The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts evolved from the 1970's variety series in which Dean Martin negotiated, which at that time was one of the largest contracts for that time between a network and a star. Several of these shows were "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebrities. It was eventually spun off into a series in 1975 with Martin acting as "Roast-Master" and continued until 1984 where it was a fixture on the NBC Thursday night lineup.You can now own some of the classic, hilarious individual roasts of celebrities like Lucille Ball, Carol O'Connor, Redd Foxx, Don Rickles, Angie Dickinson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Carson, Michael Landon, Ronald Reagan, Jack Benny, George Burns, Muhammad Ali and Dean Martin himself!
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