Did the guests of honor consider it a celebrity roast?
As he grew older, Mr. Berle appeared as the master of ceremonies at celebrity roasts.
The final (1973-74) season of his variety show would be retooled into one of celebrity roasts, requiring less involvement.
In 2005, they performed at Jeff Foxworthy's celebrity roast which was broadcast on Comedy Central.
In it, the mortician successfully cons Pitnik's widow into having the celebrity roast as part of the funeral.
The object of the first celebrity roast, in 1949, was Maurice Chevalier.
The second episode was a celebrity roast of the superheroes hosted by Ed McMahon.
Similar in style to a celebrity roast, the occasion is meant to "knock some of gaming's most revered icons off their high and mighty pedestals."
Another popular event held for many years was a "celebrity" roast of prominent members of the Apple II community.
A 1909 poster depicts the event as an early celebrity roast.
