New York Friars Club

Private club in New York City

The Friars Club

Prae Omnia Fraternitas
("Brotherhood Above All")

The Monastery

Formation| 1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Type| Private social club
Purpose| Fraternal organization
Headquarters| 57 East 55th Street
Location|

* Midtown Manhattan

Coordinates| 40°45′39″N 73°58′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.760886°N 73.972551°W﻿ / 40.760886; -73.972551
Website| www.friarsclub.com

The Friars Club was a private club in New York City. Famous for its risqué roasts, the club's membership is composed mostly of people who work in show business. Founded in 1904, it was located at 57 East 55th Street, between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue, in the historic Martin Erdmann House, now known as the Monastery.[1][2]

## History

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### Early years: 1904–1950

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The organization traces its roots to 1904, when representatives of the Broadway theaters working with New York publicists organized the Press Agents' Association to exchange lists of people who were fraudulently receiving complimentary passes to shows. The group regularly met at Browne's Chop House.[3] Shortly thereafter it began its tribute dinners to theatrical celebrities, the first being Clyde Fitch.[3] The impresario Oscar Hammerstein was roasted in 1908, the year in which the Friars moved into a clubhouse at 107 West 47th Street.[4]

The first Friars Frolics were held in 1911, with Abbot George M. Cohan working with Will Rogers, Irving Berlin, who wrote "Alexander's Ragtime Band" for the event, and Victor Herbert. The money generated by the Frolics enabled them to purchase 106-108-110 West 48th Street.[4] Under Abbot Cohan, they laid a cornerstone on the building in 1915.[3] In 1924, Walter Donaldson wrote the music for "My Blue Heaven" one afternoon while waiting in the club for his turn at the billiard table.[5]

Frederick F. Schrader is credited with suggesting "Friars" as the organization's name.[4] Following the theme, their monthly newsletter was the Epistle.

In 1950, Sam Levenson and fellow comedian Joe E. Lewis were the first [clarification needed] members of the New York Friars Club to be roasted. The club roasted a member every year since the inaugural roasting.[6]

### Clubhouse era (1957-2024)

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The Friars Club moved into a permanent headquarters in 1957, in an English Renaissance mansion built for Speyer & Company investment banker Martin Erdmann by architects Alfredo S. G. Taylor and Levi in 1908.[7] In 2013, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission proposed designating the Martin Erdmann House as a New York City landmark.[8] The clubhouse was designated as a landmark in November 2016.[9]

Friars Club roasts were first televised in the late 1960s, first as part of the Kraft Music Hall series. From 1998 to 2002, Comedy Central broadcast the roasts.[10] Comedy Central then began organizing its own annual roasts.[10]

On June 30, 1988, the club approved Liza Minnelli, after she applied for regular membership, and after the club’s board of governors changed its constitution to allow female members.[11] The club’s board of governors also elected Barbara Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Eydie Gorme, Barbra Streisand, Elizabeth Taylor, Dinah Shore, Phyllis Diller and Martha Raye, to honorary membership.[11]

The William B. Williams Room, on the third floor of the Friars Club

#### Financial issues and sale of clubhouse

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In 2021, the Friar's Club trademark lapsed, and was subsequently cancelled.[12] In May 2023, it was reported that the club was facing foreclosure on the Martin Erdmann House due to a building flood, the COVID-19 pandemic, and financial irregularities.[13][14] In October 2024, a foreclosure auction was scheduled for the building;[15] the auction was later rescheduled for November.[16][17] The Erdmann House was sold that December for $17.2 million.[18]

## Organization

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Officers of the club, as distinct from the Friars Foundation,[19] are given monastic titles:[4] In 2006, Larry King was the dean, Freddie Roman was the Dean Emeritus. Jerry Lewis was the Abbot, named during a roast in New York City. Previous abbots have included Alan King, Frank Sinatra, Ed Sullivan and George M. Cohan.[20]

## Friars, Lambs, Players

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In the 1960s, the Friars Club, the Lambs Club, and The Players were often confused. The columnist Earl Wilson put it this way in 1964: "Long ago a New Yorker asked the difference between the Lambs, Friars, and Players, since the membership was, at the time, predominantly from Broadway." It was left to "a wit believed to have been George S. Kaufman" to draw the distinction: "The Players are gentlemen trying to be actors, the Lambs are actors trying to be gentlemen, and the Friars are neither trying to be both."[21]

## List of roasts

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* 1950
* Sam Levenson
* 1951
* Phil Silvers
* Harry Delf
* Mel Allen
* 1952
* Leo Durocher
* Rocky Marciano
* 1953
* Sophie Tucker[22]
* Milton Berle
* Eddie Fisher
* 1954
* Red Buttons
* Martha Raye
* Ed Sullivan, roastmaster Jack Carter
* 1955
* Humphrey Bogart,[23] roastmaster Red Buttons (recorded)[22]
* 1956
* Sammy Davis Jr.
* 1957
* Joe E. Lewis
* 1958
* Ed Sullivan
* Red Buttons
* Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz[24][25][26][27][28][29][22]
* 1959
* Milton Berle, roastmaster Jack E. Leonard
* Jimmy Cannon, roastmaster Jack E. Leonard
* Jack E. Leonard
* 1960
* George Burns, roastmaster George Jessel
* 1961
* Lucille Ball, roastmaster Johnny Carson
* Alan King, roastmaster Jack E. Leonard
* 1962
* Jan Murray
* Johnny Carson
* 1963
* Steve Lawrence
* Jack Benny
* 1964
* Jack Carter
* Nat "King" Cole
* Sammy Davis Jr.
* 1965
* Marty Allen and Steve Rossi
* Soupy Sales
* 1966
* Al Kelly
* John V. Lindsay
* 1967
* Milton Berle
* 1968
* Harry Belafonte
* Don Rickles, roastmaster Jack E. Leonard
* Johnny Carson,[30] roastmaster Alan King and broadcast on Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
* 1969
* Barbra Streisand
* Jack E. Leonard
* Milton Berle,[31] roastmaster Alan King and broadcast on Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
* 1970
* Don Rickles,[32] roastmaster Johnny Carson and broadcast on Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
* David Frost
* Jack Benny,[33] roastmaster Johnny Carson and broadcast on Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
* 1971
* Jerry Lewis,[34] roastmaster Johnny Carson and broadcast on Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
* Phil Silvers
* Pat Henry
* 1972
* Ed McMahon
* 1973
* Henny Youngman
* 1974
* George Raft
* Milton Berle
* 1975
* Redd Foxx
* 1976
* Telly Savalas
* 1977
* Joey Adams, roastmaster Milton Berle
* Totie Fields
* 1978
* Neil Simon, roastmaster Milton Berle
* 1979
* Robert Merrill
* Norm Crosby, roastmaster Milton Berle
* 1980
* George Steinbrenner
* 1981
* Jim Dale
* 1982
* Dick Shawn, roastmaster Buddy Hackett
* 1983
* Sid Caesar, roastmaster Buddy Hackett
* Roger Grimsby
* 1984
* Chuck Scarborough
* Rolland Smith
* 1985
* Phyllis Diller, roastmaster Buddy Hackett
* 1986
* Jerry Lewis, roastmaster Buddy Hackett
* 1987
* Rich Little, roastmaster Norm Crosby
* 1988
* Ernest Borgnine
* 1989
* Bruce Willis, roastmaster Milton Berle
* 1990
* Chevy Chase, roastmaster Dan Aykroyd
* 1991
* Richard Pryor, roastmaster Robin Williams
* 1992
* Billy Crystal, roastmaster Rob Reiner[22]
* 1993
* Whoopi Goldberg, roastmaster Ted Danson[22]
* 1994
* Bob Newhart, roastmaster Don Rickles
* 1995
* Steven Seagal, roastmaster Milton Berle
* 1996
* Kelsey Grammer, roastmaster David Hyde Pierce[22]
* 1997
* Danny Aiello, roastmaster Joy Behar[22]
* 1998
* Drew Carey, roastmaster Ryan Stiles
* 1999
* Jerry Stiller, roastmaster Jason Alexander[22]
* 2000
* Rob Reiner, roastmaster Michael McKean
* 2001
* Hugh Hefner, roastmaster Jimmy Kimmel
* 2002
* Chevy Chase, roastmaster Paul Shaffer
* 2003
* The Smothers Brothers, roastmaster Susie Essman (replacing Richard Belzer)[35]
* 2004
* Donald Trump, roastmaster Regis Philbin
* 2005
* Don King, roastmaster Donald Trump
* 2006
* Jerry Lewis, roastmaster Richard Belzer
* 2007
* Pat Cooper, roastmaster Lisa Lampanelli[22]
* 2008
* Matt Lauer, roastmaster Al Roker
* 2010
* Quentin Tarantino, roastmaster Samuel L. Jackson
* 2012
* Betty White, roastmaster Barbara Walters[36]
* 2013
* Jack Black, roastmaster Bob Saget
* 2014
* Boomer Esiason, roastmaster Jeff Garlin[37]
* 2015
* Terry Bradshaw, roastmaster Joel McHale[38]

## In popular media

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In 1999, Cinemax aired Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club[39][40] directed by Dean Ward.[41] It featured previously unseen footage of roasts and interviews with Friars such as Milton Berle, Buddy Hackett, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, Henny Youngman, Jeffrey Ross, Larry King, Ed McMahon, and Phyllis Diller.[42][43] It revealed that after comic Parkyakarkus (Harry Einstein) collapsed and died at a 1958 roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, singer Tony Martin decided to sing "There's No Tomorrow" while Einstein was being carried off stage.

## Events

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### Stand-up comedy competition

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In 2008, the Friars Club began a stand-up comedy competition, "So You Think You Can Roast!?".[44] On October 24 of that year, the winner performed at the Friars Club roast of Matt Lauer.

### Friars Club Comedy Film Festival

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The inaugural Friars Club Comedy Film Festival was held in September 2009, opening with the American premiere of the Coen Brothers' Academy Award–nominated film, A Serious Man. [45] Other festival highlights include screenings of Christopher Morris’s Four Lions, and the Oscar-winning short God of Love.[46] In 2011, Jerry Lewis and Russel Simmons presented a comedy achievement award to Brett Ratner.[47]

In 2012, the festival hosted America Ferrera and David Cross, stars of the opening film It's a Disaster. According to The Wall Street Journal, "The festival has quietly become one of the city's most sharply curated cinema gatherings. It takes the funny business seriously."[48]

## See also

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* Friars Club of California, founded in 1947 as a spinoff
* List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets

## References

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1. ^ "History". Friars Club. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
2. ^ Lipsyte, Robert (May 30, 2004). "Comedy Central". The New York Times.
3. ^ a b c The Story of the Friars Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Friars Club.
4. ^ a b c d H. Aaron Cohl, ed. (1997). The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes. Black Dog & Leventhal. p. 9\. ISBN 978-1884822636.
5. ^ Ewen, David (1977). All the Years of American Popular Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. p. 226\. ISBN 978-0130224422.
6. ^ Slade, Anthony (2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 197–198\. ISBN 978-1617032493.197-198&rft.pub=University+Press+of+Mississippi&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-1617032493&rft.aulast=Slade&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hu3nNSmRjZ0C&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:New+York+Friars+Club" class="Z3988">
7. ^ The History of The Clubhouse Friars Club, Retrieved November 8, 2008 Archived October 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ Gray, Christopher (September 12, 2013). "Friars Club Proposed for Landmark Status". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
9. ^ "Martin Erdmann House" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 22, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
10. ^ a b Fox, Jesse David (July 27, 2018). "The 20 Best Comedy Central Roast Sets Ever". New York. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
11. ^ a b "N.Y. Friars Admits First Women". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 30, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
12. ^ "PRAE OMNIA FRATERNITAS FRIARS CLUB Trademark - Registration Number 1578351 - Serial Number 73800332 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
13. ^ "Friars Club Faces Foreclosure". The Real Deal. May 20, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
14. ^ Jacobs, Julia (May 15, 2023). "After Decades of Drinks and Laughs, Is It Last Call at the Friars Club?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
15. ^ Larsen, Keith (October 24, 2024). "Famed midtown Friar's Club heads to foreclosure sale". The Real Deal. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
16. ^ Durso, Isabelle (October 24, 2024). "Friars Club Up for Sale After Facing Foreclosure Over $13M Loan". Commercial Observer. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
17. ^ Larsen, Keith (October 24, 2024). "Famed midtown Friar's Club heads to foreclosure sale". The Real Deal. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
18. ^ Jacobs, Julia (December 10, 2024). "Lights Dim on the Friars Club as Landmark Home Is Sold in Foreclosure". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
19. ^ 2008 Friars Foundation Officers & Directors Friars Club.
20. ^ Boston, Nicholas (June 19, 2006). "Jerry Lewis Roasted Again; An Abbot Amongst Friars!". Observer. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
21. ^ Wilson, Earl (1964). Earl Wilson's New York. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 49–50.49-50&rft.pub=Simon+&+Schuster&rft.date=1964&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Earl&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:New+York+Friars+Club" class="Z3988">
22. ^ a b c d e f g h i audio or visuals of roast featured in Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club, 1999, Cinemax
23. ^ Snader, Marc (1955). "Humphrey Bogart Roast". youtube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
24. ^ "Parkyakarkus Dies at Banquet After Giving Comedy Monologue". The New York Times. United Press International. November 25, 1958. ("BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 24 (UPI)— Harry Einstein... died back stage early today of a heart attack."
25. ^ The "Happy Deaths" of Dick Shawn and Parkyakarkus
26. ^ "The Final Performance of Harry Einstein - Parkyakarkas".
27. ^ "Parky Einstein Succumbs After Pocketknife Surgery". The Victoria Advocate. November 25, 1958. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
28. ^ "CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Art Linkletter Discusses His Career in Television - June 30, 2000". cnn.com.
29. ^ "COMIC PARKYAKARKUS DIES AT FRIARS DINNER— Doctors Fight to Save Him". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1958. Retrieved September 25, 2022. ("...Parkyakarkus was stricken at a Friars Club banquet here last night, the victim of a heart attack. He died early this morning.")
30. ^ FilmRise. "The Friars Roast Johnny Carson". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
31. ^ FilmRise (April 13, 2023). "The Friars "Roast" Milton Berle". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
32. ^ FilmRise. "The Friars Roast Don Rickles". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
33. ^ FilmRise (April 13, 2023). "The Friars "Roast" Jack Benny". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
34. ^ FilmRise (April 13, 2023). "The Friars Roast Jerry Lewis". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
35. ^ DiGiacomo, Frank (October 12, 2003). "Jack Carter, Smothers Brothers at Rip-Roaring Friars Roast". Observer. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
36. ^ "The Roast of Betty White". Friars Club. November 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 11, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
37. ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (January 31, 2014). "New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Roasts Boomer Esiason at the Annual Friars Club Roast". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
38. ^ Strauss, Chris (January 30, 2015). "Terry Bradshaw was mercilessly roasted by friends and comedians at the Super Bowl". USA Today. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
39. ^ "Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars". tcmdb. tcm.com. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
40. ^ "Let Me In, I Hear Laughter". Variety. February 8, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
41. ^ "Why Documenting the Friars Club on Videotape Proved to Be No Joke". International Documentary Association. March 1, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
42. ^ Dale, Don (January 1, 1980). "Cinemax's salute to the Friars Club offers a glimpse of what it was like to be there when the great entertainers entertained themselves". Style Weekly. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
43. ^ "Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club". Amazon. March 23, 2004.
44. ^ Bierly, Mandi (October 25, 2008). "On the Scene: Tom Cruise Helps Roast Matt Lauer!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
45. ^ Love, Matthew (June 14, 2010). "The Friars Club's New, Relevant Comedy Contest". Time Out New York. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
46. ^ "Friars Club Comedy Film Festival Announces 2010 Lineup" (Press release). Friars Club. September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2019 - via PR Newswire.
47. ^ McNary, Dave (October 3, 2011). "Brett Ratner to be honored at Friars fest". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
48. ^ Dollar, Steve (October 23, 2012). "Serving Up Cinema Laughs from the Friar". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

## External links

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* 100 Years Of Laughs: Comedians Yuk It Up For Friars Club Centennial, 15 June 2004 CBS News

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* Fifth Avenue–59th Street
* Seventh Avenue
* 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue
* 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal
* 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center
* 49th Street
* 50th Street
* 50th Street
* 57th Street–Seventh Avenue
* 57th Street
* 59th Street–Columbus Circle
* Grand Central–42nd Street
* Lexington Avenue/51st Street
* Lexington Avenue/59th Street
* Times Square–42nd Street

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Railroad stations|

* Grand Central Madison
* Grand Central Terminal

Streets and
intersections|

* Third Avenue
* Fifth Avenue
* Sixth Avenue
* Six and a Half Avenue
* Seventh Avenue
* Eighth Avenue
* 42nd
* 47th
* 50th
* 51st
* 52nd
* 53rd
* 54th
* 55th
* 57th
* 59th
* Broadway
* Columbus Circle
* Duffy Square
* Grand Army Plaza
* George Abbott Way
* Lexington Avenue
* Madison Avenue
* Park Avenue
* Park Avenue Viaduct
* Pershing Square
* Shubert Alley
* Times Square
* Vanderbilt Avenue

Related topics

* Billionaires' Row
* Little Brazil
* Midtown South
* Minnesota Strip

See also: Manhattan Community Board 5

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz place

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