Greg Garrison Presents The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts: Man of the Hour: Dean Martin

DVD: Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Man of the Hour: Dean Martin! Greg Garrison. Dean Martin is one of the most beloved entertainers of our time! Product Description

Laugh Until Your Sides Split!

In 1976, Dean Martin himself was the "Man of the Hour" in his celebrated "Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" series (which ran on NBC Thursday nights in the 1970's and 1980's). Of the many roasts produced in this series, this episode is especially hilarious! The hilarity is primarily due to having the greatest put-down artist of all time, Don Rickles, as the host of the roast. Rickles is at his absolute peak in this show. He leads off the roast with a monologue that insults and prods every member of the dias. Rickles introductions of the guest roasters follow, and every one is preceeded by a short Rickles monologue. Although Dean Martin is the "star" of the show, Rickles is a laugh a second and absolutely had me on the floor laughing! He easily steals the show. My sides and stomach muscles hurt for days afterwards. I had forgotten how very funny Don Rickles is.

The roasters are a who's who of Hollywood - John Wayne, Barry Goldwater, Hubert Humphrey, Jack Klugman, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Flip Wilson, Angie Dickenson, Joe Namath, Gabe Kaplan, Muhammad Ali, Howard Cosell, Orson Wells, Jimmy Stewart, Dan Rowen and Dick Martin, Ruth Buzzi, the fabulous and infomparible Rich Little, and Red Buttons among many others. These were the greatest stars of the original Hollywood era, and they all shine in their own unique way. It is so much fun to see them all again. It is good clean fun for the entire family. There is nothing to compare to it today. The Comedy Channel is too profane for family viewing, and comedians today feel the need to shock their audiences with profanity-laced "jokes". Not so with the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. These are adult oriented shows, certainly, but the jokes and gags are camoflaged enough so that little ears are not offended.

The writing is fabulous, the comedy routines hilarious, and I guarantee you will laugh or I will refund the full price of this review!

If you want to own just a few Dean Martin Roasts, I strongly recommend this one and also the Frank Sinatra episode. Both are classics and both will have you laughing out loud for an hour or more.

Want to laugh until your belly aches? Get this in VHS or DVD!

Jim Konedog Koenig
October 25, 2008

Dino and Company at their best

Excellent throw back to the "golden" age of TV. Dean Martin was, and continues to be, one of the great comedians of all time. October 22, 2008

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