The only thing thicker in the air than the cigarette smoke and packing a bigger kick than the cocktails were the insults. “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts” celebrated the art of the put-down, but ...

We watched dozens of hours of celebrity roasts going back to the 1970s. Here are our five favorites, based on the lineup of roasters and their best jokes.

Joe Mantegna is a world-renowned actor, producer, writer and director, and the roast will take place on Sunday, April 15 at 6 p.m. Mantegna is known for his role as David Rossi in the CBS hit series ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Ross and Kevin Hart laughing on stage at roast of Justin Bieber - Kevin Mazur/Getty Images The New York Friars Club ...

Jeff Ross and Kevin Hart laughing on stage at roast of Justin Bieber - Kevin Mazur/Getty Images The New York Friars Club established the celebrity roast as a club tradition in 1950 with Sam Livingston ...