Don Rickles and Jerry Lewis (2003) - MDA Telethon

[@ERINYES10]

We don't have class, humor, and humble genuine talent like this anymore. These men were legends.

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

JERRY LEWIS was so seriously ill and his medication did that to him. LEWIS was a wonderful dancer, taught film at the University of California, his course was required, that's how good he was. How difficult it is for a friend to sit next to a death bed and bolster morale, taking all that weight, making all the other people feel comfortable! DON RICKLES was a genius in Humanity. Whether with a new young talk show host or old friends his Love and timing were impeccable. This vid is a real gem, watching these two brilliant men at work. RIP JERRY LEWIS🙏🏼 RIP DON RICKLES 🙏🏼 And may perpetual light shine upon them, Shalom 🙏🏼❤

[@JuneLynn]

Rest In Peace Jerry and Don...thanks for the laughter ❤️️❤️️

[@donnalynch1484]

yea thanx pals

[@sky-et6md]

@Larry Barry ???

[@loucabrattzie9992]

I had tears in my eyes watching this. I grew up watching these two geniuses of comedy and miss them so much, because comedy today sucks!!!

[@byHexted]

Oh please don’t even compare those two you look stupid. You can find a duck, step on it and record that and get the same thing jerry Luis did his whole career

[@BlackAbe007]

Now they swim with the fishes…

[@jueylewisandthebrews]

You forgot about big Ed #heyoooooo

[@DaddyRobotX15]

I dunno...Bill Burr, Theo Von , Chapelle are funny...rip , both recent enough lost are Mitch Hedberg & Norm Macdonald.... there's funny comedians today, it's just a very different culture now than when these legends were outlandish & on the game....

[@ramlinman2004]

Rickles was funny...Lewis was just silly

[@paulpeartsmith]

Been watching Rickles for four straight days. Thank you KZbin

[@brandaoz]

"3 Years in the jungle,looking for you 're uncle.." 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@sterlinglahach2638]

Hilarious

[@Curtmania11]

Rickles crushed it from beginning to end.

[@stevekalba9951]

2017 "The year the laughter died" I miss having those two around for so long. Absolute legends made generations of people laugh. There can never be another like those two. Even Don Rickles got some heat for comments in his last years. We live in different times. People are too sensitive and self important and cant take a joke. These guys had a way of taking jabs and then at the end made it all clear it was in good fun and showed what God loving men they were.

[@byHexted]

Wow way to show you couldn’t know less about Jerry Luis. “Taking jabs and then making it clear it was all in good fun” is the exact opposite of Jerry Luis. Ruined every relationship he was in, and then held onto every grudge until the person died then he turns around and pretends they were great friends. Oh and not to mention he’s a literal rapist and continued trying to harass women and treat his children and wife like garbage until the end lmao Don rickles has gotten shit since he started in the fucking 50s, if you knew anything about him you’d hear him tell those stories countless times about how nobody liked it at first. He didn’t say nobody was offended he’s literally always said he isn’t for everybody, he didn’t even like Jerry Luis that’s why he fucking never saw him but leave it to these fake rickles fans to use him in death to push their agendas about comedy. If you’re too ignorant and lazy to actually know who the COUNTLESS hilarious game changing comedians of today are that’s your fault not theirs. Rickles understood. DANGERFIELD understood, that’s why he did nothing but start and help young comics, and hung out with them in his personal life instead of older comics. Y’all do the same thing with him you say how much funnier his generation is when literally he didn’t even think that that’s why he didn’t hang out with people from his generation, that’s why he had to change his name TWICE before getting any success

[@byHexted]

Also stop being such a baby. Yeah Don rickles made a few bad jokes in his career every comedian has. That doesn’t mean every time someone makes a joke that people don’t like or isn’t funny that they’re “offended”. I can point out that dons jokes about race are super surface level, that isn’t because I’m offended it’s because they’re always about a black stereotype. Which he does because he’s basically a parody of an ignorant insult comic, but people like you take what he ironically says as some beacon for free speech or comedy when people say way worse shit then him and have since he started. I love rickles but I can point out that his race jokes are lazy without calling him racist, or saying he shouldn’t be allowed to say it or some shit nobody said that, y’all assume that anytime there’s a joke that’s “offensive” that people don’t find funny.

[@heindepaauw4886]

Never was a fan of Lewis, but the raw emotion in his voice when he thanked Rickles made me tear up.

[@dannydoughboy120]

All fake my friend! All acting, years of practice! People easily subbed!

[@thomasputti2249]

@@dannydoughboy120 He never cried in his movies

[@dannydoughboy120]

@@thomasputti2249 sociopaths don't cry! They know how to act to get what they want, and that's what makes them dangerous! In other words, they totally lack empathy.

[@julesf.meloborges811]

@@dannydoughboy120 Sorry, but could you explain to me why do you think so little of him as a person?

[@dannydoughboy120]

@@julesf.meloborges811 NO! Do your own research and figure it out for yourself! Are you helpless! Do your own homework!

[@archieandrew9317]

"i know youre sick, but thats a good gimmick"😁😁😁😁

[@guitarman6742]

Wow! Two huge stars and not one curse word. Class and respect. Awesome!

[@tonitroxelquenneville3543]

Praise the Lord for these men always puts a smile on our faces

[@DG-mv6zw]

The Lord has nothing to do with these two godless men. Praise God for who God is.

[@louieflash7190]

Here on Labor Day 2020 still missing Jerry and the telethon. It was so much a part of many lives back in the day for so many years. May Jerry and Don RIP. God bless old Hollywood.

[@PrinceBandar]

This is a gem. Rickles' reaction to Jerry's condition is too funny.

[@slickbelge]

Don had some huge guts bringing up jerry's 5 biological children that he completely abandoned... nobody else in jerry's entire lifetime had the guts to.

[@christinamitchell6796]

@@slickbelge what???? You know I hate to speak I'll of the dead but I saw Jerry on the story of the rat pack and he seemed to have a chip on his shoulder, that's dogged to just abandon ALL your kids.

[@mariadasilva863]

What was his condition?

[@mariadasilva863]

Christina Mitchell I agree ☝️ with u

[@elishevajones6730]

@S.T. pulmonary fibrosis. He gained a bunch of weight from the medical treatment which was prednisone.

[@kenderen3736]

I'm glad these moments are preserved forever. Maybe,the world should watch all these classic gems and learn something about respect,humanity,and above all,love and laughter. God bless people like this.

[@thomasfaucette6439]

u dont see no legends like Don n Jerry no more they were priceless

[@salvatoresaccoccio2379]

Rest In Peace to the two. I grew up with Jerry and I don’t want to remember him this way, Rickles on the other hand hasn’t changed one bit.

[@youtubingbabs]

Sadly both gone now.

[@Spitson7771]

He developed several mental and physical health problems throughout his lifetime, it was also a big effect on his decision to not be around his kids

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

They are gone but we still have the ability to watch them do what they love and did so well. And for that I am thankful.

[@tystin_gaming]

That moment when Rickles got up. He knew there were no more jokes to be had, the audience was with Lewis, and that Lewis' statement was from the heart. What a sign of a great performer. You are there to entertain, but also know when it is time to leave. No last minute punch lines or any other fanfare. Just a handshake, hug, and a good bye.

[@12345fowler]

Yep, that was defintely not the standard Don TV show routine. You could feel the Telethon thing changed the mood of the whole piece.

[@byHexted]

People pretend all these guys are “class acts” they aren’t. Rickles was, Sammy was, maybe Dean was idk but I know Jerry wasn’t

[@mjlives5428]

@@byHexted Jerry was a selfish dick..He did this because they paid him well not because he cared...You don't have so much compassion for the disabled and than hate your not disabled fellow men so much!

[@albiman68]

@@byHexted Maybe you're right! But his telethon raised 2.5 billion dollars! Maybe concentrate on that fact and let the guy rest in peace! No?

[@painkiller1968]

People that are complaining no nothing about Don Rickles. He's a legend. That was his deal to be insulting. But he was the nicest man.

[@chrisarseneault5617]

His schtick was insulting people. But he was a very sensitive man. And never meant any harm.

[@painkiller1968]

@Shahrokh Teimouri Keep trying troll.

[@tantiwahopak101]

@Ologh Beig offended? 😂😂

[@danielryder5808]

Ologh Beig get it together lol

[@richardthelionheart5594]

I found it offensive for many years. I hated myself for laughing at this cheap humor. Like Lenny Bruce tho, this type of language wasn't taboo & maaaaaybe better to bring it out in the open.

[@MrMalibu30]

Don was a great guy...I met him a few times...I was his mailman in Malibu, early 80's....Don mentions Jerry's sons, "Where's the check?, dad doesn't send us anything"......Boy ,did that turn out true.....

[@seanohare5488]

True left nothing and his grandkids too

[@spreadingthelightofchristj9081]

This truly touched my heart, I actually have tears in my eyes right now, gifted and kind people the likes of whom we'll never see again. R.I.P. Don Rickles and Jerry Lewis. Stay safe, dear all, Jesus loves you and I love you too.💗🙏

[@franciscoorozco2921]

When I read something similar of what I think, I say I'm not alone I think is about what is available, we have to choose, these times are so tense and fast, conedy movies music Fortunately some of us still enjoy our favorites, WOW nostalgic is gold

[@turnupthesun81]

How can you not love Don Rickles. He went from making a WW2 joke to almost bringing the place to tears telling Jerry he loved him.

[@vegeta6345]

You can see Jerry is not really helping out but the LEGENDARY Don Rickles just goes on and on without any help and carries the show on his shoulders!

[@bernlin2000]

Pretty amazing: these two legends were born the same year, died the same year. Jerry was an incredible fighter: to have lives past 90 after having 3 heart attacks and countless other hospitalizations, that's pure resilience 🌟🌟🌟

[@BlackAbe007]

Cocaine abuse, perhaps…

[@kiko1935]

2:50 rickles is savage and he's right. He didn't give his original family any money

[@seanohare5488]

True and none to his grandkids too

[@123Rockchild]

My God....Don Rickles was hilarious here.

[@jojolucas6973]

Love seeing that woman in the audience shocked and disturbed. Priceless

[@chorlauheung4920]

A Labor Day weekend without an MDA telethon and Jerry Lewis just doesn't seem right!

[@mickeybrennan8775]

Happy 96 th Birthday Mr Warmth 🎁 We love you Champion 🏆

[@izborsistok3930]

I am speachless. Such a GREAT man. Both of them. But star, as Jerry was,almost cry at the end... It's priceless. Who did not grow up with mr.Lewis?

[@cubematrixstudio7605]

I didn't, I always thought Jerry was an unfunny clown.

[@TheIrishrogue68]

Young people don’t realize just how huge a star Jerry was in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. I can’t think of any other act bigger than Martin and Lewis in the 20th century. For 10 straight years they were the hottest thing in showbiz.

[@brucevodka]

"...3 years in the Jungle looking for your uncle." 9 words on their own that don't mean anything but when uttered by Rickles can put you on the floor screaming! A National Treasure.

[@MrEVAQ]

They do make sense, Don was sent to the pacific in WW2

[@mickeybrennan8775]

I wonder if Mr Warmth had any idea that his wonderful Videos would get us all thru a one in one hundred pandemic. His crazy sense of humour has bought joy to us all in a world where there is not much to smile about. Thankyou Champion for bringing warmth to our hearts 💛 Mickey Australia 🇦🇺

[@annmariechavez7050]

Jerry's laugh is contagious! ❤️

[@Bondek1996]

One of those few times that not only Don but the host has a touching moment at the end. Both are missed.

[@vincentdefeo5917]

Watching these 2 guys reminds me how much we,ve lost,this world is getting worse as time goes by,it's very sad !!!!

[@rayallard1386]

Miss those days...youtube lets us time travel sorta and that's great

[@toniwilson1579]

Ray Allard ... So true today is labor day 2018, i just had to get my dosage of telethon for this year. Thanks goodness for KZbin.

[@mattjaitken]

KZbin video are the best to remember those real anchors on television.

[@ThatDangerousWolf]

“Those days” this was 2003 😂

[@tuxitalk4-tuxipolitixpage772]

And now they are sitting together, reminiscing about the old days and all the stars with them now.

[@robertyancey4867]

That intro music for Mr. Don Rickles is KILLER!!!😆😆😂🤣😅😎😎

[@dimitriskorillis]

Two great legends!

[@TiltBrook]

1:34 “The man’s sittin’ here like a Jew-whale and he’s twitchin’!”

[@keeploving5850]

It sounds funnier written. 🤣

[@markuswennemann9956]

thanks for all the joy you bring into my life.....you both !

[@joemiller7028]

Could be the best 8 minutes of Rickles EVER.

[@stephaniestanley8041]

His best. I laughed so freaking much.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

He was supremely comical whenever he performed. I honestly have NEVER seen him not be hilarious. The guy was a genius.

[@davidmaccormack7067]

Naw,it was in Kelly's Heros

[@richardthelionheart5594]

I've seen them all !! I think u r right. I sent it to all my friends.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

I miss these two great comedians.Don and Jerry were so naturally funny. They make it look effortless.

[@Paulzpc]

This guy could never be able to perform today without an entire generation having a feeling stroke, Don was the king of mean, not mean sprits but insults, today's kids would have a good cry and run for a safe room and have sit-in's to block him from speaking at his performances, when I was a kid I watched him on Carson and I thought he was funny, back before the pansies were born.

[@54jeanmarie]

Poor Jerry, was all puffed up from Predisone, I believe. God Bless all his efforts for MDA.

[@4seeableTV]

The MDA did him wrong, not giving him a final show.

[@2402zia]

@@4seeableTV he was a piece of crap to his children. But ironically cared for other kids ??? Give me a break.

[@christinamitchell6796]

@@2402zia yeah I'm like what the hell???? Even though don was being funny I'm glad he mentions his abandoned kids. To be honest past interviews I've seen he comes off not so nice.

[@123Rockchild]

@@christinamitchell6796 Yea, there was some kind of estrangement with Jerry and his boys. I think Jerry was a tough Dad that expected his sons to go out and make it on their own. And maybe the sons sided with their Mother after the divorce?

[@christinamitchell6796]

@@123Rockchild only thing is he gives it all to his daughter whom I believe was adopted but maybe that's the operative word.

[@stefanklaus1652]

I love them both ❤️rest in peace you both 😢❤️

[@bryanpereira8099]

This is what we need now for the world

[@Michael_Lederman]

There will never be another comic who can fill Jerry Lewis' shoes the man was and always will be a legend.

[@Seit__NBC_GIGA_Dabei]

Two Legends....i miss them a lot....

[@whydat684]

I have never seen this. Its great.

[@ACARDtvMusic]

Two amazing golden era comedians

[@tennyc]

Beyond.

[@gregtowle8830]

I think Ruth Buzzy is the only 1 left that was on the Dean Martin roasts .

[@fearview]

i have to admit i cried.

[@timmysd88]

Shame those days are over

[@jalohepo-oja7399]

Rolling through these videos of don and jerry since they passed this year..truly my favorites! RIP

[@aneshacoleman]

I love them both so much

[@annabellem.4014]

I can't watch this scene without a tear coming to my eye. So great!

[@donnibrasko1]

those are not tears, my eyes are just sweating!

[@Malouco]

donnibrasko1 this was the funniest roast ever.

[@rustyruss2962]

Used never miss telethon Jerry GodBless and Don ❤️🙏❤️🙏

[@kinglord7707]

The look on the girls face @ 3:47 when Don made a racial joke about black kids tap dancing for an hour is priceless!!! LOL

[@123Rockchild]

She gave that PC look of disdain.

[@georgeanthony7282]

Great to see these two superstars... admittedly though, it's painful to see Jerry struggling health wise.

[@ellierfromthebronx4531]

May he rest in peace...goodbye Don.

[@ryanlara603]

I love how he still did the "blacks tap dancing" bit even though that hasn't really been stereotype in forever. Wouldn't have him do it any other way

[@standingupt]

Rickles & Lewis-no pair can compare!!!

[@deftone366]

3:48 That girl was triggered! 😂 😂

[@napoleonbonaparte1260]

her political correctness kicks in.

[@chrisb3976]

She doesnt know any better. Shes pathetic and a loser in life.

[@BUDDYSHADOW]

That was Hillary Clinton.

[@lostinlox]

Drew 2U

[@123Rockchild]

That girl had a chip on her shoulder...would anyone expect different?

[@shababull]

R.I.P. Don and Jerry!!

[@jimmysanders4813]

Don just realized how much he is loved.

[@awesomefearsome]

Absolute greatness! Loved it.

[@TheNationofIsrael613]

"What's the other one in Illinois?" Lmao

[@nathanheon4968]

Don Rickles is a legend and the jokes he make still make me laugh.

[@rongarcia7744]

Don Rickles at his best , Classic 😂

[@slapjohnson2808]

Two amazing stars! That was so great!

[@thornie123]

“We gonna tap dance again” lmao

[@yitziyyb]

Wow Don called his BS! Kids in IL where's the check?! 😬

[@seanohare5488]

Lewis left nothing from his 50 million estate to his five sons and grandkids

[@4seeableTV]

Both lost in 2017. RIP.

[@meharidesta2921]

Larry Barry no bro both passed away last year

[@peternemeth1777]

to make Jerry laugh like this. Proves what a giant Don Rickles was in the world of comedy. Rip to both. Each unique and irreplacible, gifts to the world, for all of us.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Both passed away the same year... 😔

[@peternemeth1777]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 Yes I know and they were both old already. They were both born 1926. Jerry was 91 and Rickles 90. It's a long life that most poeple don't reach.

[@aguythatworkstoomuch4624]

Total class act! Don was old school and amazing! Such a good man and the funniest guy ever!

[@anthony_valdo]

He said 8-10 minutes 😂😂😂 don wanted to leave so bad

[@thomasmargolis6057]

A jerry lewis I have not seen, and rickles always memorable.

[@thornie123]

God Rickles really was one of a kind. There needs to be a modern day version that knocks these celebrities down a peg. Lol

[@ROBINMICHAELS27]

Ricky Gervais

[@johnwilliams2479]

Sitting here in Woke, leftie, snow flake, North London, Don lifts my spirits in humanity, and normality, do you know there's no comedians in the UK who are funny, all woke

[@johnwilliams2479]

@@TatumHildebrand not really

[@PiCheZvara]

People praise Rickles, but the fact Jerry Lewis took this humor in his condition and at his age - now that's worth some serious kudos. And Rickles...I love him, but man when he takes the time to say he will send a check for a thousand dollars...the man's a millionaire, like in reality, he was being kinda cheap here.

[@jamminjohn]

Rickles couldn't top you.

[@seanohare5488]

I agree 10000 be suffice

[@youtubingbabs]

He never joked when it mattered. You knew he'd never cross a certain line. He had two voices.

[@adamcoburn2646]

That old man hug lmaooo

[@johnnyf8227]

He takes his comedy so well.

[@mrmanown]

The Japanese part at the end was out of control laughter

[@ellierfromthebronx4531]

mrmanown...I'm surprised the guy could still hold up the camera and not drop it from laughing.

[@The_Revealer_7]

I've found that very amusing. 3 years I look for his uncle in the jungle, never found him, LOL.

[@schallrd1]

Rickles doing what he does and people love it all.

[@spectrumlocalb191]

FUNNY DON SAYS JERRYS SONS ARE WAITING AT HOME SAYING WHERES THE CHECK AND JERRY DIES AND LEAVES HIS SONS NOTHING.

[@suzyflorida1193]

I thought the same thing. So prescient of Don.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Apparently Jerry never intended to give them anything. Such a nice man.

[@exerciserelax8719]

Ouch

[@PaulDA2000]

M. M. You don’t know the details behind that, sometimes children don’t deserve anything.

[@chrisb3976]

Probably because Jerry wanted his kids to make money on their own and not have it handed to them.

[@slickbelge]

Don Rickles had balls of steel. Not a single other soul in hollywood had the guts to bring up Jerry's disgusting trifling behavior towards his ex wife and kids.

[@inkfishpete8695]

He had a special touch...only guy who could get away with making jokes about Sinatra's connection to the mob or his marriage to Mia Farrow.

[@cristianculetu5081]

RIP both of them

[@pirateproductions8426]

2:40 well Don was right cause Jerry lived 1 year longer. Don was 90 Jerry 91.

[@vika0194]

Pirate Productions he didn’t live 1 year longer. They were born the same year and died the ame year. Just birthdays different months, that’s why 90 and 91

[@voiceguy3635]

Jerry needed a few great laughs--and Don may have been the only one capable of pulling it off.Hilarious.

[@twodogs3868]

I love them, and you.

[@wongleebruce]

very classy very nice well done Don

[@Malouco]

wongleebruce He is known for busting balls and this was gold.

[@Happyboymargarine]

Amazing how he deflated and looked like his old self after this. It wasn’t eating. It was meds.

[@Danimal77]

Yup. Prednisone.

[@ThatDangerousWolf]

“I know you’ve been sick and all, but it’s a good gimmick.” Made me pass away and ascend to the next life

[@rayjr62]

...you wind up an announcer for the heavy jew sittin over here..... Dyin.

[@lawrencebader9399]

3:46 LMAO! The face on girl in the audience in the right side. She is not a Rickles fan. Well, Rickles and Jerry Lewis can hang out and laugh together again. Good bye Mr. Lewis! YOUNG LADIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!!!

[@falcon81701]

Lawrence Bader obviously not a fan of black guy jokes. Looks like SJW's been around longer than I thought.

[@vikings844]

I noticed that! She looked pissed! She is too dim to realize that what he does, he means no harm.

[@georgeshaw8925]

You're spot on, that creeper looks like Elmer Fudd, waiting for Mr. Warmth to exit stage left. She's got a GUN watch out Rickles, she's gonna shoot your nipples.

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

Premillenia p.c. girl in audience, I bet she threw up on herself

[@paulpatane2439]

Shes a fuckin idiot that's why

[@sasquatch2011]

Sometimes I think Don really meant it when he joked about Jerry Lewis, Jerry was an egotistical douche, he was judgmental and frankly stereotypical about woman comics. Dean Martin hated Jerry Lewis, even after their "reunion", and Dean and Don were good friends throughout the 50's, 60's,70's,80's until Martin's death in 1995. Jerry however wasn't even in most parts of Dean's life. So Dean must have shared his view on Jerry sometime in his lifetime to Don Rickles. We know of Jerry's reputation in the public but what did the stars during his time think of him? Jerry was not a nice person, it was all for show.