Now THIS is how to roast someone: they butter them up with lots of flattery, then they hit them hard with the jokes. What goes on today is NOT roasting: it's more like incineration.
I loved the Dean Martin roasts and I loved Dean Martin. When I was a girl I thought he was so handsome and he was so funny. Bette Davis has brass and I love the way she does not sugar coat things and the way she speaks.
Brett Dillingham What a joy to have these recordings. I particularly remember Peter Ustinov being a mesmerising raconteur, but there were many. Which actors from today's era will leave such legacies? Many past actors had led interesting lives pre their acting career, of course.
You're correct; it's only baby-rapes, sorcery, bisexuality and human sacrifices now. Music is going in the same direction and the sounds suck, except soul.
David Hoyt Yes. He showed that he could crack people up as well as give them the creeps. It's said that he once retold Little Red Riding Hood as a werewolf story.... There wasn't a dry fly in the house. *(EVIL LAUGHTER)*
This is pure gold. Seeing all of this talent on one stage. Iconic. They were all so funny and not one cuss word was said. If only we could get 5 minutes back with all of these legends!
Smoking was "a cool thing" back in about the '30's when women could smoke in pubic, to about the '70's when they began to realize it wasn't TB, but cigs that were killing people. And in the1990's, people got smarter about many health issues and learned what killed you! They still haven't wised up to the fact alcohol (except in extreme moderation) can kill you too!
@@MJLeger-yj1ww Got news for you: back in the 60s, they were showing _Kick The (Cigarette) Habit_ commercials on TV; they knew, before then, that cigarettes-and other tobacco products-kill!
@@robgyanisu312 That's NOT news to me (although I never had time for TV in the '60's! But there were patients in the hospital in the 1940's, who thought they had TB, but it was just the cigs! My father was a doctor and what he saw was discussed! Even with that, I smoked a bit away from home during college but I knew better, and I was never addicted to cigarettes, just did it a bit socially. (When I was in medical school, I saw the thick reddish-black tar buildup in the lungs' alveoli and the enlarged hearts during autopsy, so knew what it did.) But the '90's brought a new awareness in many things concerned with health. And many today STILL smoke but don't care, and others really listen and act accordingly in order to live longer! Anyone can quit if they really try. It's a filthy habit.
The Queen of the "Roasters!" She was so funny. Great actress, fascinating personality. My favorite line of hers is from "All About Eve," "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."
Jazzy Moni lynching jokes always kill me too. This was filmed maybe a decade after the civil rights act of 1964. Most people have evolved over the generations since. Most.
Must've been spectacular to be an adult in the USA during the days of freedom of smoke & speech with the ability to shine with such class & dignaty❤️👏❤️
The recent series Feud tried to make it seem like Bette Davis hated this night and was deeply embarrassed by the whole thing. She seems to be having fun to me.
Kevin Mcgue. I agree. And FEUD made it seem like this was the end of the road for Bette Davis when in fact her career would experience a resurgence a few years later. FEUD even chose not include the AFI tribute to Davis in 1977. That show was a disservice to her.
There isn't any room for anyone in these roasts, who doesn't have some sense of humor! That's why they're called "roasts" because they broil you first on one side, then the other, and all over!
Paul Robinson Found this on the net ... `What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' co-stars Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, two of the most prolific actresses in the history of Hollywood, had a famous feud while shooting the 1962 film. This docudrama from Emmy-winning producer Ryan Murphy (`American Horror Story') recalls the details of the legendary rivalry the Oscar-winning actresses had while filming the movie and extended well after the cameras stopped rolling. `Feud' recalls how the ladies struggled to hang on to fame in the twilight of their careers as they faced such obstacles such as ageism, sexism and misogyny. Leading the acclaimed cast are Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon -- portraying Crawford and Davis, respectively -- who have won three Oscars between them.
Mary Smithson also you Think they're bad .....watch Red Foxx do his stand up routine I guarantee you he smokes at the very least a carton and a 1/2 lol
yet, Bette was 81 when she passed, Dean Martin 78 and Nipsy Russell lived to be 87 and died of stomach cancer not lung...ummmmmmm, Henry Fonda died not from lung cancer either but heart disease. People don't like this long today and most have never touched a cigarette. Dean and Bette were raging alcoholics to boot!
I really liked that, times have flown by but great stars we had them all! Good times for sure, replmts hard to find! Fine to remember good times! Richard
I watch this Roast over and over again and never tire of it. Each time I laugh harder and harder. It's so so funny. It's so sad that Hollywood completely stinks today, but thank God for RU-vid.
Thank you for sharing, El Tigra Invalido. I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time. It would have been nice if a young Meryl Streep was there since they are both so fond of each other. The mold was thrown away after Ms. Bette Davis became an actress. RIP Ms. Bette Davis.
Ryan Murphy's Feud series did a mock-up of this roast with zero faithfulness to the original. For example, when Vincent Price makes the Joan Crawford/shoulder pads gag, Bette is in hysterics but Susan Sarandon's version portrays her as wincing with embarrassment.
I enjoyed Feud ..but it seemed a fantasy in some scenes. .they tried to make Crawford a softer character we pitied also Jessica Lange didn't get her voice down at all
