The late Dick Gregory said he owed a lot to Hugh Hefner, the man who gave the comic his big break. It was also Hef who gave Gregory the funds to help locate the bodies of three slain Civil Rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. Video courtesy of Comedy Central | Hugh M. Hefner

Hugh Hefner Ripped Off Marilyn Monroe | Sunday Roast

“As a boy, he picked himself out of the gutter. Unfortunately, he left his mind there!” Dean and friends roasted Hugh M. Hefner in a special that aired on TV on this day in 1973. | Dean Martin