Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)

The greatest movie ever made..!

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

I've been watching a few of the Comedy Central Roasts and there is very little clever or witty about them. I love comedy but these roasts, in my opinion, are the height of vulgarity and classlessness. They take cheap shots and use the crutch of vulgarity, profanity and crudeness to the extreme and frankly I don't think anyone in the room finds it funny, the smiles and laughter is forced. There is nothing more lame and pathetic when a comedian or anyone has to resort to using words like p**ss, c**nt, C**ck, and more over and over again - it screams - I don't really have anything clever to say. These roasts are nothing but schoolyard bullying but in front of a TV and wearing fancy clothes and drinking alcohol to blot out the disgust. Furthermore, after a few jabs at the beautiful Farrah Fawcett, is it just me or has anyone else noticed that shortly after William Shatner's roast she got cancer? Coincidence? I think not. At some level she had to have been disgusted, as I was, with the whole thing and her body reacted accordingly. Entertain us, I don't mind, I'll pay for entertainment, but these roasts have got to stop.

I am a fan of TV shows and films such as South Park that are considered offensive and disgusting but this 'Roast' was just an excuse for swearing, vulgar sex jokes (if you can call them jokes) and smut.I watched this with high hopes, I am a huge William Shatner fan and for me this was just a kick in the teeth, there was absolutely no need for it, a roast is supposed to be funny, it's supposed to be friends of the roasted poking fun at them and there career not saying things such as "i caught the bouquet at Bill's wedding, I hope to catch the cock ring at sulu's' that was aimed at George Takei and was probably the tamest of the Roast (I don't want to put the worse ones on here). Sure there were the odd funny moments but way to few and far between. Waste of time if you ask me. Watch this only if your comedy preferences are of vulgar toilet humor that to me only a young immature teen would find at all funny.

This was one of the funniest roasts I've seen, even though it was obviously, as MovieAddict2006 commented, cut to hell and back. (But my cable company is showing the uncut version on pay-per-view, which I think would be a worthwhile indulgence.) It was clear that William Shatner ("the past-tense of 'Shitner" as one comic put it) was a big enough man to laugh at the comic jabs and oft-times full-out thrusts hurled in his direction. From his weight, to his hair-piece, to his acting/singing talents, nothing was deemed to sacred to mock, and he welcomed it all with humor and good nature.Also, George Takei seemed genuinely entertained at the jokes made at his expense, although many of them would appear to be the pinnancle of "gay-bashing" (at least to those without a sense of humor).Unfortunately, Farrah Fawcett's bit was like watching a train wreck having a bad-hair day in slooooow motion. Where, oh where was the stage hook when we needed it most? The only person I couldn't quite figure out was Andy Dick; his back- and on-stage antics made the news, but while he was taking a good a**-kicking from others (and others were taking a not-so-good face-licking from him), he was often seen shaking his head "No, no, no" and mouthing the words, "That's not true" (he even flipped someone the bird, at one point). The thing is, he seemed REALLY stoned and/or drunk, and I couldn't tell if it was all part of the scheme of things or if, in his substance-induced stupor, he was really insulted.No matter, it was great fodder for the taint-of-heart, and a welcome alternative to the regular Comedy Central programming.

I haven't seen a roast in years. I'd always found them cruel but amusing in the way that nasty gossip is interesting. Amusing is not the word I'd use for the William Shatner Roast. Obscene, disgusting, vulgar might work if only there were some way to combine them into a single word.I admit it. I'm a closet Trekke. I admire what Shatner has done with his lack of talent, watch almost anything he's in. I was, like another poster, so looking forward to seeing Nichols and Takei voice their dislike for the former Captain Kirk, in a comedic way, of course.What I saw instead was the potty humor of 10-year-olds taken to a new depth. From the constant reference to Takei's sex life down to Dick's (he is so well named) Butt-Birth skit, I was appalled. I also stopped watching. How did I miss the death of wit and humor?