Mon Mar 28, 2022, 06:55 AM

I remember a couple of times Don Rickles appeared on a late night TV show.

One show, there was an actor sitting next to Don and he was insulting the hell out of him. This actor was laughing so hard he could hardly breathe. This actor could take a joke, he got it.

Another show, Don was insulting another actor sitting next to him and this actor got very upset and let Don know about it. Don saw he was upset and said something like, come on man, I'm joking and then Don rolled his eyes, like this guy can't take a joke. This actor did not sucker punch Rickles.

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I remember a couple of times Don Rickles appeared on a late night TV show. (Original post)	fightforfreedom	Mar 2022	OP
He should have.	Srkdqltr	Mar 2022	#1
That's a matter of opinion.	fightforfreedom	Mar 2022	#2
Oh FFS...	dixiechiken1	Mar 2022	#8
Rickles was an ass.	Kingofalldems	Mar 2022	#3
I always found Rickles disturbing	alittlelark	Mar 2022	#4
I never like him either.	ananda	Mar 2022	#6
Don Rickles was known as.....Mr.Warmth..	ProudMNDemocrat	Mar 2022	#5
Carlin was ok, but too dry at times	Polybius	Mar 2022	#12
Betty White.	jeffreyi	Mar 2022	#7
I'm surprised Ricky Gervais has emerged unscathed from his Golden Globe	wanda4rafi	Mar 2022	#9
I never liked the man. Even as a very little kid all I saw was a mean human being standing there	LizBeth	Mar 2022	#10
Rickles Insulted everybody	Ferryboat	Mar 2022	#11

Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:01 AM

Srkdqltr (4,492 posts)

1. He should have.

Rickles wasn't funny.

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Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:05 AM

fightforfreedom (4,145 posts)

2. That's a matter of opinion.

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Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:50 AM

dixiechiken1 (2,113 posts)

8. Oh FFS...

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Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:07 AM

Kingofalldems (36,778 posts)

3. Rickles was an ass.

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Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:08 AM

alittlelark (18,748 posts)

4. I always found Rickles disturbing

He wasn't funny to me at all, he was kinda cringe-worthy.

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Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:16 AM

ananda (27,247 posts)

6. I never like him either.

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Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:09 AM

ProudMNDemocrat (13,108 posts)

5. Don Rickles was known as.....Mr.Warmth..

I used to stay up late to watch him on Johnny Carson or Merv Griffin. Loved him when he was on Dean Martin's Roast shows. I was younger then and not as mature as I try to be now.

But today, we must take care about who and what gets to be comedic fodder. It was a monologue of George Carlin's over 30 years about political correctness..."You can't say toilet paper anymore, it's bathroom tissue.. You can't say cripple anymore. It's handicapped."

Unlike Don Rickles, George Carlin made you think about things.

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Mon Mar 28, 2022, 11:28 AM

Polybius (11,926 posts)

12. Carlin was ok, but too dry at times

He certainly had his moments though.

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Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 07:25 AM

jeffreyi (1,769 posts)

7. Betty White.

There were numerous clips making the rounds in the aftermath of her passing, at least one at a semi-private gathering. Brutal. Everybody insulted took it in stride, part of the game of being a rich entertainer, I guess.

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Mon Mar 28, 2022, 09:12 AM

wanda4rafi (92 posts)

9. I'm surprised Ricky Gervais has emerged unscathed from his Golden Globe

diatribes. Although they are hilarious.

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Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 09:37 AM

LizBeth (9,612 posts)

10. I never liked the man. Even as a very little kid all I saw was a mean human being standing there

in front of everyone.

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Response to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 10:24 AM

Ferryboat (796 posts)

11. Rickles Insulted everybody

Only time I ever saw him speeches was when Johnny Carson stormed onto the set of CPO sharky and ripped Rickles a new asshole. Rickles the night before as guest host on the Tonight show had broken a small wooden box on Johnny's desk. Funny as fuck.

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