The Friars Club is a New York City club, famous for its risqué celebrity roasts of their members. The private club was founded in 1904, and in 1906 it began tribute dinners to Broadway and other theatrical celebrities.
References[]
- The club was spoofed in the 2004 Sesame Street special A Celebration of Me, Grover, when Grover was given a loving "roost" at the Flyer's Club.
Roast Connections[]
- Harry Belafonte - 1968
- Jack Benny - 1963
- Milton Berle - 1953, 1959, 1967, 1974
- George Burns - 1960
- Red Buttons - 1954, 1958
- Johnny Carson - 1962
- Sid Caesar - 1983
- Chevy Chase - 1990, 2002
- Billy Crystal - 1992
- Phyllis Diller - 1985
- Whoopi Goldberg - 1993
- Kelsey Grammer - 1996
- Alan King - 1961
- Matt Lauer - 2008
- Jerry Lewis - 1986, 2006
- Rich Little - 1987
- Ed McMahon - 1972
- Bob Newhart - 1994
- Richard Pryor - 1991
- Don Rickles - 1968
- Soupy Sales - 1965
- Telly Savalas - 1976
- Dick Shawn - 1982
- The Smothers Brothers - 2003
- Jerry Stiller - 1999
- Bruce Willis - 1989