Trump is roasted till he's well done

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2004 | by Elysa Gardner

The laughs were on Donald Trump Friday afternoon as the real-estate-mogul-turned- Apprentice star submitted to that comedy institution known as a Friars Club Roast.

A motley crew of celebs showed up at the New York Hilton to watch Friars dean Freddie Roman , "roastmaster" Regis Philbin and other comedians mock The Donald. On the dais, Katie Couric , Mike Wallace , John McEnroe and the Rev. Al Sharpton rubbed elbows with Victoria Gotti and Survivor survivor Richard Hatch .

Another reality television alumnus, Last Comic Standing 's Rich Vos , was one of several roasters who gave a nod to the guest of honor's reported financial troubles.

Trump put his name on his buildings, Vos quipped, so that "the banks know which ones to take back."

Others, among them...