PHOTOS The Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino arrivals

Quentin Tarantino arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

The Annual Friar’s Club Roast got underway today at noon and this year’s dishonoree is legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino!

An army of comic Kung Fu artists will be slicing up Tarantino with the same gratuitous aplomb as the characters in his films, but instead of guns and knives the weapon of choice will be the barbed wit of this seasoned cast of roasters that include Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin and roastmaster Samuel L. Jackson.

Included in this post are the first photos of the celebrities arriving at the event, including the Quent himself, seemingly in good spirits and fully prepared for his verbal beatdown!

Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino arrive for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

The roast was initially set to take place October 1 but had to be delayed after the death of Tarantino’s longtime friend and editor, Sally Menke. The list of celebs initially scheduled to appear includes Uma Thurman, Pam Grier, Kathy Griffin, Christopher Walken, Michael Madsen, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Weinstein, Neve Campbell, Jeff Ross, Eli Roth, Rob Schneider, Sarah Silverman, Rosario Dawson, Michelle Rodriguez, Bo Svenson and more! With a group like that this event promises to be nothing short of a royale with cheese!

Sarah Silverman:
Sarah Silverman arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Samuel L. Jackson:
Samuel L. Jackson arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Howard Stern and wife Beth Ostrosky Stern:
Howard Stern and wife Beth Ostrosky Stern arrive for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Uma Thurman:
Uma Thurman arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Kristin Chenoweth:
Kristin Chenoweth arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Rosario Dawson:
Rosario Dawson arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Rob Schneider:
Rob Schneider arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Kathy Griffin and Rosario Dawson:
Kathy Griffin and Rosario Dawson arrive for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Neve Campbell:
Neve Campbell arrives for the Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the Hilton Hotel in New York on December 1, 2010.    UPI /Laura Cavanaugh Photo via Newscom

Above Photos: UPI /Laura Cavanaugh via Newscom

Eli Roth, Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino:
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 01: Actors Eli Roth, Samuel L. Jackson and director Quentin Tarantino attend the Friars Club roast of Quentin Tarantino at the New York Hilton and Towers on December 1, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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