Well, that was... interesting.
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rockgoddes, and a subsequent comment by elizard100, I just caught the rerun of the William Shatner roast on the Comedy Network.
That was bizarre.
I think the comedians spent more time roasting each other than they did Shatner. Not to mention the jabs at people who were in the audience, like Adrian Zmed and Carrie Fisher. There were a few good lines in there - I rather enjoyed George Takei's bit, and I thought that Jason Alexander did a good job hosting. I wish they had actually shown more of what Nichelle Nichols had to say (I got the impression that they cut part of her bit out), and I wouldn't have minded seeing Fred Willard speak - I don't recall them actually airing his portion of the roast at all. I'd heard that Betty White can be pretty filthy, though it was hard to imagine - until I watched this.
I'm not sure what Farrah Fawcett has to do with either Shatner or comedy. Nor am I sure whether her "I can't do this" was part of a schtick, or whether she really was uncomfortable being up there.
As for Andy Dick...
Okay, I have a confession to make. I don't hate Andy Dick. I may be the only person on the planet - nay, in the universe - who thinks this, but I used to think he was kind of funny, back when he was on NewsRadio and in his guest spot as the EMH Mark Two on Voyager. His bit, dressed in a TOS uniform and wearing pointed ears, was actually moderately amusing. But he distinctly showed a lack of class. Licking people was one thing (though it got old after the first few), but the camera caught him spitting at one point. Ewww. Okay, he might not have enjoyed being the target of a few jabs, but they were no worse than what everyone threw at George Takei, with the exception of the crack about "Andy Dick wants to give AIDS back to the monkeys," which I thought was crass, even for a roast. And that came long before he appeared to go off the deep end.
I noticed that during the first half hour or so, they were cutting away to Rene Auberjonois in the audience an awful lot. Poor Rene looked like he was going to give himself a hernia from laughing so hard.
The clips of Shatner's musical performances was a highlight. I've seen the "Rocket Man" footage (in fact, I think I have a copy on my computer somewhere), but I'd never actually seen the "Mr. Tambourine Man" clip before. That was truly frightening. Although, from the clip of Shatner on the Mike Douglas Show, it seems that he actually can sing - or could, at any rate. Who knew?
rockgoddes, and a subsequent comment by elizard100, I just caught the rerun of the William Shatner roast on the Comedy Network.That was bizarre.
I think the comedians spent more time roasting each other than they did Shatner. Not to mention the jabs at people who were in the audience, like Adrian Zmed and Carrie Fisher. There were a few good lines in there - I rather enjoyed George Takei's bit, and I thought that Jason Alexander did a good job hosting. I wish they had actually shown more of what Nichelle Nichols had to say (I got the impression that they cut part of her bit out), and I wouldn't have minded seeing Fred Willard speak - I don't recall them actually airing his portion of the roast at all. I'd heard that Betty White can be pretty filthy, though it was hard to imagine - until I watched this.
I'm not sure what Farrah Fawcett has to do with either Shatner or comedy. Nor am I sure whether her "I can't do this" was part of a schtick, or whether she really was uncomfortable being up there.
As for Andy Dick...
Okay, I have a confession to make. I don't hate Andy Dick. I may be the only person on the planet - nay, in the universe - who thinks this, but I used to think he was kind of funny, back when he was on NewsRadio and in his guest spot as the EMH Mark Two on Voyager. His bit, dressed in a TOS uniform and wearing pointed ears, was actually moderately amusing. But he distinctly showed a lack of class. Licking people was one thing (though it got old after the first few), but the camera caught him spitting at one point. Ewww. Okay, he might not have enjoyed being the target of a few jabs, but they were no worse than what everyone threw at George Takei, with the exception of the crack about "Andy Dick wants to give AIDS back to the monkeys," which I thought was crass, even for a roast. And that came long before he appeared to go off the deep end.
I noticed that during the first half hour or so, they were cutting away to Rene Auberjonois in the audience an awful lot. Poor Rene looked like he was going to give himself a hernia from laughing so hard.
The clips of Shatner's musical performances was a highlight. I've seen the "Rocket Man" footage (in fact, I think I have a copy on my computer somewhere), but I'd never actually seen the "Mr. Tambourine Man" clip before. That was truly frightening. Although, from the clip of Shatner on the Mike Douglas Show, it seems that he actually can sing - or could, at any rate. Who knew?
