Just imagine what is in store for you when an entire comic book title is given over to explore the adventures and pet peeves of one of the comic industrys very own. Roast charlie sheen william shatner by comedy central brasil. Allow the portly proprietor of the androids dungeon and baseball card shop to guide you through the ins and outs, the fast food takeouts, online dates, things he hates, wonder woman dreams, internet schemes, chick flicks, kung fu kicks, gaming. Today, lets look back at some of the best oneliners from everyone. A parade of shatner s friends have gotten together to boldly go where no one has gone before. Jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky proprietor of springfields local comic book store, the androids dungeon and baseball card shop.
Jeff ross is an actor, writer, director, producer, and comedian, originally from newark, new jersey. William shatn er oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. The video roast of william shanter is opposed to political correctness and present jokes, sometimes harsh jokes about sexual orientation, religion and race. Join to talk about the wiki, simpsons and tapped out news, or just to talk to other users. He primarily watches tvs conspiracy channel, with forays into the all klingon spoken here. I love william shatner and grew up with him as one of my fantasy men via the tv. Homer has his former college roommates stay over in. This stereotype has been around for a very long time. If all the simpsons characters aged, how old would they be.
Shatner s egotism, his spreading waistline, his propensity for overacting. Treehouse of horror ix comic book guy holds bart and lisa at bay with the only working phaser ever built which was fired once to keep william shatner from releasing another album. Comic book guy holds bart and lisa at bay with the only working phaser ever built which was fired once to keep william shatner from. Star trek references in the simpsons tv references. Comic book guy meme generator the fastest meme generator on the planet. Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 rotten tomatoes. At his own hollywood roast, he rode in on a horse, thereby. With william shatner, jason alexander, farrah fawcett, jeffrey ross. The episode was originally planned to air on april 4, 2004, but due to the voice actors going on strike, fox aired a rerun instead. In the back room of the comic store are shrines to william shatner, catwoman, and seven of nine. After its success in prime time tv, the simpsons spawned into comic book territory with its own series based on the show.
The simpsons guy includes cameo appearances by roger of american dad. Comediansand i use the term extremely looselysimply couldnt get enough of making jokes about georges having come out. Three men and a comic book is the twentyfirst episode of the simpsons second season. William shatner released a cover of everybody hates ned flanders. This article puts barts 32nd birthday at february 23, 2011, but it seems to be going off of some timeline based on the shows release date, and it seems t. West appeared as himself in a simpsons episode that vitti wrote. In the episode, bart sees the rare first issue of radioactive man for sale at a comic book convention. Giraldo appeared in several comedy centrals annual roasts, roasting chevy chase, pamela anderson, william shatner, jeff foxworthy, flavor flav, bob saget. Im a huge star trek fan and a fan of bill shatner in particular.
Comic book guy is voiced by hank azaria and is portrayed as an. Shatner declined, as did george takei, who stated that he didnt want to do an episode making fun of public transit. Jeff albertson, or comic book guy as he is referred to most of the time, is one of the popular recurring characters on the simpsons. In his seven decades of acti ng, shat ner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain j ames t. The comics were created by bongo comics simpsons comics, the main title was launched in november, 1993 and ended in october, 2018 at 245 issues.
So we tuned into the william shatner roast on comedy central last night. Bristolborn and simpsons writer mike reiss chronicles the greatest job in the world in his new book, springfield confidential. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on april 18, 2004. Search, discover and share your favorite comic book guy gifs. One of the dvd commentaries, someone says its pretty funny, theres a guy at a comic book store near the studio who looks just like comic book guy. One of the worst was at the larry the cable guy roast. He was known for playing spock in the star trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film for almost fifty years, from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance in 20. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeffrey jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The comic book guy tries to download a nude picture of kate.
Suluactor george takeicame out as a gay man a good part of a decade ago, it seems most of his star trek colleagues back in the the day were already well aware of the actors sexual preferences even though at the time he was still in the closet. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on may 9, 1991. Simpsons comic book guy quotes is a fortune quote file with quotes from everyones favorite comic store owner, comic book guy. Simpsons writer mike reiss chronicles greatest job in. Very enjoyable and connection for me and my shatner. You want to see them having a good time and you want to see peter and homer duke it out. Roast of william shatner video clips comedy central. Despite being a shlub, ross has accomplished a lot in his life. Hes done everything from roasting almost dead guys at the friars club, to playing a dead guy. William shatner obviously wasnt the subject of that kind of. Tune in as some of shatner s closest friends hang out. Comedy central to roast charlie sheen after two and a half men. Oooh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix.
He is voiced by hank azaria and first appeared in the secondseason episode three men and a comic book, which originally aired on may 9, 1991. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic. Oct 25, 2005 comic book guys book of pop culture is an allnew book from the ongoing series. That is a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Four years later, triumph the insult comic dog, the cigarchewing. Yes, thank you for talking to one of us like we just tuned in. Yet no one was terribly interested in the subject of william shatner. Actor william shatner arrives at a roast in his honor aug.
Comediansand i use the term extremely looselysimply couldnt get enough. Frink captain mcallister cletus spuckler drederick tatum luigi sea captain luigi. Comic book guy was based on an actual dude who worked in a comic book shop near groening. Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 directed by. Tekwar is a series of science fiction novels created by canadian actor william shatner and ghostwritten by american writer ron goulart, published by putnam. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. Simpsons homerkrusty fan theory debunked by original writer. There were lots of cutaways to the attendees supposedly laughing at the comic jokes.
In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. Comic book doms portly purveyor of fourcolor fiction has his own comic miniseries. Nor do any of these comedy bits have anything to do with william shatner. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek comic. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise.
Comic book guy treehouse of horror x is the fourth episode of season 11, as well as the tenth treehouse of horror episode. Jokes, secrets and outright lies from a lifetime of. Comedy central roast of william shatner 2006 comedy. March 26, 1931 february 27, 2015 was an american actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. The geek shall inherit the earth, script by ian boothby, pencils by erick tran layouts and julius preite, inks by tim bavington. Allow the portly proprietor of the androids dungeon and baseball card shop to guide you through the ins and outs, the fast food takeouts, online dates, things he hates, wonder woman dreams, internet schemes, chick flicks, kung fu kicks, gaming freaks, fan boy geeks, comic books. Comic book guy cbg is seeking women who measure distances in parsecs. Comic book guys book of pop culture simpsons library of. When the simpsons family moved to toronto marlon macsmithers told them that once bill shatner was mayor of the players locker when he showed them the abandoned hockey stadium which they. Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. Ill show you something very special, if you promise to put your grubby little hands behind your back and keep them there. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. His book star trek memories is full of stories about how the original star trek cast despised him.
All but a certain someone who remained completely oblivious of that fact for, well. Nominated for the 2007 primetime emmy award for outstanding variety special, the roast of william shatner placed captain kirk in the hot seat. So we tuned into the william shatner roast on comedy central last night, exceptalthough i didnt keep a running tallyit sure felt like there were more jokes about george takei than there were about shatner. There are eight to ten people invited who roast each other before finally roasting the title subject of each show. The snl sketch that predicted our nerd overlords the ringer. The autobiography william shatner, david fisher on. The comic book was nominated for an eisner award in 2011 for best humor publication. Every comedy central roast, from worst to best rolling stone. Is comic book guy destined to be the subject of a story arc t. The squirt and the whalereferences simpsons wiki fandom. From the simpsons comic book doms portly purveyor of fourcolor fiction has his own comic miniseries.
This was inspired by the quotable homer fortune file. From flavor flav to larry the cable guy, we rank every one of comedy centrals roasts from medium rare to well done. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from. The simpsons creator groening added, in this case, its two really vivid shows and seeing what they can do together. From s21e19, and comic book guy has bought himself a blowhole corset. Sep 25, 2009 rich pelley talks topshelf comics, klingon and the credit crunch with jeff albertson, aka the simpsons comic book guy fri 25 sep 2009 19. They include the real books i am not spock and i am spock, as well as the fictional book i am also scotty. Anderson, flavor flav, larry the cable guy, david hasselhoff, joan rivers, donald trump, bob saget and recent octogenarian, william shatner.
The episode aired on halloween of 1999, and would be the final treehouse of horror special to air either before or on halloween until season 21s treehouse of horror xx in 2009, a full ten years later. According to what ive read while researching a book on comedy in the. This roast is hillarious, a bit crude, but thats the way its done. Roast master jason alexander and a dais of comedians and celebrities, including andy dick, greg giraldo, lisa lampanelli, george takei and betty white, boldly went where no roasters had gone before. This opened the door for a lot of you and the horse you rode in on jokes. The simpsons treehouse of horror x tv episode 1999 imdb. George takei talks captain sulu series idea, trump and more at new frontiers opening. The simpsons comic book guy was a stereotypical neckbeard before there was a stereotype about neckbeards. Comic book guy s book of pop culture is an allnew book from the ongoing series. William shatner, the living legend culture the guardian.
My big fat geek wedding is the 17th episode of the simpsons fifteenth season. Comedy central plans to air the comedy central roast of charlie sheen immediately. It was fired only once to keep william shatner from making another album. Its william shatner s turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of the comedy central roast. Roast of william shatner series comedy central official. The novels gave rise to a comic book series, video game, and later tv movies and a series, both of the latter featuring shatner. William bill shatner is a canadian actor and musician. Exclusive william shatner captain kirks rebuttal uncensored clip season 1 ep 1 8202006 to close out his roast, william shatner issues a firm rejection to george takei, offers career advice to lisa lampanelli and thanks roast master jason alexander. Typically mixed with a banquet, the roast is, at its basest, where one comic or.
I think its really impressive what hes done to reinject life back into his career, winning emmy awards for his performance in boston legal. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. Comic book guy is the common, popular name for jeff albertson, a recurring fictional character in the animated television series the simpsons. Comic book guy quotes three men and a comic booat the 12th annual close encounters of a comic book kind convention. It is an enormous honor to be roasted by them because, as the friars club motto states, they only do this for the ones they love. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Though thought to be an antagonist, he is rather just sarcastic, surly, and insulting at certain points. A parade of shatner s friends have gotten together to boldly go. Roast master jason alexander and a dais of comedians and celebrities, including andy dick, greg giraldo, lisa lampanelli, patton oswalt, george takei and betty white, boldly went where no roasters had gone before. Comedy central roast is the name of a series of celebrity roast specials that air on the american television channel comedy central. Roast of william shatner clips comedy central australia. Aug, 2012 create your own images with the comic book guy simpsons meme generator.
What digital items do customers buy after viewing this item. The first official comedy central roast premiered on august 10, 2003 on average one to two roasts air every year. Comic book guy reveals his name the simpsons youtube. A parade of shatner s friends have gotten together to boldly go where no. Ross has participated as a roaster on the following comedy central roasts. Cultural references the episode title is a reference to the 2005 film the squid and the whale. The simpsons moe szyslak chief wiggum carl lou comic book guy apu carl carlson superintendent chalmers apu nahasapeemapetilon kirk van houten cletus professor frink snake bumblebee man wiseguy dr.
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