April 7, 20179 yr He was good at the insult type comedy. His targets got a laugh from it as well as the audience. He was on Carson a lot, and if Sinatra or Dean Martin was on that same night it was a treat.
April 7, 20179 yr Author He was good at the insult type comedy. His targets got a laugh from it as well as the audience. He was on Carson a lot, and if Sinatra or Dean Martin was on that same night it was a treat. "Hey, Frank, make yourself at home. Hit somebody!"
April 7, 20179 yr Don Rickles was a comedy genius. Could some just starting now use his brand of comedy without someone getting up in arms?
April 7, 20179 yr Wish I had a dollar for every time I've watched his bits from the Dean Martin roasts.
April 10, 20179 yr Don Rickles was a comedy genius. Could some just starting now use his brand of comedy without someone getting up in arms? No way, no how. We're too fragile these days. Famous people are too concerned about "their brand" coming under fire. The thing that saved him is he was self-depricating along with it in those days.
April 10, 20179 yr No way, no how. We're too fragile these days. Famous people are too concerned about "their brand" coming under fire. The thing that saved him is he was self-depricating along with it in those days. Watched some clips for Dean Martin's roasts of several celebs where Don Rickles was giving them the business. There were shown on prime time network TV. One was of Sammy Davis Jr. Between the Jewish (Rickles was Jewish) jokes and the black jokes it would have caused someone to have a coronary today.
April 10, 20179 yr Jimmy Kimmel had a pretty good tribute of DR on his show...and he struggled at times to get through it. Apparently Don had a big influence on him and they were close! Check it out if you get a chance. I think the man was a comedic legend and i love the insults and no PC approach!
April 11, 20179 yr I was fortunate as a child in the mid to late 70s in that my parents let me watch Johnny Carson. Great memories and Don Rickles was a big part of that. He used to get Carson laughing so hard he couldn't talk sometimes.
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