Comments on: Resident Trekker Keith Phipps: The Five Ages of Shatner: Age 1: The Formative Years http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/ The blog by and for comedy nerds. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:14:18 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kath http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/comment-page-1/#comment-16743 Kath Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:25:13 +0000 http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/#comment-16743 I watched the roast a couple of times, knowing there'd be a lot of commentary later. IMO, Shatner looked faintly appalled. I was embarrassed. If he's to be roasted there's some genuinely funny incidents in his past that could have been used, that he might have even given permission to be mocked for. Vulgar smuttiness is so cheap and easy. Where was the fun and talent? I watched the roast a couple of times, knowing there'd be a lot of commentary later. IMO, Shatner looked faintly appalled. I was embarrassed. If he's to be roasted there's some genuinely funny incidents in his past that could have been used, that he might have even given permission to be mocked for. Vulgar smuttiness is so cheap and easy. Where was the fun and talent?

]]> By: Mike Greener http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/comment-page-1/#comment-16744 Mike Greener Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:53:56 +0000 http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/#comment-16744 I was also disappointed in the "roast". Shatner's a funny guy, and seems to be good at laughing at himself. There was way too much meanness and foul language in this roast, for me. Too many gay jokes. Too much Andy Dick (any Andy Dick is too much ... does this jerk have any talent at all, other than being queer??). I thought Jason Alexander was not bad, and Patton Oswalt, too. Takei was way over the top, and just plain crude .... I mean "the room smells like pussy" ... come on. Whatever happened to ladies and gentlemen? I was also disappointed in the "roast". Shatner's a funny guy, and seems to be good at laughing at himself. There was way too much meanness and foul language in this roast, for me. Too many gay jokes. Too much Andy Dick (any Andy Dick is too much … does this jerk have any talent at all, other than being queer??).

I thought Jason Alexander was not bad, and Patton Oswalt, too.

Takei was way over the top, and just plain crude …. I mean "the room smells like pussy" … come on. Whatever happened to ladies and gentlemen?

]]> By: Randy http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/comment-page-1/#comment-16745 Randy Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:04:34 +0000 http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2006/08/14/resident-trekker-keith-phipps-the-five-ages-of-shatner-age-1-the-formative-years/#comment-16745 I watched as much of the William Shatner roast as I could stomach. I was very disappointed with the show. I feel that a roast should be funny. This show was not funny, it was a terrible waste of air time. It was an insult to the art of comedy, and should be an embarrasment to all those involved. If you can't come up with anything better than copying the previous so-called comedians, then you should not be on stage. Rewording a supposedly funny line about Tekei being gay, or what Farrah looks like, or any of the other repeated references of the night does make for a joke. I saw one person after another get up and do pretty much the same lines, they just reworded them. I watched Dean Martin comedy roasts when I was a kid, those were funny this was not. I felt very dissappointed. If this is an indication of the future of comedy roasts on comedy central then I well imagine they will be short lived. The only audience that could actually enjoy this show would likely be high school, or early college kids, who don't have a clue that humor is not achieved by repeating the same gross reference, over and over. That simply shows a lack of talent. I could see the look on Shatners' face, He wanted to be beamed out of there. I don't blame him. Humor has obviously gone to the wayside when it comes to this show. I did not see the Pam Anderson roast, I can see now that I likely didn't miss anything. I watched as much of the William Shatner roast as I could stomach. I was very disappointed with the show. I feel that a roast should be funny. This show was not funny, it was a terrible waste of air time. It was an insult to the art of comedy, and should be an embarrasment to all those involved. If you can't come up with anything better than copying the previous so-called comedians, then you should not be on stage. Rewording a supposedly funny line about Tekei being gay, or what Farrah looks like, or any of the other repeated references of the night does make for a joke. I saw one person after another get up and do pretty much the same lines, they just reworded them. I watched Dean Martin comedy roasts when I was a kid, those were funny this was not. I felt very dissappointed. If this is an indication of the future of comedy roasts on comedy central then I well imagine they will be short lived. The only audience that could actually enjoy this show would likely be high school, or early college kids, who don't have a clue that humor is not achieved by repeating the same gross reference, over and over. That simply shows a lack of talent. I could see the look on Shatners' face, He wanted to be beamed out of there. I don't blame him. Humor has obviously gone to the wayside when it comes to this show. I did not see the Pam Anderson roast, I can see now that I likely didn't miss anything.

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