Rickles in real life was the exact opposite. It was his schtick in a time when people didnt take themselves so seriously. Being insulted by him was an HONOR lol. His Johnny Carson appearances are legendary. He sold out venues until the day he passed.
Being insulted by him became an honor due to him insulting Frank Sinatra who was in the audience early in his career. Something you did not due back in those days. Frank told all his friends they had to go to his show and be insulted by him. That is what made it an honor and established Don's career.
Don Rickles was the absolute best of his time. People today just need to learn to lighten up and not be so precious and laugh at themselves. He was and is hilarious.
I told this story to another reactor to give you an idea of Don real personality. My parents saw him at a casino in the early 70's and he did an almost two hour show and picked on people all over the audience. As you saw he would ask them their names. When the show was ending he went back to each person that he picked on and called them by name and thanked them for allowing him to perform his act and bought each of them a magnum of champagne.
Don Rickles certainly earned his nickname as the "Merchant of Venom" lol To be insulted by Don Rickles was an honor. It meant you were a somebody and made it and/or he liked you.
Don was a beast with his comedy and he ripped everyone no matter what their color or where they were from. He did not care about who anyone was. This world needs more people that are this way.
He was incredibly funny. I’m 64, and can remember seeing him on TV frequently as a kid. He was very kind offstage. I can remember seeing his true persona a few times in interviews. He was complimentary of people, and very kind. But, his wit onstage was gold. He passed away in 2017 shortly before his 91st birthday.
He always ended every show with a kind word and an uplifting comment about harmony. His "insults" were just humor, he was actually said to be a very lovely person. As for his friendship with Bob Newhart, they were life long friends and their families used to vacation and spend holidays together.
Saw Rickles in Las Vegas. He was the opening act for Frank Sinatra that night. My friends and I were honored to be made fun of by Don that night. He was the best ever at that type of humor. Sad state of affairs that we’ve lost our sense of humor now and Don’s brand of comedy is no longer acceptable. We’re all the worse off for it as a society. Not being able to laugh at ourselves is another step in the road to our ruination. Enjoyed your reaction Phil & Sam. 😊
@realbser1956 WELL SAID!! I agree with you 100 % I wish I had been able to see him in person and made fun of by Mr. Rickles. I am 76 and have always thought he was hilarious and miss those days when he was on TV talk shows frequently and always on those wonderful "DEAN MARTIN ROASTS" those were the BEST!!
That was back in the day when nobody was touchy or insulted. We all loved each other and we laughed together. It didn't matter what color you were or where you came from. Didn't matter what religion or what political affiliation you had. We wanted to have fun and we did. Why can't it be that way today?❤❤❤
Because as much as i hate to be that person,hateful people still exist. On all sides(Whites hating blacks,blacks hating whites etc). And i agree with your comment,i really wish life could be all that sunshine and rainbow but sadly this is some people's reality,they face things like this in the real world.. *Sigh* Humans are just ridiculous sometimes(most times).
No one was as quick, on the draw, as Don Rickles, even in today's time. One of the best comedians of all time! BTW, no one was closer to Frank Sinatra than Don Rickles. I miss those times, when comedy was unfiltered and everyone could just laugh at a joke.
When he made fun of the old persons walk & said Mr President (Reagan) get somebody that walks like this. He's imitating/over exaggerating Frank Sinatra's 'I'm a cool guy' walk.
Mr T was on a huge NBC tv show, played a major role in Rocky 3, he had his own action figures, cereal, kids out reach programs, was aligned with the president and first lady with the "Just Say No" to drugs movement, and had an image that was as popular and recognizable as Michael Jackson's at the height of Michael Jackson's career. Mr. T was kind of a big deal.
Don Rickles and Rodney Dangerfield were the 2 best stand up comedians of their time. Heck baby didn't be amongst the top comedians if you add the comedians of all time up until the present. You will always get a decent amount of views when you react to either one. As far as Don Rickles, I would recommend you look for the videos. And there's many of them where it was Don Rickles on the Johnny Carson show which he did something like 40 appearances on. Those videos are out there on RUclips and they are absolutely hilarious. The same as Rodney Dangerfield on Johnny Carson. Anyway, in case you're listening. I just thought I would tip you off as to the quickest way to see more Don Rickles and be Guaranteed a great video!
Don rickles was one of the best comedians during that era and he actually was a nice guy... I've seen him a lot over the years and I've always enjoyed his act... Another great reaction guys... See you on the next one... Keep being awesome!!!...
Fantastic reaction! Rickles was great, and people loved to be insulted by him. Some of the things he says wouldn't be tolerated today by the "cancel culture", but isn't it amazing the things he doesn't say that are tolerated today? Thanks for another really good video!
My brother and I went to see one of his last shows in Las Vegas just before he passed away. On a whim, I called my brother who lives in Vegas, and asked him if he was available the following weekend, that I wanted to fly down and catch a comedy show and just hang out. He got tickets to see Don Rickles and I am so glad we could go. He had me laughing so hard I thought I would pass out. He was pretty frail by then and had to be helped onto stage and sat for most his act, but he was still quick crass. RIP Mr. Rickles!
Being insulted by Don Rickles was an Honor! It meant that you had made it.Having lived through WWII in the Pacific in the Navy on a Torpedo Boat Tender, like many WWII Vets, he was both Fearless and Kind of Heart. He never wrote down his jokes, ad libbing 90% of his act.
6:34 Mr. T wasn't just a pop culture icon, he was a legend (in certain circles) before his acting career. From Wiki... "He eventually parlayed his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard that lasted almost ten years. As his reputation grew, he was contracted to guard, among others, clothes designers, models, judges, politicians, athletes and millionaires. His clients included celebrities such as Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, LeVar Burton, and Diana Ross, and boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Leon Spinks."
One of the nicest men in show business, and this was just his comedic character. He spared nobody. Blacks, whites, Hispanics, everyone was a target. He's been deed for many years now, but he was also an actor in some very serious dramatic roles. One of the funniest guys ever. Like Robbin Williams, Don Rickles never had his material written down beforehand. Most of it was total improvisation, off the top of his head, in the moment. Sharp as a tack as they say.
He is my favorite from his era of comedian’s. Most comedians have said it was an honor to be roasted by Don. Odd pairing but John Stamos (Uncle Jesse) and Jimmy Kimmel were very close friends of Don.
Thanks for this. Great story about Don, who did have "Mob" contacts including,I believe, his Manager. at Umberto's restaurant, he roasted another minor Mob Leader' Girlfriend and the Guy approached him after the show to say he was angry and looking out for him.. Don was worried and told his connections who made a phone call to the other Guy's overall Boss. The next time they saw each other,the insulted Guy approached Don and said "You can make fun of my girlfriend anytime!" :)
He was known affectionately as Mr Warmth. He could say the most off the wall things about anyone and no one got offended because everyone knew he didn’t really mean it. Now if you want to see something hilarious, check out Foster Brooks roasting Don Rickles. Much love ❤️
Oh, man, I watched him for many years. I can't count the number of times I've seen him. Watching this I'm laughing just as hard as ever. A classic. The Don. RIP
On stage, Rickles was ruthlessly savage. Off stage, he was a very kind hearted man. Also, if you notice, he didn't do ANY "roast" with the intent to hurt someone's feelings. There was absolutely NO malice behind his words. That was another difference in how his roasts were received. A lot of people love to say, "People weren't so sensitive back then", which is partially true. But Don never set out to make someone feel bad. That's why being roasted by him became such an honour. I actually see a similar method with the newly "blowing up" kid, Matt Rife. He doesn't set out to hurt people's feelings, but even his roasts are designed to make everyone (including the target) laugh. It's a skill that not everyone possesses.
Great reaction you guys, I was an adolescent/teen in the 70's and this catapulted me back in time to my youth. These are the reactions I enjoy, the one's that stimulate my memories. The times when people weren't so uptight about everything like society in today's world. Thank you!
Don was at his best when he was on Johnny Carson. Im shocked no clips of that were in here. Just him and Johnny's back and fourth with the occasional jab at Ed who just sat there drunk was some of the best tv ever made.
There are very few people & Don Rickles is one of them. That no matter how hard you try, or how much research you do. After over 50 years in the business. You still can't find one person in the entertainment industry saying anything bad about him. & In Hollywood, that's a difficult mountain to climb. Everybody loved him. & He loved everybody. That's why it worked.
Celebrity roasts were really popular in the 70's and early 80's. I was born in 1967 so these are the years in which I grew up. Times were really different back then.
Don Rickles did do stand up, and at the time he was one of the few, perhaps the only one, doing insult humor. Early in his career he actually got into trouble a couple of times with people who didn't understand where he was coming from, or what he was about. He was so unique at the time, that he attracted the attention of various celebrities who would crowd in to see his late shows at the different places he was working. That's how he ended up meeting Frank Sinatra and Johnny Carson. Carson immediately booked him for the Tonight Show in the mid-sixties. That's when Rickles went from being an obscure stand up comedian, and occasional actor, to being a true icon. From the mid-1960's to the early 1990's, he was one of the most famous people in the world. (You guys need to expand past that video you've got.) Frank Sinatra and Buddy Hackett both told hilarious stories about Rickles when they were appearing on talk shows in the1970's, and Don's exchange with G.Gordon Liddy when they were both guests on Conan O'Brien's show is priceless. By the 1990's Don was considered one of the grand old men of comedy, and many up and coming comedians sought him out just to get to know him, and pick his brain about the world of comedy. When Johnny Carson died, Jay Leno devoted a show to his memory. There were only three guests. The singer Katie Lang, who Carson liked quite a bit, and real life best friends Don Rickles and Bob Newhart, who were apparently closer to Carson than anyone else in the entertainment industry. I bought Don's book when it came out, thinking I'd be treated to the inside dirt swirling around various stars. At the very least I thought I'd read some juicy gossip about Hollywood. The so called Merchant of Venom wrote nothing of the sort. He didn't say an unkind word about anyone, and passed on no gossip at all. Turns out that's the kind of guy he was. All I could think of when Rickles died, was that it was truly the end of an era. Another thought also crossed my mind... If there's a heaven, and boy I sure hope there is, I imagine the angels were lining up to be insulted by the great Don Rickles when he arrived!
We saw Rickles a few years ago at Casino Niagara because my Wife won tickets on the radio. He was fantastic and despite the cutting jokes you can tell that in reality he’s a very nice person.
The "Listen for a clock" line to Mr. T was a reference to clock timer on a bomb. Back then that was how most terror bombs were set off. That one always goes over younger ones heads. Peace ❤❤
We watched Don Rickles on Dean Martin Comedy Roasts all of the time...He was funny. People are too darn sensitive these days. This man was a legend and it was an absolute Honor to be insulted by him...I love that people are getting to hear this legend and laugh at themselves...In reality, this man always closed his shows with compliments towards the people and was a very loving man. Well respected...I think he is hilarious!
Don Rickles was a national treasure! He could light up a room. He would insult you, and then turn around and kill you with kindness. There will never be another Don Rickles!
Back in the day, comedians made fun of EVERYONE. Nobody was out of bounds. Nobody was off limits. AND nobody was privileged. Somehow, there was great freedom in being able to poke fun at one another and then become friends.
In my opinion, the last bit he ever did was the best ever. After he passed, his family was settling his estate and discovered that he had made his password to everything HITLER1 😂 fuckin epic
Mr Rickles from stories about him, he was actually quite nice and warm hearted. At the end of his shows he was always uplifting and complimentary to his audience. He an Bob Newhart were life long friends. Don was on an episode of newhart ( which is one of my favorites) titled. The nice nan commeth. Very funny. R.I.P Don
I saw him in the 70's he had a Vegas show. The whole show was him picking on the audience. He brought a couple people on stage with him and just roasted them. It was a honor to be the object of his jokes.
Don Rickles did something I remember Sammy Davis was famous for: appearing in lots of tv comedies. He was in Get Smart, F-Troop, and probably even I Dream of Jeannie.
Back in the '50s he was playing a standup gig in a club in Miami and Frank Sinatra walks into the room in the middle of the set, and Don immediately starts insulting him with lefthanded compliments regarding his latest movie performance and the crowd loved it - Sinatra was so impressed he brought other celebs along in subsequent nights to be insulted, also - and that's how Don Rickles got famous.
Great reaction love Don Rickles. Please react to Foster Brooks roasting Don Rickles. It's one of the funniest things ever. As soon as he is called up he's into his Act and doesn't return to his normal self until he sits back down. Another classic comedian
People like Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, and a lot of stars when they went to or played Vegas would rush to get down front of his shows to get insulted by him. He was the emperor of insults, and people loved him for it. There was an HBO special, I think, called The Mr Warmth or Mr. Wonderful or something like it. You'd love it!
New subscriber, 2nd video of your guys I've watched. I had to watch this. Don is my all-time favorite comedian i wrote him a couple of years before he passed one of my prized possessions is his autograph on my wall 😁
HIs 90th birthday was televised, with everyone paying homage to him, and at the end of the show, he had to be helped to get to the center stage, but his mind was still as sharp as ever as he cut into everyone there, giving them one last hoorah before he passed.
In late 50's, Rickles was doing his act and Frank Sinatra and "friends " came in. After the hubbub died down,Rickles said to Sinatra "Make yourself at home,hit somebody" His "friends "were upset and Sinatra broke the tension by laughing. They became friends after that. He called Rickles "bullethead", maybe a reference to what Sinatra prevented happening to Rickles.
This Video really get's to me because I really miss Mr. Don Rickles and Because Most of These entertainers that are in this Video are no longer with us😢😢
It's important to note that even as an insult comic, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who had a bad word to say about Don. It was all his act and he ended each show explicitly explaining that and how he loves everyone and it's all in jest.
From everything I've read and seen, people absolutely loved being picked out by Rickles for abuse. He didn't have a mean bone in his body. And, yes, the insults could be repetitive if you watched him back to back like this. We couldn't do that back in the 60s or 70s, when I was a kid. Any TV appearance was something to be cherished. We didn't have cable TV (no one did in our small city, that I know of) and my parents were too, uh, thrifty to get TV Guide, so I stayed up and listened to Carson's monologue to learn if Rickles was going to be on. He was always so great, and for some reason it made he absurdly happy that he and his wife always went on vacation with Bob Newhart and his wife. There comedy was at polar opposites, but they were best friends for decades.
My thoughts as someone who grew up in the last bit of the Baby boomer generation. Don Rickles was a fantastic comedian. His banter and quick wit made him famous. And here is the kicker. He wasn't doing it maliciously. Everyone knew that at the time. His fans loved how he could tear into someone in jest. People have forgotten That someone making light of someone doesn't mean it's an actual slam. Much like the Archie Bunker memes where people think we've gone too soft. The entire point of the show was that Archie was a bigot and an ass. And because that, he was usually the one being laughed at not laughed with. Now, could someone like Don Rickles make it today? I don't believe so. Are we any worse off because of this? No. Not until some people realize the difference between humor and actual bigotry.
If only we could live those days again. Everyone got along, for the most part. It's all comedic fun, and they all roasted each other equally. Today is just embarrassing and people are so soft and fake offended.
Mr T - former pro boxer.. was in one of the Rocky movies, but his biggest claim to fame was as B.A. Baracus on the 80s show "The A-Team".. hes the one that coined the phrase "I pity the fool"..
Rickles in real life was the exact opposite. It was his schtick in a time when people didnt take themselves so seriously. Being insulted by him was an HONOR lol. His Johnny Carson appearances are legendary. He sold out venues until the day he passed.
When people had a sense of humor and could laugh at themselves. Sigh. I miss those days.
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Being insulted by him became an honor due to him insulting Frank Sinatra who was in the audience early in his career. Something you did not due back in those days. Frank told all his friends they had to go to his show and be insulted by him. That is what made it an honor and established Don's career.
@@bettyrose959 It was actually Dean Martin who engineered his break and an audience with the best celebs of the time.
Don Rickles was the absolute best of his time. People today just need to learn to lighten up and not be so precious and laugh at themselves. He was and is hilarious.
The best part of this is that nobody took themselves too seriously. It was awesome.
I told this story to another reactor to give you an idea of Don real personality. My parents saw him at a casino in the early 70's and he did an almost two hour show and picked on people all over the audience. As you saw he would ask them their names. When the show was ending he went back to each person that he picked on and called them by name and thanked them for allowing him to perform his act and bought each of them a magnum of champagne.
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Wow! That’s amazing! It was his job to roast and make people laugh and afterwards he felt like thanking them for being game for all of it.
Don Rickles certainly earned his nickname as the "Merchant of Venom" lol
To be insulted by Don Rickles was an honor. It meant you were a somebody and made it and/or he liked you.
Don was a beast with his comedy and he ripped everyone no matter what their color or where they were from. He did not care about who anyone was. This world needs more people that are this way.
He was incredibly funny. I’m 64, and can remember seeing him on TV frequently as a kid. He was very kind offstage. I can remember seeing his true persona a few times in interviews. He was complimentary of people, and very kind. But, his wit onstage was gold. He passed away in 2017 shortly before his 91st birthday.
64 also! Loved him!!!!
I'm 63 and still think he's one of the funniest people on earth 🌎
I'm 63 and also grew up watching all the shows and think he's one of the funniest people on earth
Back then people were proud of their heritage and usually knew the best jokes about themselves.
Mixed jokes were even more loved.
He always ended every show with a kind word and an uplifting comment about harmony. His "insults" were just humor, he was actually said to be a very lovely person. As for his friendship with Bob Newhart, they were life long friends and their families used to vacation and spend holidays together.
Saw Rickles in Las Vegas. He was the opening act for Frank Sinatra that night. My friends and I were honored to be made fun of by Don that night. He was the best ever at that type of humor. Sad state of affairs that we’ve lost our sense of humor now and Don’s brand of comedy is no longer acceptable. We’re all the worse off for it as a society. Not being able to laugh at ourselves is another step in the road to our ruination. Enjoyed your reaction Phil & Sam. 😊
@realbser1956 WELL SAID!! I agree with you 100 % I wish I had been able to see him in person and made fun of by Mr. Rickles. I am 76 and have always thought he was hilarious and miss those days when he was on TV talk shows frequently and always on those wonderful "DEAN MARTIN ROASTS" those were the BEST!!
The guy who Don made the Jesus joke about was pretty quick to respond with the sign of the cross. He doesn't get enough credit for that...
True but I'm 69 and I have yet to see a "generous" comedian who doesn't believe that HE should be doing the jokes:)
Foster Brooks roast of Don Rickles was epic!
Mr "T"? No way! Someone NEEDS to watch the "A-Team"!
Young people don't know anything these days.
“Who’s Mr. T?”
That hurt my heart. 🤣
Ya that’s crazy even when I was 3 back in the day i knew mr t 😂
Yeah, that surprised me. How is there anybody anywhere who doesn't know who Mr. T is?🙄😂
You will NEVER see anyone like this again. He was special and loved. Getting roasted by him was a treat lol
It was an honor to get roasted by Don Rickles may he rest in peace he was one of the best one-liners
That was back in the day when nobody was touchy or insulted. We all loved each other and we laughed together. It didn't matter what color you were or where you came from. Didn't matter what religion or what political affiliation you had. We wanted to have fun and we did. Why can't it be that way today?❤❤❤
Because as much as i hate to be that person,hateful people still exist. On all sides(Whites hating blacks,blacks hating whites etc).
And i agree with your comment,i really wish life could be all that sunshine and rainbow but sadly this is some people's reality,they face things like this in the real world..
*Sigh* Humans are just ridiculous sometimes(most times).
I agree. This was back when his jokes were jokes, not the basis for the laws of the land.
No one was as quick, on the draw, as Don Rickles, even in today's time. One of the best comedians of all time! BTW, no one was closer to Frank Sinatra than Don Rickles. I miss those times, when comedy was unfiltered and everyone could just laugh at a joke.
When he made fun of the old persons walk & said Mr President (Reagan) get somebody that walks like this. He's imitating/over exaggerating Frank Sinatra's 'I'm a cool guy' walk.
Mr T was on a huge NBC tv show, played a major role in Rocky 3, he had his own action figures, cereal, kids out reach programs, was aligned with the president and first lady with the "Just Say No" to drugs movement, and had an image that was as popular and recognizable as Michael Jackson's at the height of Michael Jackson's career. Mr. T was kind of a big deal.
Correct...and I PITY THE FOOL who doesn't know who he is(looking at Samantha 👀).
His face when he asked "Have you never seen Mr. T?" 😂
Don Rickles and Rodney Dangerfield were the 2 best stand up comedians of their time. Heck baby didn't be amongst the top comedians if you add the comedians of all time up until the present.
You will always get a decent amount of views when you react to either one. As far as Don Rickles, I would recommend you look for the videos. And there's many of them where it was Don Rickles on the Johnny Carson show which he did something like 40 appearances on. Those videos are out there on RUclips and they are absolutely hilarious. The same as Rodney Dangerfield on Johnny Carson. Anyway, in case you're listening. I just thought I would tip you off as to the quickest way to see more Don Rickles and be Guaranteed a great video!
Thx, we actually done one from Rodney on Johnny Carson already!
Buddy Hackett was hilarious also
Come to think of it, it would have been hilarious to see Rickles and Dangerfield together. Both beating up on Rodney. It could have been great.
Don rickles was one of the best comedians during that era and he actually was a nice guy... I've seen him a lot over the years and I've always enjoyed his act... Another great reaction guys... See you on the next one... Keep being awesome!!!...
Mr. T was one of the biggest pop culture icons of the 80's. Only second to Hulk Hogan.
Fantastic reaction! Rickles was great, and people loved to be insulted by him. Some of the things he says wouldn't be tolerated today by the "cancel culture", but isn't it amazing the things he doesn't say that are tolerated today? Thanks for another really good video!
My brother and I went to see one of his last shows in Las Vegas just before he passed away. On a whim, I called my brother who lives in Vegas, and asked him if he was available the following weekend, that I wanted to fly down and catch a comedy show and just hang out. He got tickets to see Don Rickles and I am so glad we could go. He had me laughing so hard I thought I would pass out. He was pretty frail by then and had to be helped onto stage and sat for most his act, but he was still quick crass. RIP Mr. Rickles!
Being insulted by Don Rickles was an Honor! It meant that you had made it.Having lived through WWII in the Pacific in the Navy on a Torpedo Boat Tender, like many WWII Vets, he was both Fearless and Kind of Heart. He never wrote down his jokes, ad libbing 90% of his act.
I saw him in Cleveland around 1983. He was outstanding. One of my favorites
when it comes to comedy everyone needs to be on the table to insult that way everyone is laughing at everyone
Great reaction, Sam and Phil! Don was brutal! I don't blame audience members for being fearful of answering questions. They were probably petrified.
More Rickles, Please!
6:34 Mr. T wasn't just a pop culture icon, he was a legend (in certain circles) before his acting career. From Wiki...
"He eventually parlayed his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard that lasted almost ten years. As his reputation grew, he was contracted to guard, among others, clothes designers, models, judges, politicians, athletes and millionaires. His clients included celebrities such as Steve McQueen, Michael Jackson, LeVar Burton, and Diana Ross, and boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Leon Spinks."
One of the nicest men in show business, and this was just his comedic character. He spared nobody. Blacks, whites, Hispanics, everyone was a target. He's been deed for many years now, but he was also an actor in some very serious dramatic roles. One of the funniest guys ever. Like Robbin Williams, Don Rickles never had his material written down beforehand. Most of it was total improvisation, off the top of his head, in the moment. Sharp as a tack as they say.
Don was the best. He'd burn you to the ground, but always with the greatest of love. One of a kind.
He was one of the greatest! His insults were for everybody and an honor
Love me some Don Rickels. Always finished his show with sincere humility and apperication of those he posted and the audience.
There once was a time where we could poke fun at each other and still get along and love eacother ah the good old days!
The new generation has no time to laugh nowadays, they’re busy protesting, screaming, and just be angry! 🤣🤣
He is my favorite from his era of comedian’s. Most comedians have said it was an honor to be roasted by Don.
Odd pairing but John Stamos (Uncle Jesse) and Jimmy Kimmel were very close friends of Don.
Thanks for this. Great story about Don, who did have "Mob" contacts including,I believe, his Manager. at Umberto's restaurant, he roasted another minor Mob Leader' Girlfriend and the Guy approached him after the show to say he was angry and looking out for him.. Don was worried and told his connections who made a phone call to the other Guy's overall Boss.
The next time they saw each other,the insulted Guy approached Don and said "You can make fun of my girlfriend anytime!" :)
He was known affectionately as Mr Warmth. He could say the most off the wall things about anyone and no one got offended because everyone knew he didn’t really mean it. Now if you want to see something hilarious, check out Foster Brooks roasting Don Rickles. Much love ❤️
God bless Don Rickles. There will never be another like him.
Thank you, thank you! Love your gifts to me with such beautiful reactions....❤️
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Oh, man, I watched him for many years. I can't count the number of times I've seen him. Watching this I'm laughing just as hard as ever. A classic. The Don. RIP
On stage, Rickles was ruthlessly savage. Off stage, he was a very kind hearted man. Also, if you notice, he didn't do ANY "roast" with the intent to hurt someone's feelings. There was absolutely NO malice behind his words. That was another difference in how his roasts were received. A lot of people love to say, "People weren't so sensitive back then", which is partially true. But Don never set out to make someone feel bad. That's why being roasted by him became such an honour.
I actually see a similar method with the newly "blowing up" kid, Matt Rife. He doesn't set out to hurt people's feelings, but even his roasts are designed to make everyone (including the target) laugh. It's a skill that not everyone possesses.
Dude your sense of humor is fantastic!! It was great watching you crack up hard at Don. Fr.
Mister Warmth !!
Loved Don. He was a very kind man
Great reaction you guys, I was an adolescent/teen in the 70's and this catapulted me back in time to my youth. These are the reactions I enjoy, the one's that stimulate my memories. The times when people weren't so uptight about everything like society in today's world. Thank you!
Awesome!!! I have encouraged this because we can't forget the Legends!!❤❤
Absolutely hilarious, people were honored to be poked fun of by Don Rickles
“A couple of things have gone over my head”, biggest understatement of the year so far!
What a Legend!
Don was at his best when he was on Johnny Carson. Im shocked no clips of that were in here. Just him and Johnny's back and fourth with the occasional jab at Ed who just sat there drunk was some of the best tv ever made.
Just found your channel tonight. Mr. Rickles was a big time very funny man. May he R.I.P.
There are very few people & Don Rickles is one of them. That no matter how hard you try, or how much research you do. After over 50 years in the business. You still can't find one person in the entertainment industry saying anything bad about him. & In Hollywood, that's a difficult mountain to climb. Everybody loved him. & He loved everybody. That's why it worked.
In the old days we knew how to laugh, we did not take ourselves too seriously.
Laughing came naturally to us.
Bering offended had to be taught,
Celebrity roasts were really popular in the 70's and early 80's. I was born in 1967 so these are the years in which I grew up. Times were really different back then.
My favorite comedian of all time! None of that is pre-scripted, he was the best at it! Ask around.
Mr. T was on a show called The A Team the guy next to him was his co star also Mr. T was in one of the Rocky movies great reaction as always
Don Rickles did do stand up, and at the time he was one of the few, perhaps the only one, doing insult humor. Early in his career he actually got into trouble a couple of times with people who didn't understand where he was coming from, or what he was about.
He was so unique at the time, that he attracted the attention of various celebrities who would crowd in to see his late shows at the different places he was working. That's how he ended up meeting Frank Sinatra and Johnny Carson.
Carson immediately booked him for the Tonight Show in the mid-sixties. That's when Rickles went from being an obscure stand up comedian, and occasional actor, to being a true icon.
From the mid-1960's to the early 1990's, he was one of the most famous people in the world. (You guys need to expand past that video you've got.) Frank Sinatra and Buddy Hackett both told hilarious stories about Rickles when they were appearing on talk shows in the1970's, and Don's exchange with G.Gordon Liddy when they were both guests on Conan O'Brien's show is priceless.
By the 1990's Don was considered one of the grand old men of comedy, and many up and coming comedians sought him out just to get to know him, and pick his brain about the world of comedy.
When Johnny Carson died, Jay Leno devoted a show to his memory. There were only three guests. The singer Katie Lang, who Carson liked quite a bit, and real life best friends Don Rickles and Bob Newhart, who were apparently closer to Carson than anyone else in the entertainment industry.
I bought Don's book when it came out, thinking I'd be treated to the inside dirt swirling around various stars. At the very least I thought I'd read some juicy gossip about Hollywood. The so called Merchant of Venom wrote nothing of the sort. He didn't say an unkind word about anyone, and passed on no gossip at all. Turns out that's the kind of guy he was.
All I could think of when Rickles died, was that it was truly the end of an era. Another thought also crossed my mind... If there's a heaven, and boy I sure hope there is, I imagine the angels were lining up to be insulted by the great Don Rickles when he arrived!
We saw Rickles a few years ago at Casino Niagara because my Wife won tickets on the radio. He was fantastic and despite the cutting jokes you can tell that in reality he’s a very nice person.
The "Listen for a clock" line to Mr. T was a reference to clock timer on a bomb. Back then that was how most terror bombs were set off.
That one always goes over younger ones heads.
Peace ❤❤
When Don was on, we'd all be on the floor laughing and gasping for breath!
We watched Don Rickles on Dean Martin Comedy Roasts all of the time...He was funny. People are too darn sensitive these days. This man was a legend and it was an absolute Honor to be insulted by him...I love that people are getting to hear this legend and laugh at themselves...In reality, this man always closed his shows with compliments towards the people and was a very loving man. Well respected...I think he is hilarious!
love Don Rickles.😍 HE'S friars roasts are legendary
The older jokes still fly, you just can’t let other people tell you what to think.
Don Rickles was a national treasure! He could light up a room. He would insult you, and then turn around and kill you with kindness. There will never be another Don Rickles!
Back in the day, comedians made fun of EVERYONE. Nobody was out of bounds. Nobody was off limits. AND nobody was privileged. Somehow, there was great freedom in being able to poke fun at one another and then become friends.
I feel very fortunate to have seen Don Rickles, George Carlin and Sam Kinison (twice) live, now they are memories.
In my opinion, the last bit he ever did was the best ever. After he passed, his family was settling his estate and discovered that he had made his password to everything HITLER1 😂 fuckin epic
Man, you have the perfect voice for old school album rock FM radio. Too bad those daze are gone.
Mr Rickles from stories about him, he was actually quite nice and warm hearted. At the end of his shows he was always uplifting and complimentary to his audience. He an Bob Newhart were life long friends. Don was on an episode of newhart ( which is one of my favorites) titled. The nice nan commeth. Very funny. R.I.P Don
I saw him in the 70's he had a Vegas show. The whole show was him picking on the audience. He brought a couple people on stage with him and just roasted them. It was a honor to be the object of his jokes.
I PITY THE FOOL!! Mr. T.
Don Rickles did something I remember Sammy Davis was famous for: appearing in lots of tv comedies. He was in Get Smart, F-Troop, and probably even I Dream of Jeannie.
There's a short outtake from Get Smart on YT that's hilarious. Don Adams was also a good friend of Rickles', and their back-and-forth is perfect.
Back in the '50s he was playing a standup gig in a club in Miami and Frank Sinatra walks into the room in the middle of the set, and Don immediately starts insulting him with lefthanded compliments regarding his latest movie performance and the crowd loved it - Sinatra was so impressed he brought other celebs along in subsequent nights to be insulted, also - and that's how Don Rickles got famous.
Great reaction love Don Rickles. Please react to Foster Brooks roasting Don Rickles. It's one of the funniest things ever. As soon as he is called up he's into his Act and doesn't return to his normal self until he sits back down. Another classic comedian
He was a fan favorite. He was a guest on the Johnny Carson show over 100 times!
Watching Don of old made me laugh again…. Watching you too made me cry to think that you are the standard of todays culture
People like Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, and a lot of stars when they went to or played Vegas would rush to get down front of his shows to get insulted by him.
He was the emperor of insults, and people loved him for it. There was an HBO special, I think, called The Mr Warmth or Mr. Wonderful or something like it. You'd love it!
New subscriber, 2nd video of your guys I've watched. I had to watch this. Don is my all-time favorite comedian i wrote him a couple of years before he passed one of my prized possessions is his autograph on my wall 😁
Rickles was must watch TV. You heard he was going to be in Carson or Letterman, you told your family and friends to watch. Nobody wanted to miss it.
It was considered a big compliment to be roasted by him, it meant he liked you
Thanks for the video. It's wonderful to see again all the greats that are no longer with us.
HE IS GREAT.OLD SCHOOL. {M.G}orig. TORONTO, CANADA.
The last joke with the feather coat and the rooster sound, was a reference to the 60's TV show she stared in. "Green Acres"
"POLITICALLY CORRECT " was not his middle name...he was legendary!
His appearances on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts were comedy gold
When he said that Zsa Zsa Gabor was up on a barn, it had to do with her dress, but also because she was in the "Green Acres" TV show.
I saw Don Rickles back in the day. He was the opening act for Olivia Newton-John at Harrah's casino in Lake Tahoe California. He was funny as heck.
Miss Don Rickles and his hilarious good humor insults for everyone🤭!!
HIs 90th birthday was televised, with everyone paying homage to him, and at the end of the show, he had to be helped to get to the center stage, but his mind was still as sharp as ever as he cut into everyone there, giving them one last hoorah before he passed.
In late 50's, Rickles was doing his act and Frank Sinatra and "friends " came in. After the hubbub died down,Rickles said to Sinatra "Make yourself at home,hit somebody" His "friends "were upset and Sinatra broke the tension by laughing. They became friends after that. He called Rickles "bullethead", maybe a reference to what Sinatra prevented happening to Rickles.
This Video really get's to me because I really miss Mr. Don Rickles and Because Most of These entertainers that are in this Video are no longer with us😢😢
Are you kidding !!! Did he ever do stand-up....of course he did ...Vegas ,Atlantic City, ..everywhere!!!!
It's important to note that even as an insult comic, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who had a bad word to say about Don. It was all his act and he ended each show explicitly explaining that and how he loves everyone and it's all in jest.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
From everything I've read and seen, people absolutely loved being picked out by Rickles for abuse. He didn't have a mean bone in his body. And, yes, the insults could be repetitive if you watched him back to back like this. We couldn't do that back in the 60s or 70s, when I was a kid. Any TV appearance was something to be cherished. We didn't have cable TV (no one did in our small city, that I know of) and my parents were too, uh, thrifty to get TV Guide, so I stayed up and listened to Carson's monologue to learn if Rickles was going to be on. He was always so great, and for some reason it made he absurdly happy that he and his wife always went on vacation with Bob Newhart and his wife. There comedy was at polar opposites, but they were best friends for decades.
If no one has suggested it, find the talk show appearance where Denzel stays on set so that he can experience Rickles. Talk about respect.
My thoughts as someone who grew up in the last bit of the Baby boomer generation.
Don Rickles was a fantastic comedian. His banter and quick wit made him famous. And here is the kicker. He wasn't doing it maliciously. Everyone knew that at the time. His fans loved how he could tear into someone in jest. People have forgotten That someone making light of someone doesn't mean it's an actual slam.
Much like the Archie Bunker memes where people think we've gone too soft. The entire point of the show was that Archie was a bigot and an ass. And because that, he was usually the one being laughed at not laughed with.
Now, could someone like Don Rickles make it today? I don't believe so. Are we any worse off because of this? No. Not until some people realize the difference between humor and actual bigotry.
Loved don.so hilarious
If only we could live those days again. Everyone got along, for the most part. It's all comedic fun, and they all roasted each other equally. Today is just embarrassing and people are so soft and fake offended.
Mr T - former pro boxer.. was in one of the Rocky movies, but his biggest claim to fame was as B.A. Baracus on the 80s show "The A-Team".. hes the one that coined the phrase "I pity the fool"..