Today's roasts rely on disgust and gross references. i think your right.

It depends on sense of humor and style of the era and the preference of whichever but they are good then and now in my opinion

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The humour is respectful and intelligent. Ronald is getting roasted but he takes it in great humour.

that's because Ronald Reagan made peace thru strength like TRUMP is doin right now yall

Legends? Hardly - just another crook who screwed over the American people. His acting skills made them think he was doing a great job when actually he was working for the mega rich all along.

@@trythinkingforachange4201 I noticed this is your second negative comment. I guess that makes you a troll or someone who wants to get attention. Why are you here if you didn't like Reagan? You must have something better to do. Why don't you go away and watch CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, because you really don't have a clue nor know your history. You must be one of these brainwashed leftists. These people are not of your generation. Go back to your basement or your safe space. Now move along now.

Try Thinking For a change trolling are you?

Thank Goodness. Though another RRR would probably be better than another Clinton, or Biden, or Bush, or ............................ Funny thing is he could compromise to get stuff done for America. Tip O'neil while a political rival was also a good friend and they both worked together to minimize differences and enlarge common ground. The Good Ol' Days.

@@anonimous2451 ~ I think "RRR" is actually RWR.

And they all meant what they said to and about each other.

Match game

Please play match game

Yeah, those classy comedians who supported/worked in mob owned nightclubs for years. No dirty Red Foxes/Pryors/Carlins/Bruces...etc. Not like today's unethical swearing comedians.

@@Elendrian Sure it is suggestive. You just didn't need F bombs to describe them

They had talent,it has gone missing.

And not promoting poisonous Marxist propaganda at every turn

So TRUE!!!! Class Act All The Way!!!!

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Try the Presidential Correspondent's Dinner. It's not quite as clean, but it's very highbrow (And much cleaner in general) than what Comedy Central has.

The only "dirty joke" I can recall is when they were introducing legendery ladies man and hall of Famer Wilt chamberlin= "Wilt holds many scoring records, some of them even on the basketball court!"

wms72 rou forgot REALLY FUNNY!!!!!!

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I thought the same thing when I saw the video.

Jane Doe, you are right. A Knight's honor to a Princess is not yet dead. Men don't stand, pull back the chair and seat their women. They don't open doors and the car door for a lady anymore. I told my granddaughter, if he doesn't do these things for you, loose him. She saw me do this for her grandmother. I followed through and watched. I did offer to coach him but she got it and said ,"Pappy, you are right, I'll loose him." Now he is gone. She is happily married to a man that that will open doors and tend to her needs and they have a baby on the way.

Thought the same thing, Jane..so polite.

I do. I also have two young boys and teach them to respect and do the same. Screw PC, it is just a polite thing to do and shows common courtesy.

I wish most of them were still here! 😥

I remember watching The Dean Martin Show when I was real young.Love his music.

Reagan was funny as hell. He always had a joke up his sleeve. I suspect he hired comedians to write for him sometimes, but he executed the jokes so well, he owned them.

I would have a hard time being around a lot of these people especially with their resumes.

definitely, great days but the 1920"s were America's heyday.

And each other without toxic hate.

Jim Bevan Didn’t see anyone laughing about Vietnam back then.

I agree 100%

DrRisen - clearly you missed the point

Tarheelblue63 NC No, I just think the point is invalid. Plenty of America can laugh at itself today, there’s just some things we don’t talk about.

Tedd Osborn, Reagan was a scumbag.

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Nice to go back in history when people could actually just laugh at each other without being too mean.

@@ronnieverhagi5607 Sure, while Clinton and Trump are total angels.

@@ronnieverhagi5607 fuck you.

Wow what an honor

Reagan seemed down to earth. He was very smart and funny. I bet you have many stories to share. Truly a honor.

After President Reagan was elected for the first time he gave me hope for this country! I will never forget what you did to this country sir. God bless you mr. President

He was part of the reason I initially enlisted. As a young man at the time, he made me feel a need to help defend this nation against the threat of Russia.

Thank you sir for your service. God bless.

Marque Markofthebeast 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Marque Markofthebeast skip off with your bs

Absolutely right

@Marque Markofthebeast *sigh* Unfortunately true

@@tarheelblue63nc25 Cognitive dissonance can be tough, but maybe someday you'll be tougher

hetaes as someone’s who’s a millennial I can agree 100%

Me too, but I don't think it'll be in the next 100 years...those folks have plans for us, FEMA camps notwithstanding.

I'm a millennial and I hate what's going on...and all in the name of "progress".

And how many of those on the receiving end took offence? It was all taken with humour. That was when people could laugh at themselves, without the PC brigade jumping in and claiming the content was offensive, racist & sexist. It must be terrible to live life without a sense of humour!

Yup. This was back when comedians were hilarious. I miss those days.

I. Remember. When. People. Thought. Their. Was. No. way. Reagon. Could ever. Become. President. They. Thought. The. Same. About. Donald. Trump

If you had voted for him 3 times, we wouldn't have had Carter. LOL

I wish we would have voted for him 3 times, then I could have had the privilege of voting for him twice like kempoguy. Wasn't old enough the first time, but still enjoyed him as president in my youth. I don't think it's possible to ever have one like him as president ever again! :(

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He gave out2 asswhoopings in both elections

Your absolutely right. Class.

@Marque Markofthebeast Agreed, there's very little in this world that is as it seems. However, if presidents are selected, Hillary would be president right now. The Democratic Party handed her the nomination instead of the more popular candidate. Both major parties, the vast majority of the media, the FBI and the Dept. of Justice, Hollywood... all were in lockstep for her. Whether it was a mistake or not, the people elected Trump.

I dunno... Rickles seemed to have a case of Reagan Derangement Syndrome there.

I don't know . They did vote for the above advertised twit. Sorry Regan. But for a great president... He made a fantastic actor. Probably not much difference in jobs.

Daniel Sirois : Said that minorities couldn't Vote and women weren't allowed to work. What year is he talking about . He must work at CNN they too tell fact that or made up. He need to go to school on US history . All my Minority friend and i had and have many , Voted and my Mother was over 250 women and 75 men. That is she ran factory. That was at the time this show was on.

@@nybaseball1fan .....what? Care to try again? Also- of course the past isn't perfect. But you cannot judge it by today's standards. The 70's were much better for everyone than earlier years, except for the drugs. As a woman AND a minority (like this matters but I guess it does to you) I love this show. Chill out.

A communist or an idiot possibly both

Only the stupid make dislike

Ronnie Martin say what?

Dean Martin songs things

Cup,,,

They were the best very funny

California has lived off that reputation for 40 years...it isnt true now anymore, overseas they still know it as it once was it carries that reputation. I would never move to CA if my life depended on it now.

Under Ronald Reagan's watch, the USA was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Corporation. He was a major puppet/actor with no power of his own.

Norma-Jean Garza 98

@@hankcollins1568 , '98 or '89? By '98, he was already dealing with the afflictions of Alzheimers!

Nipsey was always funny; saying he was black because his dad tanned his hide.. 16:15

That's true - and always, always smiling

Deanna Kramer laughing eyes I like that one

Yes he does and a great big American heart.

Deanna Kramer I bet he was really laughing as his people negotiated with Iran not to release the US hostages before the 1980 election. I bet he was laughing when they illegally sold weapons to Iran then funneled the money to buy guns which they illegally sent to the Nicaraguan rebels, even though most of the guns wound up in the hands of the drug cartels. I bet he was laughing during the first 5 years of the AIDS crisis, during which he didn’t mention anything about it even once.

Deanna Kramer it was his voice to something very welcoming about it

Actually, as of today (Mar 20, 2019), Mark Spitz is only 69. ;-)

No doubt.

Out the bloody window

you always had to earn it

That is because, back then, there were celebrities who actually were what they said they were.

@Truthfears Guilty , I didn't say always... I just said there were celebs who were who and what they said and appeared. There always were those who presented something, usually because it was a shtick. Dean didn't drink like that, neither did Foster Brooks. Jack Benny wasn't THAT cheap, and Don Rickles was a wonderful and loving man to all who knew him. There were those who had to keep "private things private" too, of course.

@@Panwere36 They were better caliber of people

She called that one years before it happened

Pretty amazing

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Frank Sinatra

WeWantSome FallenStarNow it’s unfortunately been unearthed and sent to the PC gulags

WeWantSome FallenStarNow I totally agree with you.

And just think Ronald Reagan was president in 1980

Kelvin how things

Really??.Diferent strokes,different folks..It's humorous no doubt.But gut busting?I dont know..It is one hell of a brilliant time period piece though..

It was amazing but so sad that todays world is so so ugly and hateful. This is what humour was all about without anyone saying ‘ I am offended’.

There's a story comic and impersonator Rich Little told about being somewhere the same time Regan was there. The press was there and wanted to ask some questions, but Regan was running late. He told Rich, "You do a pretty good me, why don't you answer the questions?" Rich did, and Regan left. Of course, Rich was answering with jokes and satire of Regan. After a minute or so, he heard something behind him. He took a quick glance and saw Regan in a doorway listening and trying to stifle his laughs.

Can you imagine how El Cheeto would respond to a roast like this? Rickles with the rapid fire barbs about Reagan being dumb...Cheeto Bonito would rudely attack Rickles and say that Rickles was stupid and, get super passive aggressive and, completely NOT be able to handle it in stride as being a friendly and, non-threatening roast by friends...as much as I was NOT a Reagan fan at the time of his Presidency...he is an exponentially better and, more professional, President... How unbelievably low have our expectations fallen...

More selective memory in operation. He likely didn’t understand the humor, especially later in life. His recession was self-induced, and his science understanding is equaled only by Trump. And let’s not forget the Iran-Contra issue.

Doug Smith Great minds think alike. Our lowered standards can only be met by Lord Marmalade.

@@samuelsmith5773 you and Doug might wanna watch the roast of Donald Trump then. He took the insults with a smile and dished out some decent jabs. Y'all complain about how horrible he is but until the pandemic things were good. So what if he doesn't articulate the same way. Sometimes you just have to get things done. We'll come back from the virus too by the way.

What happened to funny liberals?

@@kuffarthedeplorable4289 they took too far a left turn.

Being funny has nothing to do with the era in which people live. Consider "The Office" and "30 Rock", the two best sitcoms of all time - both of them of this modern era.

He was

This is the governor who signed the first no fault divorce law that ensured economic slavery for millions of men and gave females the hammer to hit men over the head with in family court

Undeniable, he loved America and the American people and did his absolute best to help the country. Not only that he was a decent man and loved his wife and children and did everything he could for them. All round great guy despite what people might think about his policies, the aim was sincere. I agreed with him on 99% of the things he said and did.

@@Toddcinca Yes, he did his absolute best to help rich, white Americans. But black Americans, gay Americans, working people, and old folks on Social Security all continue to suffer because of his retrograde racists policies. Tip O'Neill said it best: "He is the nicest man to talk with, but, when you turn around, he stabs your grandmother in the back."

But sadly racist for people of his time

America has always had a seedy underbelly and insane streak, which is part of our charm, but it probably shouldn't be the primary attribute. But the 70s were about as seedy a time as you can find in our storied history, so I think you might be using rose colored glasses...you gotta go a little farther back for "halfway sane and mostly decent"...and the argument could be made that the human psychology hardly permits the conditions you describe, at any point in human history. But I'd go early 60's and before to get an approximation. ;) I will say that there is a level of class and style going on here that you'd be hard pressed to find these days. These people were the end of an era...one that had Frank Sinatra conducting. By some measure, Reagan was the last statesman.

Kelvin it seems to me u more to her family than me

The man (Reagan) who sold missiles to our enemy (Iran) to pay the Contras, who raped nuns in Central America? Decent?

@Slavic Soldier No, I will not respect a man whose administration sold missiles to Iran to raise money to pay for covert operatives in Nicaragua who supported a rebel group that raped nuns. End of story.

@@RGold-pf2sj we also did alot of good in Central America back then. Our military was doing alot of humanitarian missions there as well. I personally was in Honduras a number of times helping them with infrastructure.

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Phishean: So true! I lived in Sacramento when Reagan was Governor the first time, back when we were proud of California, which was once the 2nd richest State in the Union, the best in so many ways -- no more, now it's 10th or lower, their Governor, Jerry Brown, has ruined that Golden State, and so many of us who were native Californians have long ago moved away. Brown has and continues to queer any chances of that State being great again. The only wealth is in Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and the heads of those companies live in Seattle or Utah or Idaho -- NOT California, and many can work from home with all the latest advanced technology; you don't have to be "at the office" -- since your office is at home. Anyway, movies in the theater will be a thing of the past in a few years, since most people will have theaters in their homes, IF they are interested in movies. They'll probably have 3-D, smell-vision, special effects you can see, hear, and feel all around you, that will probably take the place of movies and television as we know it today. Even agricultural companies are giving up and some are moving to the fertile valleys of South Africa to raise their crops! Guess they'll take a chance on the hippos eating their crops and the elephants trampling them, rather than having them dry up and blow away! No, California is no longer the Golden State. Even smart Hollywood citizens (at least the older, smarter ones) are moving and making their primary home away from California and only come to CA if their movie is being made there.

Too much whining. simply say Mr. Reagan is great, then hang up the phone.

@@avgjoe-cz7cb Go fuck yourself.

Jonathan Winters was in Rickles' league. He could follow him.

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I don't.

Back when there were lots of Hollywood Republicans who actually were in office. Clint Eastwood, Sonny of Sonny and Cher, Charlton Heston.

A Moderate Republican who could NEVER get elected in today's climate.

He was a Democrat at that time. When he decided to run for President is when he came over to Republicans just like Trump.

@@soniag4516 - Wrong. Reagan switched from Democrat to Republican in 1964, before he was elected Governor of California. And Trump switched to Republican in 2009. Stop spreading lies.

@@soniag4516 sorry but no President Reagan was a Democrat as a very young man but by his thirties he had switched to the Republican party. He was a staunch Republican even before he ran for Governor of California where he lived and its bury now..

What a terrible president. Union busting, illegal wars financed by CIA drug money, deregulation that haunts us today, trickle down economy that never worked, staff full of crooks ( like Trump) and the ability to ignore facts if they conflicted with his 'beliefs' Just a B grade actor that fooled a lot of Americans - so sad.

What a c--t you are. An irrelevant little liberal leftie.

@@trythinkingforachange4201 >Union busting, illegal wars financed by CIA drug money, deregulation that haunts us today, trickle down economy Sounds great to me!

Try Thinking For a change great

Try Thinking For a change so sad you are miserable little hating liberal.

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Reagan was neither. He wasn't a bad actor nor president, but be totally honest. He held no candle to the greats of either business. No where near as good of a manipulative bastard as the other politicians and actors were and are.

@@PhoenixFires , you clearly know very little about Reagan. But that is typical of the deluded mental states of most Americans.

@@PhoenixFires Are you saying Ronnie didn't know to get creative when he screwed the PEOPLE . HE was going to let you know .

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I think Trump might be

Michael Nivens You shouldn’t even use them in the same sentence. Reagan was warm, thoughtful, articulate, funny, intelligent and loved people. Can you HONESTLY say the same about Trump?

Totally disagree, but I did like him and it's sad we would never elect someone so middle of the road as him now.

Like him

Yep, Reagan raised me I turned 12 years old when Reagan was elected in 1980 turned 21 when he left the White House 1988. Greatest President the GOAT. The psychos calling Trump the Greatest are idiots.

AMEN!

yeah, California needs another governor to make carrying a loaded gun illegal and increase their taxes!

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@@eug3nius Yeah you right it's better to have tent cities and people defecating in the streets.

@@anthonya2479 eug3nius is definitely not that, a genius, unless he was kidding!

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These shows were very tightly scripted. No surprises for anyone at all.

Dude, no offense, but you should check out Comedy Central roasts...they are much harsher. Everyone laughs. Roasts are still a thing today

I don’t think that it has to do with being “thin skinned”, but more so with, “I’m sick and tire of your shit, stop putting me down” and now it can be said, while back then you just had to take it. This is my humble opinion.

For the worse

@@jaynadeardeuff2247 without a doubt, it was slow and steady but now its a nightmare over there in Hollywood.

The Communist's have completwly taken ovee... again...

Zane Starr political correctness is why.

Yes

Because they are Democrats........

Joe Takacs exactly!!

Zane Starr cause people today are evil and stupid.

he visited the UK several times, we loved him for it, a real old fashioned gentleman with class

Phyllis was very close to Reagan

Air Force same here. Good man.

Army here. And for 8 years I was afraid he’d take us into a world war. Anyone recall when he quipped into an open microphone Russia should be afraid because our missiles were inbound....not once, but twice! After all his years in front of the camera, he was too dumb to understand about open microphones.

Thank you for your service. My two favorite Presidents are Ronald and Donald.

Citizen Dale lol.

Michael Graf George carlin jokes

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The Secretary of the Treasury was Don Regan and pronounced REE-gen.

Nancy. Sinatra and Dean Martin. Things

Close, very close. Donald Regan

Ronald Reagan was without a doubt the greatest president of my lifetime. One of my great disappointments is that I never had the chance to vote for him. I was only 16 in 1984. I voted for George Bush in 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2004. I suppose that must have been similar to voting for FDR once upon a time...

Too early to say. Maybe. But Trump still doesn't hold a candle to the magnificent Reagan.

@cheetah Yes

@@theOlLineRebel Different era, Trump is needed for this era/time period, both great man.

@cheetah Trump is different, not nearly as classy or reflective....Trump is a warrior, to stand up to the crazed leftists these days we had to have Trump. Trump has surprised the hell out of everyone including the left who vastly underestimated him.

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PP Strobilus or compassion or mercy

I was just thinking the same thing.

@SportDiver 2 You jew hater eat dirt