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Kelly Monteith
Roasts Ted Knight

Name: Kelly Monteith Roasts Ted Knight
Description: Kelly Monteith was a familiar entertainment figure of the era. Ted Knight was an actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as pompous anchorman Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In this clip, Kelly Monteith turns that contrast into roast material, teasing Ted Knight with the affectionate exaggeration and show-business one-upmanship that defined the format.

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Kelly Monteith Roasts Ted Knight

Kelly Monteith was a familiar entertainment figure of the era. Ted Knight was an actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as pompous anchorman Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

In this clip, Kelly Monteith turns that contrast into roast material, teasing Ted Knight with the affectionate exaggeration and show-business one-upmanship that defined the format.