Don Rickles 1973 TV Special (Celebrity Insult Segment)

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Don Rickles on his 1973 TV Special with Don Adams, " A Couple of Don's" insulting the likes of James Caan, Ricardo Montalban, Jack Benny, Michael Landon and others.
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"To anyone who's interested in how I developed my style, I have an easy answer: I talked to the audience and prayed. I stumbled upon a self-styled theatrical performance. I discovered that my kind of storytelling had nothing to do with canned jokes and written routines. I just let it happen...." -Don Rickles, from his book (Rickles' Book with David Ritz).
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@meditationmountainbyrishab919 4 жыл бұрын

The Best Comedian that ever lived!!! Teaches us to learn to laugh at ourselves, don't take yourself, your status, your color, your nationality, this life too seriously, just laugh it off!!!

@Sldumas1983 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t argue that

@generalyellor8188 3 жыл бұрын

I was a kid in the 70's and loved Rickles putting everybody down, but this is some seriously racist sh*t here.

@Salazar777 3 жыл бұрын

He was unique!!!

@alanmercer1415 3 жыл бұрын

@@Salazar777 )

@goncalonunodurao7656 2 жыл бұрын

Exacly

@chadjanz5036 4 жыл бұрын

Destroyed the whole crowd without 1 swear word. That is pure class!!!

@zivkovicable 3 жыл бұрын

i saw Rickles play a late show in the 70's. The language was X rated. The comedians of that era were restricted as soon as the cameras were there, & not through their choice.

@shreeshsrivastava3549 3 жыл бұрын

@@zivkovicable with choice or without coice he still killed them without cusses

@healamonsterrevisited5778 2 жыл бұрын

To bad the comics can’t do that any more

@TheKosmikid 2 жыл бұрын

@@healamonsterrevisited5778 yes they can.

@TheKosmikid 2 жыл бұрын

So what? Why is it so impressive to be a comic and not swear?

@sandykemp7562 4 жыл бұрын

I love how Don always finished on a heartfelt and sincere note. He was a class act.

@macarthurclutch4436 3 жыл бұрын

That's what made him great. He would pummel you what seemed like forever but at the end always offered encouragement and how much he appreciated you.

@jeancanton5303 3 жыл бұрын

You are right. I love him so much, btw i am black.

@cameronkoontz6393 3 жыл бұрын

Probably learned to do that in Vegas so he wouldn't get his ass kicked lol

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronkoontz6393 He was Tight with Frank .... Nobody would touch Rickles!

@heavenlysonshine 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeancanton5303 He used to say; "I make fun of everybody, the whites, the reds, the purples, the blacks...mostly the blacks." 😉

@mikemccormick4211 2 жыл бұрын

You could watch every clip of Din Rickles and die laughing every time. A great comedian and a great man. RIP to Don and his wife.

@curtisdavies585 4 жыл бұрын

My God that toast to mothers is beautiful. One of the classiest acts of all time! Everybody misses you Don!

@kaukase539 3 жыл бұрын

True

@mikeydrookie351 3 жыл бұрын

wasnt it? Brought a tear to my eye because you know it was geniune and heart felt. Dont get anything like that today from entertainers...if you could call them that.

@anamilla4248 2 жыл бұрын

He really could make the best heartfelt toasts!

@eitanschulman1 2 жыл бұрын

What's amazing about Don is that he has zero barriers both to RIP you to shreds and be soooooo heartwarming

@Neodreth 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P to both Don and his wife Barbara who also passed away this year.

@blakjack3053 2 жыл бұрын

and RIP to real comedy...political correctness killed it

@realguitarshredder 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no. Didnt know about his wife

@sandraandrews9907 Жыл бұрын

@@realguitarshredder I guess missing Don was too much. 💔 They're together again.🙏🌈

@donnaplumridge9769 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad they went the same year, they seemed so much in love, I think they would’ve been lost without the other spouse!

@depaola63 4 жыл бұрын

Got me when he said never forget your mother because your mother will never forget you ❤️😘

@luvmymusic4336 4 жыл бұрын

IN MY OPINION HE IS THE BEST COMEDIAN THAT EVER LIVED RIP

@frankiegrabowski7875 4 жыл бұрын

Couldnt agree more!!!!

@Locktwiste72 4 жыл бұрын

I second and third that

@newageintimidator 4 жыл бұрын

I am kinda young (42), and have always loved stand-up. I don't know about all time, but definitely of my lifetime, and Richard Pryor and George Carlin were still active when I was a kid.

@33Camden 4 жыл бұрын

I used to think Richard Pryor was the Greatest . . . . But this Guy takes the Cup

@kuvaszvizsla9521 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@markmartinez7678 4 жыл бұрын

There was some serious talent in the audience

@mkiel705 3 жыл бұрын

Many Of Them Are No Longer With Us.

@warlord8954 4 жыл бұрын

Don Rickles wouldn't be allowed on TV or the stage today. He was an insult genius and didn't care who you were. Everyone was fair game. As it should be. Comedy is comedy and has nothing to do with race or sex.

@jamesd2128 4 жыл бұрын

Watch Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, or Rickey Gervais, they're fearless and funny as hell.

@thepianoman6958 4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesd2128 But all foul humor and language.....

@TheOlskool4ever 4 жыл бұрын

@buckeyesfan2222 Exactly. Mr. Rickles performed in Atlantic City in 2016. He was still "Mr. Warmth" and just as Politically Incorrect and hilariously offensive. The show was a sellout. People LOVED him of all races. Why people think he wouldn't be popular today when he was in fact with us just 4 short years ago and still performing is beyond me.

@WalterDWormack214 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOlskool4ever It's very simple why so many people constantly come on KZfaq.com and smugly talk about how "Don Rickles 'act' couldn't be done in today's 'PC' Culture." *They're all a bunch of mean-spirited RACIST A-HOLES, who are literally BESIDE themselves with ENVY.* It gotta drive them abso-freakin'-lutely bat-s**t NUTS, that Don Rickles can say all of the outrageous stuff he does, and he effortlessly gets the laughs he does.

@marbury2403 3 жыл бұрын

Oh shut up.

@jamesrivera6068 4 жыл бұрын

Back in the day when everyone could take a joke and everybody just wanted to laugh. I'm glad my parents exposed me to this man while I was growing up. The best of the best.

@jumpropexpressions8929 2 жыл бұрын

They could take a joke because it was funny and not malicious and it came from a place of mutual respect. Not like so called comedians today who use comedy to mask their hidden racist views.

@heavenlysonshine 2 жыл бұрын

@@jumpropexpressions8929 Say that!

@steverenom.299 Жыл бұрын

Liberals destroy everything they come in contact with, including humor.

@whyfoldnow9372 4 жыл бұрын

The way he lights up the whole room. Standing admiration when he was finished. No one like Rickles

@MrPizza063 4 жыл бұрын

would of loved to see elvis presley being roasted

@Mryrhodesian 4 жыл бұрын

Loved him since he was in an I Dream of Jeannie episode.

@emanueltawtah6561 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, no one is like Rickles, especially this generation...

@reneebraxton1032 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone in that audience were truly amazingly talented.

@Declan50 4 жыл бұрын

Rickles never scripted anything. It was all improv. Now that’s genius!

@generalyellor8188 3 жыл бұрын

That is entirely untrue. He was just really good at delivering his written material.

@wildshetentertainment1821 3 жыл бұрын

@@generalyellor8188 written material? He never lines up a long joke, you can tell it's improv solely by what he says.

@traviscarlson6718 3 жыл бұрын

Written Material My Ass Don said in an Interview once That everything he says and Does Comes from him and him only He has No writer No Cue Cards Nothing He just goes on stage and Insults The hell outta people He had nothing Written For him in his entire life it was all Improv

@serblazcovilla8958 2 жыл бұрын

@BL Guerrilla Entertainment agree with you, Don was a pure genius

@Hollistaar 2 жыл бұрын

@@traviscarlson6718 Don said that some of his jokes were improvised and some were planned. It wasn't scripted but he certainly didn't go out unprepared. He was a genius, and he acknowledged that preparation is required to be a master of your craft. Link to interview (worth a watch!): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/feBnp8xzv8qrpnk.html

@donnadynes7988 2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to have found this golden age of television. I will be watching alot! Wish ppl could laugh at themselves and each other like they did back then!!

@sickoftheleftwingscum Жыл бұрын

We still can but we will have to fight for that right we are here in Britain but it's tough going ! 💪🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

@steverenom.299 Жыл бұрын

Liberals destroy everything they come into contact with, including humor.

@TheRelger 4 жыл бұрын

I saw Don Rickles a few years before he died. Funnier than ever.

@jameslaw3740 4 жыл бұрын

Holy crap I'm old, 54 , and I can remember a lot of the real actors in the audience. Pure humor, not like today's filth, 💖 👍 👍 🇨🇦

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

Other James .... I'm 68 .... I Recognize Them All!

@deanstanley2125 3 жыл бұрын

I'm about to turn 54, remember the Dean Martin Roasts?

@briana.1878 3 жыл бұрын

@@deanstanley2125 I watch those roasts on Amazon Prime. A great blast from the past!

@ronniegibson4821 2 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean.im 58 and I spotted alot.of actors and actresses.from tv.and I can name them all.

@chriskramer5297 2 жыл бұрын

I know man...it was good to see their faces again...all in one room

@ghostrider-ek8gu 4 жыл бұрын

Don Rickles ... A legend in his own time. Original and funny ... thank you Don Rickles. You made me and many , many more LAUGH!

@Alexander-kb9hs 3 жыл бұрын

The wit and class of this gentleman...PURE GOLD. How I miss the old days!!! I am just 49 and realizing what my elders meant. REST IN PEACE Mr. Rickles.

@H.pylori 4 жыл бұрын

Rickles at his best. I finally got to see him a just before he died. At the Orleans in Las Vegas. The cadence was slower, he had just recovered from an operation...but he was still Rickles. RIP.

@thegroupies9520 4 жыл бұрын

Everyday I watch the DON! Laughter is the only solution that get's one through these tough times being quarantined! God Bless!

@RohitSharma-tm5gw 3 жыл бұрын

Same group....don rickles stress buster

@michaelknapp8961 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know of any comedian that could get away with the stuff Rickles did, but he did it with class. He was a funny classy guy all the way!! RIP Don.

@schallrd1 3 жыл бұрын

Rickles could own the room like nobody else and make it look easy. 😅

@brianbolton 3 жыл бұрын

Hi to all from England Don Rickles is treatment for Depression !!!!! Brian

@dorothycoker8830 3 жыл бұрын

Brian Bolton , but please, please never watch after having surgery 😄😄.

@brianbolton 3 жыл бұрын

@@dorothycoker8830 Hi Dorothy sorry I hope you are ok after surgery if you had a laugh the surgery must have been successfully for you laughing is a great gift..... All my best to you Brian

@brianbolton 3 жыл бұрын

@Kaushik Kurudi Hi it's a bad habit

@georgeanthony7282 4 жыл бұрын

Look at all of the true celebrities! Just amazing!!!!!!!!!

@MrCalidan69 4 жыл бұрын

No four letter words....the best ever

@pp312 3 жыл бұрын

As Fernando Lamas said, 'Who is Richardo Montalban?' Love that!

@steveendicott1855 4 жыл бұрын

We need to laugh at ourselves again!! Thank you Don Rickles for your side splitting humor and all the laughs! I have always loved you as you loved all of us! And than you for showing us it's ok to poke fun at ourselves!

@mellopez1859 2 жыл бұрын

His mother must have been a great mom And a beautiful lady , he always mentions her in every standup , not many actors or standup comedian do this , but Don always does !! and that is a great son , RIP, DON RICKLES

@Koyoshinkai Жыл бұрын

I am in stitches laughing watching this in 2022, there will never be another Don, Best Comedian Ever

@michellepost5232 3 жыл бұрын

Don Rickles was hilarious. I watched all the Roasts when new, but never saw any of Don's specials. 1973, I was age 12, and watched TV alot, during late 1960s and early 1970s.

@kenderen3736 4 жыл бұрын

To the man that ever made the world laugh at each other and get along,and me. God Bless you,Mr Rickles.

@davemacias5605 3 жыл бұрын

Y couldn't I have been in showbiz at that time

@johnmunro4952 4 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest achievements in showbiz ( and politics) was to be important enough to get ripped by the Don.

@michaelevans2978 4 жыл бұрын

Loved seeing all the great entertainers of that era! Real celebrities! The 70’s Rocked!

@Mr17051963 3 күн бұрын

We miss the great Don Rickles at this humorless world we’re living these days. RIP 🙏🌟

@rhondafortson5205 3 жыл бұрын

RICKLES, THE BEST EVER! Funny, no vulgarity...insults from affection..not meanness. MISS HIM!!

@marcuscampbell2805 4 жыл бұрын

Never forget your mother that one send tears to my eyes

@stormchaserken 3 жыл бұрын

Never ever ever will we be graced with such talent like we were during this era. Bless you Don Rickles for the never end laughs.

@havefaith3213 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I was 19 years old in 73. I was the perfect age, in the perfect time.

@primemover1416 4 жыл бұрын

Well, almost perfect. Can't say I was a big fan of the full bush, but otherwise, yes.

@havefaith3213 4 жыл бұрын

@@primemover1416 I can't stop laughing🤣. My best friend and I since second grade, now well into 60s. Had a talk about this about two months ago.🤣 How much were we like a full Bush triangle (within reason). That's not to say we have anything against any design. Only exception the Larry Fine.🤣🤣🤣🤣

@richardziemies8247 4 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@waynejohnson6594 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@sciwiz57 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same age 4/19/54. Everything was better!

@johnpatterson4272 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh...when there was real class, professionalism and proven talent in Hollywood entertainment. This video and TV special was representative of a 'who's who' of genuine celebrity. Well played Don Rickles, as always.

@garymcaleer6112 3 жыл бұрын

An all-star audience. That's my generation. @ 63 with life fading quickly, to reminisce of these days when family & neighbors still shared their lives with me, if it wasn't for Christ's promise to restore "life eternal" through faith, I would have given up long ago like far too many have. So hang in there. Keep learning. All is not said and done.

@kevinbeardsley786 4 жыл бұрын

Only discovered him 3 years ago on you tube ... wow.. fantastic talent..

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

G T H O ..... Well at least you know Now!

@lindafowler2665 4 жыл бұрын

Love seeing all the old stars

@christophersantana5895 4 жыл бұрын

Linda Fowler so do I.

@KydenBufect 3 жыл бұрын

Most of them are dead too, a real shame. There are no equivalent stars like them today. They are part of a bygone era never to be seen again.

@bobmalack481 3 жыл бұрын

Your nobody until Don Rickles insults you...LOL!! Robert at 67.

@rberka555 4 жыл бұрын

Rickles was a phenomenon when he first hit the big time.

@skiprope536 4 жыл бұрын

I am glad I was able to watch him as a kid...as an adult and now I can reflect on how outstanding those times were. Thank you Don!

@NickRios 2 жыл бұрын

Impersonated Jack Benny and when the camera cut to him he had his left hand on his face. Genius!!!

@dalemoskalyk1227 3 жыл бұрын

As a 70's kid...who wasn't there. Wow.

@meirwise1107 4 жыл бұрын

He was sharp and unscripted at 88 and funnier than most modern comedians younger and scripted. RIP Mr Warmth.

@heavenlysonshine 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielknepper6884 Yea. Talk about taking the eazy way out and beating a dead horse!

@claytonalva7042 2 жыл бұрын

"Never forget your mother so help me God; your mother will never forget you" !!! - Great message of love at the end , Don rickles a true legend.

@stevelarussa5563 2 жыл бұрын

Used to check out who was goong be on the tonite show or letterman,and if Don was a scheduled guest would stay up to watch him.Only one person I didn't want to miss,because o knew I'd be laughing for 10 mins straight.Thanks for all the laughs Mr Rickles.

@Steve-cc4tl 4 жыл бұрын

What he did in the 60's and 70's, would get him killed now!!! RIP to a funny funny man!!!

@film_director2017 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best comedians & genuine guys of all time , trully blessed it was never scripted just random comedy with a sharp mind & loving personality , trully loved Rickles rip legend you will never be forgetten , & very true never forget your mother that got me so teary 😢😢😢😢what a way to end that on beautiful note 👌👌👌👌😔😔😔😢😢😢

@luigimario4458 4 жыл бұрын

*GOAT Don Rickles*

@stepheno1870 2 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of rickles roasts & interviews & this is one of my absolute favourites, the way he worked the crowd & the joy & pleasure he delivers is pure class & top of his game here.

@craigsmith2030 4 жыл бұрын

Absaloutly wonderful. What a great video. So sorely missed don. Genius of his craft. In and around stars and the golden days of hollywood. Nobody took it serious and it was just one big laugh. Why oh why have wee lost all this. R.I.P Don Rickles. A warm and very funny man.

@UBZUKki 3 жыл бұрын

What a funny and class act. Mr Don Rickles

@brianblackwelder9533 2 жыл бұрын

I remember just about all stars in that room. That is the most you'll ever see in a lifetime.

@eightinches6094 4 жыл бұрын

I saw Rickles live at a show, when I bought the tickets I had the opportunity to get seats within the first 5 rows of the stage but I deliberately bought my tickets further back so he wouldn't single me out, lol!

@eightinches6094 4 жыл бұрын

@Fangalatic ....I didn't want to get reemed lol!

@pault7280 4 жыл бұрын

eight inches Wimp!!! Lol!!

@eightinches6094 4 жыл бұрын

@@pault7280 .....on that night, yep.

@mikewilliams4499 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my he was just stupendous. So sad he would not be able to do this today. So many stars turned out for him.

@shanke300 2 жыл бұрын

Golden era. All the great stars together. Don is super talented.

@SnookerFan-kl1jj 3 жыл бұрын

LOL the roast on James Caan, class.

@albertosuarez2195 2 жыл бұрын

Those 8 minutes of performance today would've brought him at least 10 law suits and label him as misogynistic racist chauvinism pig by the "woke" culture. God bless his soul, it's a shame that we don't have talent like him anymore.

@PorkChopJones 3 жыл бұрын

To Don Rickles we love you today and forever! Everyone in town is here for your show! Are they all out of work???? Much love... to you sir. God bless.

@fernmann7 4 жыл бұрын

This is too much. Fantastic in every way

@garylobo348 3 жыл бұрын

He was a real mensch. For you non-Italians, look it up ;) To me it was a tie, between Don and Rodney Dangerfield. When i was a kid, that was the deal with my parents...I could only stay up late to watch Johnny when either of them was on.

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Marty Allen in the Audience ... I stole his "Hello Dere!" when I was just a Kid and it's the first thing I say to a Baby or Toddler ..... And They Always Smile and Laugh!

@rl7231976 2 жыл бұрын

The best of all time, MORE RICKLES PLEASE!!!!

@hunterlindy 4 жыл бұрын

I think he's probably the best comedianto ever come along and it didn't care who you work it still insult you and it was a privilege to be insulted by rickles

@bobmalack481 3 жыл бұрын

'Jimmy cracked corn, and I dont care"!...(beyond you milinial)

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobmalack481 Jesus,Bob I Remember that Bit!

@bobmalack481 3 жыл бұрын

Jim McCracken cracked corn, and he don't know...LOL!!

@rosecastle8709 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious love this guy 😊 nothing like that now and never will be which is such a shame

@mikeydrookie351 3 жыл бұрын

How far entertainment has fallen in a half of century. WOW. True talent. True Legend. True Entertainer.

@karyanaukar5803 2 жыл бұрын

When Don is not saying jokes what he says about how important are mother & life & good heart & health … it’s movingly beautiful

@stewartnicol3028 4 жыл бұрын

Back when we could all take a fuckin joke! I am Scottish, call me Jock, tightwad, thrifty, whatever, I LAUGH along. When we could all laugh at one another. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that we are all more equal (still a way to go though) but we need some perspective. ❤️✌️🙏💡

@dorothycoker8830 3 жыл бұрын

Saw him many times on the Johnny Carson Show 😆😆👍❤️.

@AmericanFUBAR33 3 жыл бұрын

That's more talent than the entire Hollywood combined today. NO one can match that energy, that wit and that comical genius of Rickles.. RIP to the King of all Jews!

@LulaRoberts 4 жыл бұрын

This one was funny as hell😂🤣😅.

@songsmith31a 3 жыл бұрын

We could do with some of his "no prisoners" style of humour here in the UK as an antidote to the precious whinging and griping that is so prevalent nowadays.

@sickoftheleftwingscum Жыл бұрын

We have Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Carr they aren't WOKE ! 😁👍

@sickoftheleftwingscum Жыл бұрын

Our WOKE television channels decide who gets on tv they are accentually Left Wing I have studied the people they have on, most are known left wingers I see Jo Brand is back after her suspension anyone on the right wouldn't get a second chance she got Carol Thatcher the push from The One Show all because she referred to a black tennis player as having a Golliwog hairstyle and it was said in the green room not on tv but they all ganged up on her including Adrian Childs who was there too also a known Labour voter they are foul people ! 😱

@blancamiranda7424 3 жыл бұрын

Here in July 2020, this mite be the 4th time I've been here this yr.😂😂😂😉❣

@mecongberlin 2 жыл бұрын

I swear to god, 11pm I started with some Carson, thought of having a drink, then came to Pryor and now its 2.30am and as usual, I am with my king, my legend, Don Rickles!

@jameshughes6049 4 жыл бұрын

That was great!! All those big stars together, no ego just laughs!!

@thesoultransferprotocol721 4 жыл бұрын

This was back when TV was fun...............

@drumdude46 3 жыл бұрын

True Titan....of Entertainment. From an Era...sadly....never to be repeated.

@christophersantana5895 4 жыл бұрын

RIP DON RICKLES.

@fernmann7 4 жыл бұрын

Priceless

@virtualzhbl 4 жыл бұрын

Don Rickles funny to the end.

@robinpayne1365 4 жыл бұрын

Don rickles simply the best.

@stephenhuntsucker3766 Жыл бұрын

Watching one video of Don is awesome. Watching them back to back you really get a sense of the sharp wit and comedic timing that sets him apart from others.

@ericcollins8794 4 жыл бұрын

The cigarette smoke a flowin lol love it

@1AFVeteran 4 жыл бұрын

A great comedian who could throw out the insults and it was funny. Too many people today are too much into being PC and can't laugh at themselves. Oh, how I miss this kind of comedy! PC pretty much killed comedy!

@sickoftheleftwingscum Жыл бұрын

Murdered it you mean ! 😱👍

@bkatbamna 2 жыл бұрын

"God put us on this earth to laugh". Can't say it any better than that.

@ibtaba 4 жыл бұрын

Back when stars had to have talent and not rely on green screen special effects.

@TommyWashow 4 жыл бұрын

this is an extremely stupid comment

@TheCaveman46 4 жыл бұрын

@@TommyWashow How so? Singers nowadays have to rely on autotune and other studio gimmicks and actors are a bunch of overpaid crybabies! Back then talent WAS a requirement.

@TommyWashow 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCaveman46 when has stand up comedy ever had fancy green screen effects? it would be a fair comment on a stanley kubrick video maybe

@generalyellor8188 3 жыл бұрын

And be seriously racist.

@ibtaba 3 жыл бұрын

@@generalyellor8188 oh yeah they were on their way to a klan rally after the show