The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner - Page 3

aindik · 08-28-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rkester

Only place I see it advertised as Uncensored is on IN1, I have no idea what channel that is.

IN1 is inDemand Pay Per View, channel 1. inDemand is the PPV provider for most cable companies. I think it's actually owned by the major companies.

I also missed the end of Lisa Lampanelli, and anything that happened after that. I think I got the second airing. Is it worth re-recording?

DougF · 08-28-2006, 04:09 PM

Lampanelli finished up and then Shatner spoke for a few minutes, too. I think the guide data had some showings at 1:30 and others at 1:45. I recorded it on two different DTiVos at differnet times. One on I got the entire show, on the other it was cutt off during Lampanelli.

rkester · 08-28-2006, 04:25 PM

I guess I will just have to hold out for it to show up late night again. I dont have IN1.

WHo is that Lisa Lamp person, I had no clue who she was.

I was too distracted by Farrah and her Face oh plastic.

LordKronos · 08-28-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bruinfan

But George Takei really hates shatner, and you could tell those jokes were from the heart.

Yeah, I noticed the same too. While Takei was up there, you could see that Shatner's laughing was held back and less sincere. At the end, their little hug didn't seem too friendly either. I think it was a great opportunity for Takei to take a bit of a load off his chest, and Shatner knew it.

bruinfan · 08-28-2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LordKronos

I think it was a great opportunity for Takei to take a bit of a load off his chest, and Shatner knew it.

Pun intended??

doom1701 · 08-28-2006, 09:13 PM

We both enjoyed it--my wife moreso, I think, because she hates Shatner. I will echo the comments about it actually being kinda light on Shatner roasting, and their choice of roasters seemed kinda strange. I mean, you've got Carrie Fisher and Brent Spiner in attendance, yet you put Andy Dick and Lisa Lampanelli on stage?

And did anyone else notice the (I though obnoxious) cuts to crowd stock footage on occasion? You could really see a difference when they went from the tape footage of the roast, to film footage of what looked to be a different room entirely.

IndyJones1023 · 08-28-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by doom1701

And did anyone else notice the (I though obnoxious) cuts to crowd stock footage on occasion? You could really see a difference when they went from the tape footage of the roast, to film footage of what looked to be a different room entirely.

+1

fmowry · 08-29-2006, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rkester

WHo is that Lisa Lamp person, I had no clue who she was.

http://www.insultcomic.com/

She's known for insulting every race/ethnicity/sexual preference in her audience.

HBO or comedy central had her special from 2005. It's funny. Not for the easily offended.

Frank

Magister · 08-29-2006, 09:02 AM

I wasn't too impressed. They even admitted that not one of the young people even met Shatner before. They just picked a random group of people to roast him.

It didn't have the intimate feel of the real roasts. Since they didn't know him, they could only tell jokes based on his public persona.

Betty White had the best set. She seemed more professional by not having to dig through pieces of paper during her deliverary.

The first half of the show was pretty funny, but the second really dragged on. While some of the comedy was ok, it didn't seem to have a connection to the Roastee.

Why Lisa Lampanelli? WTF does she have to do with Shatner? At least some of the guys were star trek geeks.

fmowry · 08-29-2006, 09:54 AM

Betty white read her lines off a teleprompter. She's had much more practice than the comedians who don't do sitcoms for a living. I did think she was funny. Her delivery of what the writers wrote her was great.

I mean who should roast Shatner? A bunch of unfunny actors or a bunch of people who are funny for a living?

I doubt Candice Bergen would be too funny and the actors from Star Trek who aren't dead were already on the roast.

Since this was on Comedy Central, I'd imagine the folks at CC contacted comedians who do work for CC that are experienced at roasts. Pretty much the same folks that roasted Pam Andersen and Jeff Foxworthy.

Frank

pmyers · 08-29-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by doom1701

We both enjoyed it--my wife moreso, I think, because she hates Shatner. I will echo the comments about it actually being kinda light on Shatner roasting, and their choice of roasters seemed kinda strange. I mean, you've got Carrie Fisher and Brent Spiner in attendance, yet you put Andy Dick and Lisa Lampanelli on stage?

But would Carrie Fisher and Brent Spiner be funny? I'd rather have professional comics up there (minus Andy Dick).

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And did anyone else notice the (I though obnoxious) cuts to crowd stock footage on occasion? You could really see a difference when they went from the tape footage of the roast, to film footage of what looked to be a different room entirely.

Yes, that looked like total crap

rkester · 08-29-2006, 03:12 PM

Carrie Fisher would only be funny if she reprised her roll as Leia in the Star Wars Xmas Special...

And Brent would be funny if he would just admit he will forever be Commander Data.

sjgmoney · 08-29-2006, 03:14 PM

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I mean, you've got Carrie Fisher and Brent Spiner in attendance, yet you put Andy Dick and Lisa Lampanelli on stage?

Ooooooh, Carrie Fisher!!! No Way!!!

What makes you think she would be funny? How is she more connected with Shatner than Lisa Lamps?

It's a roast, they tend to use professional comics. Doesn't explain Andy Dick, but how can one explain the unexplainable?

Magister · 08-29-2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sjgmoney

It's a roast, they tend to use professional comics. Doesn't explain Andy Dick, but how can one explain the unexplainable?

But don't the roasters tend to at least know the Roastee?

Just seemed odd this time. I didnt' watch the Pam Anderson one, so I guess the same thing happened then.

IndyJones1023 · 08-29-2006, 03:19 PM

As big as the Shat is, who doesn't know him?

rkester · 08-29-2006, 03:20 PM

I guess I dont get the roast thing. I thought that a roast for someoen who was truly loved by all who has talent and who innovated i their time or similar.

Pamela Anderson is not a beloved. She has no talent. She did nothing except be large breasted.

William Shatner was somewhat inovative in that he read someone elses inovative lines. but I dont see why he deserves it when there re some real awesome pics out there.

Turtleboy · 08-29-2006, 03:25 PM

Carrie Fisher was in the bathroom when Artie told his joke about her, so they cut to stock footage of her laughing.

purple6816 · 08-29-2006, 03:36 PM

Anyone know the link to get it off of torrent.?

Forget it I found it on www.torrentspy.com

rkester · 08-29-2006, 03:39 PM

I saw it 'around' but it was the censored version and had the commercials still in it.

Turtleboy · 08-29-2006, 03:53 PM

Oh, and it seems like some people may think that the Rocket Man was a Family Guy reference, instead of the reverse, that Family Guy was referencing an obscure 1978 Shatner performance of Rocketman.

Langree · 08-29-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rkester

And Brent would be funny if he would just admit he will forever be Commander Data.

I much more enjoyed his character on Night Court.

Langree · 08-29-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Turtleboy

Oh, and it seems like some people may think that the Rocket Man was a Family Guy reference, instead of the reverse, that Family Guy was referencing an obscure 1978 Shatner performance of Rocketman.

Who thought it was an FG ref? I saw some say that the FG scene with Stewie popped into their heads, as it did mine since I had scene it relatively recently.

DLiquid · 08-29-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spikedavis

Also if you guys aren't listeners of the stern show-you really should listen to it when George is there. He is unversally loved by the show's community-which is normally polarized over guests on the show. Everyone loves George.

"...Dry oatmeal..."

I LOVE George on the Stern show.

fmowry · 08-30-2006, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rkester

I guess I dont get the roast thing. I thought that a roast for someoen who was truly loved by all who has talent and who innovated i their time or similar.

Pamela Anderson is not a beloved. She has no talent. She did nothing except be large breasted.

William Shatner was somewhat inovative in that he read someone elses inovative lines. but I dont see why he deserves it when there re some real awesome pics out there.

In order for it to be successful TV, you have to have people relatively well known that are willing to be roasted. Do you think Tom Cruise would sit up there to be roasted? Woody Allen? Tom Hanks (maybe)?

The old roasts at the Friars club weren't televised. It was sort of an inside thing for a bunch of comedians. Mostly old farts that weren't funny.

Frank

pmyers · 08-30-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by fmowry

In order for it to be successful TV, you have to have people relatively well known that are willing to be roasted. Do you think Tom Cruise would sit up there to be roasted? Woody Allen? Tom Hanks (maybe)?...

Frank

+1

I'd love to see a Sean Connery roast!

Idearat · 08-30-2006, 10:56 AM

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I'd love to see a Sean Connery roast!

The AFI tribute to Connery wasn't a roast, but it was a pretty darn good show.

Royster · 08-30-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Idearat

The AFI tribute to Connery wasn't a roast, but it was a pretty darn good show.

Frankly, I much prefer the AFI tributes to the CC Roasts. I find them uncomfortable and unpleasant. Farah Faucett looked awful and I cringed every time anyone made reference to her. George Takei looked like he was trying too hard to laugh at the jokes made at his expense. The whole event was uncomfortable. The only part I enjoyed was the taped bit with Leonard Nemoy at the beginning and Shatner's bit at the end.

I agree with the poster who said that people who know the guest should be roasting him. Trotting out the CC stable of marginally sucessful comics for yet another roast at a celebrity who has already been the butt of too many jokes.

Now who wouldn;t have killed to see a roast of Johnny Carson by the comics who genuinely respected and loved the man? That's the kind of show a roast should be. Not this embarassment.

pmyers · 08-30-2006, 02:49 PM

The best roasts are the ones on the Howard Stern show!

Those are just brutal!

bruinfan · 08-30-2006, 02:59 PM

+1
colin quinn on the artie roast

Bananfish · 08-30-2006, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by busyba

What does Bill Shatner's dead wife have to do with Pamela Anderson?

Okay, that was a joke, but really, what was the off limit topic at Pamela's roast?

Lisa Lampanelli called into Adam Carolla's radio show this morning - she confirmed that "dead wife floating in a pool" was off-limits at the Shatner roast and said that Hepatitis C was off limits at the Pam Anderson roast.