorous and often moving anecdotes, written in the typical self. Poking fun at star treks gungho fans and conventions in a now infamous saturday night live sketch, william shatners comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Its william shatner s turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of the comedy central roast. One of shatner s lines, sick of star trek fans asking him what he felt to be inane questions, is to tell them to get a life. Actor william shatner rose to pop culture fame thanks to his iconic role as captain james t. I compiled all of greg giraldos televised roast sets in this post. Tng reunion full panel 30th anniversary front row august 4, 2017 duration.
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