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Portrait courtesy of Legacy Art Portraits.
Roaster & Roastee Profile
George Burns
With a cigar, a raised eyebrow and timing sharpened by vaudeville, Burns could get a laugh before he seemed to have finished the setup.
Burns remained a comedy institution across vaudeville, radio, television and film. In the roast format he could be both an elegant deadpan roaster and a perfectly willing target. This page gathers every current clip in which he appears.
George Burns Videos
8 clips in the current archive.
Every clip below is included because George Burns appears as either the roaster or the roastee. Each uses the site’s HTML5 player, Read panel, Comments popup and sharing controls.
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