There used to be a time, back in the days of Dean Martin, when comedic roasting was used to actually honor people rather than be a thin veil over verbally attacking someone who is widely and often criticized or even hated. 

This tradition of honorary ribbing is partially the idea behind Spike TV’s “One Night Only: Alec Baldwin” that will serve as a retrospective over Baldwin’s long, expansive career and as a classic roast. 

If you’re into this, probably like Trump will be, tune in on July 9th at 9PM on Spike.