The celebrity roast has a storied history in the United States. The Friars Club roasts in New York at the turn of the twentieth-century were infamous for their exclusivity. Actor, singer, and comedian Dean Martin hosted a series of roasts on TV in 1974 on his series The Dean Martin Show, which inspired NBC executives to launch The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast series, which ran until 1979. From the late 1990s until 2019, Comedy Central became synonymous with the celebrity roast comedy special. Then in 2024, Netflix launched their Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival, and announced their bid as the new home for the comedy genre with The Roast of Tom Brady.
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