The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 27, 1999

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Comedy Central,Rick Mill Productions

Cast

Ben Stiller,Jerry Stiller,Florence Henderson,Anne Meara,Susie Essman,Freddie Roman,Janeane Garofalo,Bea Arthur,Sandra Bernhard,Patton Oswaltand 6 more

Director

Paul Miller

Producer

Ken Greengrass,R. Paul Miller,Jean Pierre Trebot,Kimber Rickabaugh,Jeff Ross,Lauren Gray

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0463482