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True Blue Drew

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3. Rickles was Fantastic

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 07:55 AM

Jan 2020

Some people objected to his frequent use of ethnic humor, but I never did, because he skewered everybody, including Jews, of which he was one. And most important of all, he was genuinely hilarious!

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Long but funny - Rickles on Carson. 1973 [View all] underpants Jan 2020 OP

OMG, my sister and I would stay up to watch "The Tonight Show" and when Rickles came on... Laffy Kat Jan 2020 #1

I think Larry David learned a bit from Rickles. He said as much in interviews. mucifer Jan 2020 #7

What a lineup! Buddy, Burt and Rickles Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2

Rickles was Fantastic True Blue Drew Jan 2020 #3

Welcome to DU underpants Jan 2020 #4

Hey! True Blue Drew Jan 2020 #5

There was something about his delivery that negated the insults. Laffy Kat Jan 2020 #8

Rickles' Approach, IMHO True Blue Drew Jan 2020 #9

And they're all gone now. YOHABLO Jan 2020 #6