Comedian Foster Brooks, a one-time television newscaster ... know it--is best remembered for his frequent appearances on “Dean Martin’s Celebrity Roasts,” where he would be introduced ...

Comedian Foster Brooks, a one-time television newscaster ... He appeared often on “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts” as a “friend” of the celebrity honoree. Mr. Brooks was so good at ...

Foster Brooks roasts Don Rickles (on right) as Dean Martin looks on, from the roast that aired on NBC in February 1974. While guest-hosting a TV variety show in 1964, Dean Martin ridiculed a hot ...

Comedian Foster Brooks, who portrayed the "Lovable Lush ... addressing actor Telly Savalas as "Mr. Saliva" on a televised Dean Martin roast. Mr. Brooks, a native of Louisville, began singing ...

With the release of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Collectors ... And woe to the comic who had to follow any of Foster Brooks’ inebriated alter egos, including Jack Benny’s accountant ...

LOS ANGELES -- Comedian Foster Brooks, a one-time television newscaster ... is best remembered for his frequent appearances on "Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts," where he'd be introduced as a ...

FOSTER BROOKS, 89, comedian ... is best remembered for his frequent appearances on Dean Martin’s Celebrity Roasts, where he’d be introduced as a “friend” of the celebrity honoree.