Also, in the audience of this comedy show were present, like the stand up comedian Brian Posehn, Adrian Zmed, Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, Carrie Fisher and others who enjoyed being in the rost of william shatner.
Having the tagline "The shit hits the fan", the comedy Roast of William Shatner, brings together Shatner's closest friends that insulted him over and over again, in a way that made everyone wonder how could william shatner never lost his cool. In 2008, the comedy Roast of William Shatner was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special.