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  • Larry King New Dean of Friars Club

    Larry King New Dean of Friars Club

    Larry King was honored at a Friars Club dinner and roast just a couple of years back, but this week the retired host of Larry King Live was named as the club’s dean. The Friars Club is well known for its raunchy roasts of numerous celebrities throughout the years. King will replace outgoing dean Freddie Roman. He will serve as dean of the club for the next few years.

    So what’s involved when one is the dean of the Friars Club? Larry King will soon find himself as just one of the rulers of the hilarious–and often raunchy–roasts put on by the club. Having received a Friars Club Award back in November of 2012, King will now assist with not only the roasts, but will oversee dinners and other events put on by and for the centuries old organization.

    The Friars Club is a private club formed back in 1904 for the sole purpose of hosting its often risque celebrity roasts. Most of its members are comedians or other types of celebrities.

    On Tuesday of this week, the Friars Club sent out a tweet hinting at exciting things to come.

    Another tweet sent out by the Friars Club on Wednesday announced that they had named Larry King as their dean.

    87-year-old comedian Jerry Lewis serves as “abbott” of the Friars Club, so it’s plain to see that Larry King is in good company in his new role within the organization. Jack Benny was once a member.

    “I’ve been a Friar for many years and at one time served as Abbot of the Friars of Beverly Hills. I am honored to be asked to be Dean of the Friars,” King said in a statement. “I grew up in Brooklyn, so this is like coming home. It’s a great group with an important foundation that serves in many areas. So now — I’m Dean!”

    It must be quite an honor for Larry King to be acknowledged by this group, comprised of many comedians. Surely someone found some humor in what the TV host did during his 25 years hosting Larry King Live.

    Image via Wikimedia

  • Charlie Sheen Roast Dredges Up Ryan Dunn Twitter Controversy

    From a night filled with off-color jokes about drug use, domestic violence, prostitution, mental retardation, and child custody, one particular joke is commanding the most internet chatter.

    On last night’s Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, roaster Amy Schumer used the death of Jackass star Ryan Dunn to make a swipe at fellow roaster and Jackass alum Steve-O.

    The only video clip of the joke in question has been taken down from YouTube, due to a copyright complaint from Viacom. So a text recreation will have to do.

    Schumer, a previous cast member of Last Comic Standing and Roast rookie, had this to say when she got to the podium for her turn to poke fun at Sheen and the others –

    Steve-O, I truly am–no joke–sorry for the loss of your friend Ryan Dunn. I know you must have been thinking, ‘It could have been me,’ and I know were all thinking, ‘Why wasn’t it?”

    The crowd gave a few uncomfortable laughs followed by a chorus of “aaahs” and “oooohs.” The camera cut to Steve-O who appeared to have a blank expression, not at all amused by the joke.

    Here’s a clip of Schumer just moments after the Ryan Dunn comments, for a little context –

    This joke thrust Ryan Dunn into the top trending Twitter topics again, for the first time since June, when the TV star was killed when he slammed his Porsche into a tree after a night of bar hopping. A huge controversy erupted regarding a tweet by film critic Roger Ebert. Ebert tweeted that “Friends don’t let Jackasses drink and drive.” Dunn’s actions resulted in the death of his passenger.

    Although many lashed out at Ebert for the tweet, some came to his defense. As you can imagine, Dunn’s fellow Jackass pals were not too happy with the Ebert tweet, especially Dunn’s longtime friend Bam Margera.

    Folks on the Twitterverse have opinions coming from all sides of this one –

    @DSmithImages
    David A. Smith    People are ticked with @amyschumer for making a joke about Ryan Dunn… funny… were they ticked when he killed an innocent passenger? 1 hour ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

    @IAmTravisD
    Travis D.    I’m surprised @SteveO didn’t punch that girl in the face for bringing up Ryan Dunn. #WentToFar. 9 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @jeffrey
    Jeffrey Kalmikoff    The look on Steve-O’s face during the Sheen Roast when Ryan Dunn came up was kinda heartbreaking. Cheap joke too. 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    @Beers_n_Broads
    Sir Randy Davenport    Ryan Dunn joke pissed off all the people who forgot what a roast is & that Ryan also killed a guy. 8 hours ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry · powered by @socialditto

    Some fellow comedians have come to Schumer’s defense, including usual roast participant Lisa Lampanelli and Jim Norton (Schumer retweeted Norton’s tweet)

    @LisaLampanelli
    Lisa Lampanelli    @sKILLzz @amyschumer I don’t think the Ryan Dunn joke was that bad! I think it didn’t get the response it deserved cause Steve-O looked sad. 10 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    @JimNorton
    Jim Norton    @amyschumer did EXACTLY what she should have done on that roast. Fuck people and their selective outrage. 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    It’s obvious that the Ryan Dunn death is still a controversial topic for those on Twitter. What do you think? Is anything fair game during a roast? Is anything fair game period? Or did the joke cross a line?

  • Charlie Sheen Roast Gets A Preview, Twitter Chatter

    The first couple of clips from the upcoming Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen have hit the internet, and it looks like they are batting .500.

    The show actually filmed last weekend, but won’t hit the air until next Monday, September 19th, at 10 pm EST. With this roast, Charlie Sheen becomes one in a long line of people given the “honor” by Comedy Central, including William Shatner, Bob Saget, Joan Rivers and Pamela Anderson.

    In the first clip from the upcoming show, roastmaster Seth MacFarlane (of Family Guy fame) reads Charlie Sheen’s obituary. Yes, Sheen is still alive, but MacFarlane says that he has a copy ready, since his death is imminent. This clip is the “hit” of the two – check it out below:

    The Roast of Charlie Sheen Mon, Sept 19 10/9c
    Preview – Seth MacFarlane – Charlie’s Obituary
    www.comedycentral.com
    Comedy Central Funny TV Shows Roast of Charlie Sheen

    The next preview clip to be released shows roaster Jeffeyy Ross discussing Sheen’s penchant for (paid) company. Usually, Ross is one of the funniest people at these roasts, but his jokes about “whoreclosing” fall flat. I’m sure it’s just a weak part in his routine – it’ll get better. And I think he’s dressed as Gaddafi, so that’s a plus:

    The Roast of Charlie Sheen Mon, Sept 19 10/9c
    Preview – Jeffrey Ross – Family Obligation
    www.comedycentral.com
    Comedy Central Funny TV Shows Roast of Charlie Sheen

    It looks like Comedy Central and Sheen himself are going to be riding the social media promotion pretty hard in the week leading up to the premiere. Both have already started tweeting with the hashtag #SheenRoast –

    @ComedyCentral
    Comedy Central    Here’s a sneak peek at next Monday’s #SheenRoast with Roast Master @SethMacFarlane reading @CharlieSheen‘s obituary. http://t.co/aSop63N 14 hours ago via HootSuite · powered by @socialditto

    @charliesheen
    Charlie Sheen    One last read through… Ready!! Be warned!! #sheenroast http://t.co/jgMlWrI 2 days ago via WhoSay · powered by @socialditto

    Another odd item from the Sheen Roast: Apparently Steve-O of Jackass fame was in attendance and decided that it would be a good idea to run his face into Mike Tyson’s fist. He tweeted about it later –

    @SteveO
    Steve-O    Tonight I asked Mike Tyson for a black eye and I wound up with two black eyes and a broken nose. Thanks so much, Brother! @MikeTyson 2 days ago via WhoSay · powered by @socialditto

    He provided this explanation is a blog post –

    I should explain how this happened. I told Charlie Sheen that I was so grateful to be a part of his roast that I was going to attempt to get a black I from Mike Tyson. I dove face-first into Mike Tyson’s fist, although it was my forehead that landed on it that first time. It wasn’t until the end of the show that I was allowed to give it another proper try. It took two more tries at the end of the show, but I ended up getting it done. As a matter of fact, I broke my nose badly in the process…

    And this picture says it all –

    If these clips and Jackass activity say anything about the roast, it’s bound to be an interesting show to say the least.