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One of the best ideas for a 50th birthday party is to throw a “Roast” for the guest of honor.  If done right this will be lots of fun and a very memorable way to celebrate 50 years.  Here’s how to throw the perfect 50th birthday party roast.

First thing that has to be considered is that your guest of honor must have a sense of humor.  At a roast people will be sharing funny and often embarrassing stories about the guest.  It will all be offered in fun, but if the guest of honor is not okay with this type of thing-it might be best to pass on this idea.  Best idea here is to include the birthday honoree in on your plans-make sure they approve.  This is not intended as a surprise type birthday theme.

Second you need to find someone that will volunteer to emcee the event.  It is best if this person knows the birthday person pretty well.  If this person knows how to tell jokes and is comfortable with speaking in front of groups that helps as well.

When you invite the guests tell them you are doing this party as a roast.  Ask them to think about funny or embarrassing moments (or both!) that involved the birthday person at some point in their life.  Encourage them to really think about his and not to hold back.  Ask that they send their notes in to you well before the party so you can put it all together.  Encourage everyone to send a story in to you-even if they cannot attend.  The story can still be read by the emcee.

Once you have collected and edited all the funny moments and embarrassing situations go over these with the emcee so they can get prepared.

The day of the party the emcee will need to be prepared with some of your own funny situations you have given him or her about the birthday person to start things off.  The funnier the better-so the guests get “warmed up” and comfortable.

Now the emcee will invite each guest to come up and share their story.  If a guest is reluctant to come up and tell the story in front of everyone that is no problem.  The emcee should be prepared to share the story in advance.

Of course, make sure the birthday honoree is sitting at a table in the front of the room with the emcee so everyone can see their reactions as the stories are shared.  As the guests come up to tell their stories they will stand next to the birthday person.

Here’s a funny twist to consider.  You could do this as a completely different theme for your 50th birthday or included it as part of the roast party.  Here’s the idea:  The theme would be called “Everybody’s Dave” (just substitute the correct person’s name).  Invite all the guests to come dressed to look like the birthday person at different stages in their life.  If you have included the birthday person in on your roast idea just don’t tell them about this part-it will be a really fun surprise!

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