Thursday, April 6, 2017


Well, I heard the sad news today that we lost "Mr. Warmth", the brilliantly acerbic comedian, Don Rickles, at the age of 90. Those of us who came of age in the 60s and 70s will always fondly remember Rickles for his appearances on The Tonight Show and especially on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, where he humourously skewered so many of his fellow celebs with his comedic insults. I'm betting that as he walked through those pearly gates, he flipped a quarter to St. Peter and told him, "You're a helluva doorman!"
So long, Rickles - we'll miss ya'!

Here's a great clip from The Tonight Show where Rickles drops in during Johnny Carson's interview with Frank Sinatra:

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