Topic: Don Rickles
Quotes
It's great to be working at The Orleans. Now if they would just put the word 'New' in front of that, I could have a Mardi Gras in my suite
Rickles to play The Orleans in Vegas Jan 16, 2008
I'm thrilled to be returning to Resorts because they always took good care of me at the buffet table
Don Rickles inks Atlantic City deal Oct 11, 2004
I am delighted to be spending an additional year at the Stardust ... but I'm getting pretty exhausted from having to wash Wayne Newton's car
People Jul 31, 2002
From the first days of my career, he was one of my comedic heroes
Hollywood legend Milton Berle dies at 93 Mar 27, 2002
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (born May 8, 1926) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic.
It is well known that Rickles has nothing against the people that he insults during his routine, and that it's all just part of the act. Although sarcastically nicknamed "Mr. Warmth" due to his offensive and insensitive stage personality, in reality most know him to be actually quite genial and pleasant. It has been said that being insulted by Rickles is like "wearing a badge of honor".
When asked by an interviewer if he ever worried that his insult comedy might ever become too offensive, Rickles replied, "You know, every night when I go out on stage to do my comedy routines, there's always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I'm always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I'm NOT going to offend!"
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Don Rickles."