Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)

Thank God for Kevin Pollak

I'm glad I bought this, because otherwise I would never have truly known how excremental this stuff could be.

Jason Alexander is a consummate hack, and everyone on this embarrassment is a complete oxygen thief, EXCEPT for KEVIN POLLAK.

Buy this (for the deepest discounted price you can find) for Kevin Pollak utterly eviscerating the intestinal tract parasites "starring" in this pathetic piece of garbage.

Pollak redeems it. Shatner rises above it, in his utter incomprehension of the irredeemable excrement that this DVD strives for. Kill them all, except for Shatner and Pollak, and the rest of us, for hoping for better... March 25, 2008

"You People Just Aren't That Funny!"

William Shatner might have spoken the only line of truth during the roast when it was finally his turn to get up and take his own shots at the line of "comedians" and co-stars who gathered together to hurl insults at the legendary William Tiberius Shatner! Because, in truth, most of them weren't very funny. In fact, I felt that only four people were funny: Betty White, George Takei, Kevin Pollack, and William Shatner himself (who was arguably the best!).

Perhaps it takes a certain level of sophistication to refrain from constant sexual innuendo and profanity as the majority of the comedians used. What probably made them even more inept with their jokes is that they were actually reading them from notes! They might as well have brought a joke book to read from. It's truly pathetic when a so-called comedian has to use notes. However, Farrah Fawcett was so bad, she actually could have used a note or two as she could hardly speak.

I take you back to the classic Dean Martin Roasts. Personally I found those to be absolutely hilarious with two major differences from the Shatner roast: no profanity, and no notes! I personally do not mind some profanity, but used constantly, it begins to lose its punch, and thus the humor is somehow diminished. You'll note that Shatner himself only used a couple of swear words, Betty White used none, Pollack used a couple, and George Takei used a couple (one used the best of all at the end of his reign at the podium!). The rest of the panel hurled one profane word after another, and each using notes. Some of them started out being funny but quickly dropped off. One couldn't help but say during this barrage, "Are they using the same joke? I could swear that I just heard that one or something similar."

Bill Cosby may have said it best, "A good comedian finds that he doesn't need to rely on profanity to be funny." A good comedian also knows how to use such words to make the most impact.

This is definitely a must-see for any fan of William Shatner, but rent it, don't buy it. You will probably find that one time through is more than enough. March 24, 2008

Not worth the money.

Several reviewers referred to an opening sequence featuring a phone call between Nimoy and Shatner; that opening is NOT on this disk. As for what IS on the disk, I have to agree with many reviewers who noted that most of the speakers were people with no connection to Shatner or the Star Trek franchise, were relative unknowns, and who spent most of their time ripping on each other in repetitive and vulgar ways.

Don't bother with this one. If you want campy Shatner, buy one of his movies. If you want good-natured fun-poking at Shatner's expense, watch the Futurama episode, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before." February 11, 2008

Honestly it was painful to sit through this...

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (Uncensored)

This was a horrible roast...nothing like the old roasts of Dean Martin by his brat pack or other notables, and what not. Yeah, they had Nichelle Nichols there as well as George Takei from the original ``Star Trek'' cast. Apart from Kevin Pollak, no one else was anyone worth watching. It's easy to mock Shatner's infamous ``Shatnerian'' acting style on ``Star Trek'' and ``T.J. Hooker'' and other shows, but the people they chose to do this were awful, and what's worse, they weren't funny. You'd be well-advised to save your money and don't buy this, especially if you're a Shatner fan. I don't mind anyone mocking him or making fun of him, far from it, but at least do it right and be funny while doing it. January 22, 2008

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Jason Alexander did a good job introducing William Shatner, my favorite part was when Shatner came riding on his horse through the audience, a move only Shatner can make and get away with! Then they showed a film of Shatner singing " Rocket Man" and "Mr.Tamborine Man" I got hysterical! Shatner being his hamiest ever but I don't think he realizes how hammy he is! Then later in the show George Decay got up and spoke which was hysterical cause he has such a serious proper speaking voice and when he said " Bill,if Arty [Lang]is my cuddley muffin, then you are a delicious devils food cake I want to put my face in and go Brrrhhhhh!!! FU and the horse you rode in on! I have been waiting 40 years to say that!" That was hysterical! The face on Shatner! So many funny comedians were up there and none of them knew Shatner!It is great for a laugh! December 21, 2007

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