The annual roast of the Friars Club, a fraternal organization for comedians, is a big honor - and yet can be a major embarrassment. The roastee being honored is Jerry Stiller, who played Arthur Spooner on the CBS sitcom King of Queens. Attendees included two at one point named New York City mayors, Police Commissioner Howard Safir, The Golden Girls' Bea Arthur, Dr. Ruth, The Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson, and comedian Janeane Garofalo.
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of...
Jay Scott Greenspan, better known by his professional name of Jason Alexander, is an American actor, writer, comedian...
Susan "Susie" Essman (born May 31, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, television producer, and ...
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host and ...
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son o...
Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention i...
Jeff Ross (born September 13, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
American stand-up comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s to...
Anne Meara (September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015) was an American actress and comedian. Along with her husband Jerry Sti...
Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and ...
Ruth Westheimer, better known as Dr. Ruth, is a German-American sex therapist, media personality, and author. Her med...
Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. ...
Chris Noth is an American stage, film and television actor, best known for his roles as Detective Mike Logan on Law &...