I remember (or apparently mis-remember) that roast. For some reason I remember it as being a roast of his father Carl. There was a fairly long monologue by some "comedian", who I don't recall, where the guy talked about Carl raping Meathead as an infant. I found it very shocking that everyone was laughing about it. Do you recall that part too? It was so incredibly weird and nasty.
Roasts are odd events. It is considered to be a honor to be torn down by bitterly jealous peers under the guise of "it's just a joke'? Just give them the little statue and be done with it
Yes, the comedian was Al Franken. I remember seeing it and thinking "In what world are these jokes funny?" It's hard to find the video link now but there's a link in this article about it:
The celebrity roast of him was disturbing to say the least.
I remember (or apparently mis-remember) that roast. For some reason I remember it as being a roast of his father Carl. There was a fairly long monologue by some "comedian", who I don't recall, where the guy talked about Carl raping Meathead as an infant. I found it very shocking that everyone was laughing about it. Do you recall that part too? It was so incredibly weird and nasty.
Roasts are odd events. It is considered to be a honor to be torn down by bitterly jealous peers under the guise of "it's just a joke'? Just give them the little statue and be done with it
Yes, the comedian was Al Franken. I remember seeing it and thinking "In what world are these jokes funny?" It's hard to find the video link now but there's a link in this article about it:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-al-franken-joked-about-child-rape-comedy-ryan-saavedra