RIP Don Rickles

[Toopy14]

This video pretty much sums up his comedic genius!

 

[mr_fender]

No way! Don was hilarious. 90 is a pretty good run though! RIP.

 

[yesfan]

Saw him live he was great! Just want to show the kids how funny comedy was before everyone became a snowflake and needed their safe space! LOL. People used to have fun and not demand the pathetic apologies I hear every day for things that don't matter.

 

[Toopy14]

I used to watch those celebrity roasts back in the 70's, with my dad and I remember my dad literally in tears he was laughing so hard! So was I!!

I last saw him on a talk show, no that long ago and he was looking really frail. You could tell he was in a lot of pain, he could barely sit up straight enough to look at the audience. He was still as sharp as a tack though!

 

[Tremonti]

This video pretty much sums up his comedic genius!

Saw him years ago at the Van Wezel in Sarasota. One of a kind and he was full force, even in old age. He made fun of everybody and did it so well. This clip really is amazing at his talent and all the old Hollywood stars that attended. Truly a who's who of old Hollywood!

 

[Toopy14]

He made fun of everybody and did it so well.

He did, but at the end of it all, he would show just how warm hearted and sincere he really was, like he did at the end of the video I posted.

 

[Toopy14]

If you've never seen Kelly's Heroes (1970), you should watch it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/

 

[Tremonti]

He did, but at the end of it all, he would show just how warm hearted and sincere he really was, like he did at the end of the video I posted.

Yes he was very stinging, but did it in a way that you knew was all in good fun. Today everyone is so butt hurt over words....kills humor IMO.

 

[1poorplayer]

The beauty of the roast. Anything goes. The best form of comedy. What's life if we can't make fun of ourselves. Don was a natural. I agree with @mr_fender , 90 is a good run. RIP.

 

[Toopy14]

Final Letterman appearance, 2015, so he was 88, sorry, 89! This was three days after his birthday. He would have been 91 next month, on May 8th.

 

[1poorplayer]

Final Letterman appearance, 2015, so he was 88, sorry, 89! This was three days after his birthday. He would have been 91 next month, on May 8th.

Sorry for multiple posts , but that clip made me laugh out loud. Thanks.

 

[Geezerjohn]

A comedic master. Could poke fun at anyone, but never mean-spirited or crass. Truly a fine line to tread, but Don Rickles did it with style. He was a great entertainer and stood among the giants of comedy (Skelton, Hope, Diller, Conway, Korman, Burnett) before it deteriorated into what passes for comedy today. He made people smile and laugh. A fine epitaph for anyone. RIP Don.

 

[200man]

I can't forget one line he had:
Looks at a guy and says...so, how do you feel about two bald fat guys with hairy backs holding hands in a Turkish bath ?

 

[Jul]

The Humor - meh..I wouldn't want to watch it more than once.. The best part of the Letterman clip is the guitar playing duo in Paul Shafer's band at the end of the show. Check it out ( who are those two guitarists - they are jammin away!)

 

[200man]

The Humor - meh..I wouldn't want to watch it more than once..

Hey, who invited Mel Bay's retarded cousin to this thread?


P.s. It don rickles dude...

 

[reclavea]

He was a laugh! At times it looked like he was going overboard but everyone was laughing! He was great!

 

[dr bonkers]

They don't make them like Don Rickles anymore. What a great talent.

 

[Toopy14]

Probably stating the obvious, but this is funny!

 

[Hellbat]

The Humor - meh..I wouldn't want to watch it more than once.. The best part of the Letterman clip is the guitar playing duo in Paul Shafer's band at the end of the show. Check it out ( who are those two guitarists - they are jammin away!)

Sid McGinnis and Felicia Collins. It's in the credits at the end.