Roast of Denis Leary Uncensored

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The 2003 Friars Club-style roast of actor-comedian Denis Leary was the highest-rated program in the history of the Comedy Central network (after South Park) thanks to its barrage of raunchy and frequently hilarious routines from top comics and Hollywood stars. Leary himself produced this special (the first of several proposed for the network), which was taped at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom, and good-naturedly withstands a salty "tribute" from fellow stand-ups Jeff Garlin (who also handles host duties), Colin Quinn, Mario Cantone, and Lenny Clarke, among others. Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, and Christopher Walken also weigh in via videotape, and Leary's fellow Emerson College alumnus Gina Gershon contributes a Broadway/burlesque musical number. At 90 minutes, the jokes come fast and furious, and bear up to repeated viewings for Leary fans and those looking for comedy with some bite. --Paul Gaita

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COMEDY CENTRAL's ROAST OF DENIS LEARY bid adieu to the formal black tie, dais and orchestra. The celebrity-studded event took place at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and featured Roasters Mario Cantone, Lenny Clarke, Dane Cook, Nick DiPaolo, Doctor Dre & Ed Lover, Adam Ferrara, Gilbert Gottfried, Colin Quinn and host Jeff Garlin. In addition to the Roasters that ripped Leary that evening, video tributes from friends of Leary's who couldn't make the big night include Michael J. Fox, Peter Gallagher, Joe Mantegna, Conan O'Brien, Rene Russo, Jon Stewart and Christopher Walken.

Customer Reviews:

Dennis Leary does it again!!.......2007-03-23

Dennis leary at his best. This is the best comedy DVD ever. If you like Dennis Leary you will love this DVD!!

Too Expensive.......2006-02-09

NOt that much on the DVD, totally not worth the price even with it being bundled with the stand up DVD.

I couldn't have been more disappointed.......2005-08-24

Spend your money on one of Leary's performances, not this painfully unfunny waste of 90 minutes. If you've ever watched a comedian struggle mightily to be funny and fail, you know the sort of discomfort I felt when watching these no-names flail on stage. It's telling that the only names of consequence--Stewart and Leary's cousin O'Brien--literally phoned it in. A typically awkward detail: the director cuts away to Keifer Sutherland reaction shots maybe a dozen times, like he's the President at the Lincoln Center Honors or something. It's utterly bizarre. Leary deserved better. I spent the whole time wishing I were watching him do standup--instead of watching him watch his inferiors. His brief closing remarks are amusing enough, but it's too little too late.

Roast of Denis Leary Uncensored.......2005-08-02

Not quite what I was expecting. Never the less still very funny!

dennis is da (yes i said da) man.......2005-04-29

it may be true that dennis swipped his whole repitwar from Hicks however dinnis peformance kicks the arse off Hicks..... and surly thats what counts people have this fasination with hicks, thinking hes some kind of profit or god, and although he may have been one of the gratest stand ups ever..... his performances were at time somwhat lackluster (exsept for goat boy).... any way buy this DVD or ill find out where u live and kill your puppy..... Three cheres for leary and the rediculs views for which he stands!

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