The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin would periodically "roast" a celebrity. These roasts were patterned after the roasts held at the New York Friars' Club in New York City. The format would have the celebrity guest seated at a banquet table, and one by one the guest of honor was affectionately chided or insulted about his career by his fellow celebrity friends.

Series details

• Title: The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1974-10-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-07-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• TVMaze ID: 92970
• TVDB ID: 70577

Cast and credited roles

• Dean Martin — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1974: premiered 1974-10-31; final listed air date 1974-11-15.
• Season 1975: premiered 1975-02-08; final listed air date 1975-11-20.
• Season 1976: premiered 1976-02-19; final listed air date 1976-12-15.
• Season 1977: premiered 1977-02-03; final listed air date 1977-08-02.
• Season 1978: premiered 1978-03-17; final listed air date 1978-11-21.
• Season 1979: premiered 1979-01-19; final listed air date 1979-01-19.
• Season 1984: premiered 1984-02-23; final listed air date 1984-07-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.