Don Rickles
I just watched the doumentary about him on HBO. More people talking about how funny he was than footage of him actually being funny. Plenty of clips of cheap sentiment though. I guess I'm not his biggest fan, although it is impressive how many famous people have championed him, from Frank Sinatra to Jackie Gleason to Johnny Carson to Roger Corman and Martin Scorsese. Biggest take-away: the sheer range and volume of vacations Don Rickles and his wife have taken with Bob Newhart and his wife. It is breathtaking.
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posted by John Levenstein at
6:36 PM
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I want to check this out. I've enjoyed Rickles performances on TV with the exception of "C.P.O Sharkey." Actually, that might be a good sitcom for a scab to resurrect and really get the WGA shaking in its boots. That and "Chico & The Man." Those two could fill out an hour quite nicely. Carlos Mencia would be perfect in the Freddie Prinze role, and he seems to have no compuction about scabbing and stealing in the comedy world.
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