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"He's been a great contributor to comedy, and I intend to rip him to shreds," promised fellow comedian Robert Klein before the roast at the New York Hilton. "There should be a fair amount of scatology."
"Jerry Vale turned it down, and they already had 'Jerry' on the statue, and here I am," said [Jerry Lewis], who was taking his third turn wearing the bull's-eye at a Friars' roast.The Amazing Kreskin, the world's self-proclaimed foremost mentalist, said he had a chance to read Lewis's mind just before the roast began. "At this point, I'm in total confusion," he said.See the full content of this document
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Jerry Takes Over As Abbot of Friars Club
By Larry McShane
NEW YORK -- There was good news and blue news for Jerry Lewis on Friday.The comedian-fund...See the full content of this document
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