Admittedly it has been a LONG time since I have seen a celebrity roast. Well one of the most contraversial and hated/loved men in Hollywood got his roast and I spent most of it with my mouth hanging open in shock, or trying to catch my breath from laughing.
William Shatner was recently roasted by a circle of his peers. Here is the short segment of Betty White taking her shot at Shatner and her other roasters as well. WARNING! This sweet little old lady makes some crude jokes that may include content that might offend Doug.
Now I might have missed something, as I was under the impression that when you roast a celebrity, you poke fun at them, make some jokes, (take em down a notch if you gotta) and then offer some kind words and reflection on how they affected you much like Greg Giraldo did. It seems among the few kind words there is a LOT of real hostility and bashing. Now I understand this is the point of a “roast” but I couldnt help but think this particular one went over the top.
Check out the roast by George Takei (Sulu). The rumours of his dislike for Shatner REALLY comes out in this roast. He doesn’t hold back at all. It seems he takes the opportunity to take shots at Bill right to the jugular!
I still have to say William Shatner, no matter what you think of him, has grown far bigger even his roles or even himself. FOr this he deserves to be called a Legend.
