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Roasts Jimmy Stewart
George Burns Roasts Jimmy Stewart — a classic television roast performance.
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George Burns Roasts Jimmy Stewart
George Burns takes the podium, cigar in hand, to roast Jimmy Stewart. Burns built his act on unhurried timing and bone-dry one-liners, and he turns that relaxed style on one of Hollywood's most beloved leading men and his famously slow, drawling way of talking.