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Friars Roast Burned: Gilbert Gottfried’s Dirtiest Joke Ever Sends Legend Shecky Greene Out the Door

Last night's Friars dinner for legendary comics Freddy Roman and Stewie Stone made history. Nasal comedian Gilbert Gottfried told a joke "so dirty and disgusting"...

Tom Cruise Friars Dinner “A Bust”: Katie Holmes MIA

I don't know what went wrong with the Friars Club dinner for Tom Cruise. But the red carpet, according to my spies and pictures...

Tom Cruise Headed for a Friars Snooze Tonight With Strange Guest List

The worst celebrity tribute I ever went to was the American Museum of the Moving Image's salute to Tom Cruise. Generally, these "roasts" are...

Tarantino Dirty Sexy Friars Roast: Travolta, Uma Object of Comics’ Poison Darts

Whoops! Did Uma Thurman have any idea what she was in for when she agreed to sit on the dais next to Quentin Tarantino...

Motown Rules as Friars Toast Smokey Robinson

A great New York night: the Friars Club took over the Waldorf Astoria main ballroom and toasted Motown's Smokey Robinson and Steiner Studios founder...

“Hollywood Squares” Host Peter Marshall Calls Old Friend Shecky Greene “Best Comic Ever”

Shecky Greene defined the notion of the Catskills comic on "Ed Sullivan." How many times has someone been called "a real Shecky Greene"? It's...

Review: The Really Marvelous “Mrs. Maisel” Finale Ties 5 Seasons Up with a Bow, Deserves Emmy Awards in Every Comedy Category

Everyone's talking about the series finales of "Succession" and "Ted Lasso." But the real winner this spring is the end of "The Marvelous Mrs....

RIP Actor and Comedian Richard Belzer, Munch of “SVU” and “Homicide,” Famous for Dry Sense of Humor

Det John Munch, RIP. Actor Richard Belzer, who started out as a comedian but became a highly praised dramatic actor on TV, has died at...

Legendary Borscht Belt Comic Freddie Roman, 85, Dies, The Last of a Great Generation of Jewish Humor

Alan King, Don Rickles, Jackie Mason, Shecky Greene. They were among the legendary giants of Borscht belt Jewish humor. What was the Borscht belt?...

Ex-Monk $259 Million Powerball Lottery Winner Makes Martha Clarke’s Stunning “God’s Fool” Come Alive at Famed La Mama Theater

Martha Clarke's stunning theater piece, "God's Fool," opens at the famed La Mama theater in the East Village this week. But the play with...

Exclusive: Comedian Jeff Ross Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Woman Who Claimed Underage Relationship, Seeks Damages

Comedian Jeff Ross is not laughing. Today in New York he's filed a defamation lawsuit against Jessica Radtke, a woman who claimed that when...

EXCLUSIVE Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: He was without question the least appreciated performer in show business

FROM MARCH 2012:   Jerry Lewis turned 86 yesterday and got quite a nice birthday party from the Friars Club. Richard Belzer interviewed him last night...

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