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  2. Roast (comedy) - Wikipedia

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    Dean Martin hosted a series of roasts on television in 1974 as part of the final season of his self-titled variety show.After the show was cancelled, NBC decided to schedule a series of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast specials from the former MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Horseshoe Las Vegas) in the Ziegfeld Room; these were recorded and aired approximately once every two months from late ...

  3. Toast (honor) - Wikipedia

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    The actual "toast" is then delivered at the end of the speech and is a short phrase wishing the newlyweds a happy, healthy, loving life together. The maid of honor may follow suit, appropriately tailoring her comments to the bride. The groom may offer the final toast, thanking the bride's parents for hosting the wedding, the wedding party for ...

  4. Impromptu speaking - Wikipedia

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    Impromptu speaking is a speech that a person delivers without predetermination or preparation. The speaker is most commonly provided with their topic in the form of a quotation, but the topic may also be presented as an object, proverb, one-word abstract, or one of the many alternative possibilities. [1]

  5. Mark Twain Prize for American Humor - Wikipedia

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    The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is an American award presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. annually since 1998, except for the years 2020 and 2021.

  6. Weird Moments From the Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

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    A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 26, 2024.

  7. List of David Letterman sketches - Wikipedia

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    Great Moments in Presidential Speeches was a near-daily segment which presented a series of three video excerpts. Originally, the first two come from actual famous moments, Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural speech ("The only thing we have to fear is fear itself") and John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech ("Ask not what your country can do for you ...

  8. UCLA graduation marked by a ceremony with searing speeches ...

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    UCLA graduation marked by a ceremony with searing speeches against policing, Gaza violence. Jaweed Kaleem, Connor Sheets, Teresa Watanabe. June 14, 2024 at 3:00 AM.

  9. Epideictic - Wikipedia

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    This is rhetoric of ceremony, commemoration, declamation, demonstration, on the one hand, and of play, entertainment and display, including self-display. It is also the rhetoric used at festivals, the Olympic games , state visits and other formal events like the opening and closing ceremonies, and celebrations of anniversaries of important ...