


Joan Rivers disallowed jokes about her daughter Melissa, William Shatner asked that the death of his wife not be mentioned, and Donald Trump prohibited jokes about him not being as wealthy as he claims he is.

Pamela Anderson, for example, prohibited jokes about her Hepatitis C infection. Some roastees have stated that certain topics are off limits. The first, featuring roastee Denis Leary (and produced by Leary's production company, Apostle), aired on August 10, 2003, and was the most watched program in the channel's history, excluding episodes of South Park. 2002 – Chevy Chase, roastmaster Paul ShafferĪfter the original five-year agreement expired, the network began producing its own roasts in the same spirit.2001 – Hugh Hefner, roastmaster Jimmy Kimmel.2000 – Rob Reiner, roastmaster Michael McKean.1999 – Jerry Stiller, roastmaster Jason Alexander.1998 – Drew Carey, roastmaster Ryan Stiles.Between 19, the American television channel Comedy Central produced and televised the annual roasts of the New York Friars Club, which have been conducted since 1950.
