Don Rickles Roasts Telly Savalas Man of the Hour

[@TuckerSP2011]

When I was very sick with a life threatening illness, i watched every video I could with Don Rickles. Laughter is the best medicine.

[@johnremington1538]

And to think all these folks are gone . . . never may they be forgotten.

[@TomLymberopoulos-du5he]

Absolutely a beautiful thought Love all these guys too God rest their souls

[@ElPatron-sw7gb]

I met Don Rickles in Vegas many times. A true gentleman. Great tipper.🤑

[@Jonaske99]

I'm a 25y from Belgium in Europe, born in 1994, and hate those wannabe comedians of today. I love watching KZbin videos of Rodney and Don Rickles. I'm not even an American nor old enough to even witnessed these great guys. I wish I was born in the 60's or something to have witnessed these legends in the flesh. Carson, Dangerfield, Martin, Rickles, Sinatra,... God bless KZbin!!

[@kellylaflash1016]

I remember watching all this as a little kid in the 70's, but most of it went over my head. It's fun being able to rewatch it now, in my 50's - I can enjoy it in a whole new light.

[@kyramia4955]

2019 and im still watching Don, they dont make em like this anymore!

[@ianr9898]

I know your generation, can bring this back,if you fight for your rights

[@Plainsimple67]

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT KZbin!!!🥴🥴

[@Comrade2261]

I'm about to be 31 next month, and I agree with you about the so called comedians of today.

[@victoriareel4319]

No one and nothing was off limits and no one was offended. Class all the way through this show! The best of TV is gone but I enjoy taking walk down memory lane.

[@mariogiresi6792]

Victoria Reel Oh, you are so right. The best television is long gone. No more laughter just anger. So glad KZbin exists.

[@Plainsimple67]

EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS ALL A JOKE AND FOR LAUGHS, THEY ACTUALLY LOVED GETTING ROASTED.

[@zant5721]

Victoria Reel second that👍🏾

[@HoneyBadger338]

Jesus there is such a ridiculous contradiction in these comments, he couldn't swear or discuss sex, which everyone celebrates here as being classy, which it might be, but you can't say people are pansies nowadays this was the golden age, meanwhile if you said Damn or blowjob everyone would have gasped.

[@donnawinchell908]

Thank you Don!! Every race and religion have some quirks, and others are just misunderstood Pop culture beliefs. We should all be making fun of ourselves during this pandemic. Laughter and love will hopefully get most of us through this. I live in an assisted living facility and I keep telling jokes as we are on lockdown. I pray for the world, but sometimes you have to stop and laugh. Good luck to us all, God bless and try to laugh. I'm Irish and can't think of anything funny about us. ( lol) Rich

[@MasterZero99]

"The Beast of Beverly Hills" would not be allowed on stage nowadays. Shame. THIS is great comedy.

[@ShmuelChanowitz]

Awesome dude. Im sure we'll get passed our current lifestyle

[@Lambohok]

That is a bittersweet statement for me. Bitter, because people are so sensitive today and complain so much and that Mr Rickles is not with us anymore. Sweet, because he was able to do his things to full potential back then and not in our generation's time of over sensitiveness and snowflakeness. He is never offensive because you know that he is a real nice guy first then a comedian. The world will never have anyone like him ever again. He is a true Legend.

[@johnbertonejr.2429]

True that.

[@combatshox]

don would tear the woke ones to pieces today.theyd be crying for mummy lol

[@mizzury54]

Oh stop with the ridiculous hyperbole.

[@michaelthompson3265]

2019 and im still watching Don, they dont make em like this anymore!

[@bobjg1956]

2022....and Im watching Don... God bless you Don

[@davidrendall5112]

It’s now 2023 and I love Don’s humour the world has gone woke 😢

[@chessman19]

same

[@ZKarim-kk4ku]

Very funny! Nowadays I cannot find any comedians this good! Watch this over and over when feeling down!!

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Don Rickles 🙏 8 May 1926 ~ 6 April 2017⚘

[@robertwilliams060]

Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@archangelvvv]

@zovaletine7305- Hope he knew Jesus as Savior. By the way what is "powerful peace" ??

[@michellepost1016]

This tribute to Telly Savalas, I recall so well.I was in 8th grade when it was shown on TV for the first time, and my best friend and I talked about it at school.

[@TheGrumpy01]

As an Aussie, & knowing the back story, the joke about Sinatra in Palm Springs picking off Aussies was pure GOLD! Rickles was a comedy genius.

[@beebuleeboobulee]

What is it?

[@samuel3517]

@@beebuleeboobulee Frank did a concert in Australia in which he used profane language criticizing the government and the media and that left australians feeling hurt

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

​@@samuel3517 Criticising the government and media for what?

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Well, Frank had to give the photographers a break for a while.

[@michellepost5232]

I watched all of these Roasts when new on tv, but this particular Roast remains in my memory more than the others. I was 14, and in 8th grade when this one was shown. Rickles was hilarious, as was his sitcom CPO Sharkey. I watched all the prime time shows made during 1964 and every year afterward. The 1960s-1980s had the best shows of any decade. Most shows after 1990 have reeked, in more ways than one.

[@vaughanwatkins7691]

It's 4 am. .still can't stop watching this guy...brilliant just brilliant...

[@onpsxmember]

Binge through all episodes of CPO Sharkey next. The Rickles Box Set is worth it.

[@williamsnow112]

I've done that. He was brilliant.

[@leep1944]

@@onpsxmember 0:09 0:11

[@anthonycerulli5524]

Go to sleep

[@nancysimmons2225]

I know the other night I stayed up till 2:00 a.m. watching him I had to get up at 5:30 I can't stop lol

[@angeliabeveridgesavalas6184]

Loved it, especially when don rickles does that bit where he says him and telly could be married in an hour, couldn't stop laughing.

[@eddybulich3309]

The whole lot of them have departed the stage. Never will there be entertainers of this calibre again. Thank goodness for youtube where we can continue to enjoy the sharp wit of these amazing icons of entertainment.

[@Rayburn9318]

Don Rickles was one of a kind. It didn’t matter your religion, ethnicity, creed, race, or color, as Don picked on everyone equally and never did anyone get offended by him as it was in good fun. He was one of the best comedians ever. Thank you Mr. Rickles for all of the comedy you gave to us over your lifetime and we still are laughing with you. RIP Mr. Don Rickles

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

He never made a racist joke about Jews if you notice

[@markkover8040]

You knew you'd made it when Don Rickles made fun of you. He was outrageously funny. He could insult the heck out of anyone and have them laughing about it. God rest you, Don. You were one of the best.

[@havefaith3213]

Thanks again KZbin being a time machine of Good Times.

[@FREDOGISFUUN]

Back when there was humor, people could take a joke, and laugh at being criticized! RIP Don, We miss you.

[@hagopmargossian9807]

Now a days you make a joke like that they say you are mean person they just don’t get it anymore

[@vova47]

"We"? Speak for yourself!

[@jimmy2035]

No matter how down I'm feeling Mr Don Rickles almost always can lift me up. Only when I'm grieving I cannot laugh but every other time God knows Rickles will put a smile on my face.

[@Gigantor60]

Don Rickles is in the top 5 in the history of comedy. #Legend

[@angeliabeveridgesavalas6184]

What a lovely show, watching Telly Savalas laughing at what is said and hearing his laugh wow. Love you baby.

[@andreyabramovich1276]

Would love to have met Telly.

[@duncanmills4044]

Black or white all the laughter is genuine

[@driversviewofficial]

When you are down, watch Don!

[@jaswerner419]

►Driver’s view► I hear you. Been Laughing uncontrollably watching these clips

[@smokedog2185]

Don rickles N norm macdonald

[@williamschlegel2242]

Need him in today's world.

[@kellylaflash1016]

"equal opportunity insulting" - nobody got offended, 'cause everybody was a target - I miss the good ol days, when people could take a joke.

[@donaldtrumplost1477]

Making fun of race isn’t funny

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

EVERYTHING, including RACE is funny to people who have a sense of humor and aren’t actually racist.... Democrats owned the slaves, democrats founded the KKK, democrats kept a KKK Exalted Cyclops in the U.S. Senate for 51 years until he died in office in 2010.... now the democrats claim that republicans are racist..... eat shit and die with that BS! PS. Most of the people in Hollywood then and now were/are democrats, so if you see them making fun of race, it was your side in almost every case, including Don Rickles....

[@gambz1964]

@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ the parties more or less switched philosophies between 1865 and especially Nixon and his racist Southern Strategy. Dumbass.

[@Taolishao]

@@donaldtrumplost1477 it’s very funny.

[@louman2342]

This is hilarious but to a delusional liberal who voted for Bidumb it’s white supremacy

[@kreemkrackered3755]

Straight up savage - Don was the master at roasting people. RIP

[@redmuddr]

What an epic list of celebrities ...... Nothing like them, and never will be.

[@bruw5640]

On another roast Don said to Ed Sullivan, “Move around once and a while Ed or they’re gonna throw dirt on you.” Love you Don!

[@paulbaranofsky4995]

Back when no one got offended at rickles brand of insult humor

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

The master ! . Always loved forever missed.

[@SIKE01]

watching the second season of KOJAK. great show and R.I.P. Lieutenant.

[@scooterpie423]

What a beautiful, funny thing. Class and talent personified.

[@erikcollins1355]

I like you very much Telli, more than I thought I would ... I lost it there just like he did, lol!

[@spirit5278]

Fantastic stuff , I met telly Savva las in London and ended up driving him around London for a few hours . We became friends and he was the perfect gentleman whenever I saw him . God bless you telly and god bless all of these great stars from the past . Always in your hearts. RIP

[@sunworship5080]

Rickles = Legend

[@joycepino5346]

All of them were legends I used to watch these men and women when I was a kid in the 1960's. Most had their own variety series on tv.

[@EfrenRomero-k6s]

Its hard to believe they are all gone. Thank you for great entertainment. No one got offended. It was all in fun. RIP

[@doctorhoffman4550]

When I see such awesome talent and fun like this I just think “what happened to us?”

[@Nick-fg4dq]

Huh?

[@doctorhoffman4550]

I just commented that I think there was so much real talent back then. I loved the post.

[@Nick-fg4dq]

@@doctorhoffman4550 Frank and Don were a great double act,and what happened was president regan relaxed the broadcasting rules so that news didn't have to be balanced any more,then Roger ailes and Rupert murdoch created fox news and became political influencers,main stream media was a term popularised by goebbels. Rip Frank and Don,they're entertaining god now.

[@amc042759]

Remember watching in the 70s. I was in my teens. All were class acts and funny as hell.

[@RicoSuave73nsparks]

Perfect showmanship!

[@jamesgleeson1050]

I have many of the roasts on VHS and DVD. They are hilarious to watch over and over again. Priceless comedy with actors long gone now.

[@carolbenson6524]

Wish we had great comedy shows like this now on tv!!

[@markcornish2519]

No one funny now

[@SnookerFan-kl1jj]

This is the funniest roast by Don I've seen, absolute classic.

[@hmm1617641]

Don Rickles had class!!!

[@bethsullivan4613]

RICKLES IS THE BEST!!! LOVE THAT MAN!!!!;

[@judithgarofolo3140]

Thats when comedy was REALLY FUNNY, no one got their feelings hurt, and everybody loved one another!! "MISS THOSE DAYS"!!!

[@robertwilliams060]

Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@johnrogan9420]

Rickles had a quick mind!

[@mrkenz7566]

The good ol days.!!!

[@judithsochor9755]

McRider Brown

[@meirwise1107]

The late, great Don Rickles. Unique, unequalled, never to be repeated. Shalom Mr Rickles RIP

[@earlgarcia6106]

“Your body is starting to go mildew...” Holy shit I gotta put that one into the Rolodex

[@DonaldGerbino]

Whats a rollodex?? Just kidding

[@drumlover1687]

Oh how beautiful it would be to still have Don in his prime eviscerating this generation!

[@jeancanton5303]

He was crazy. I just can't understand how someone can be funny do spontaneously! I am black and I love him.

[@unitedwestand5100]

When Don Rickles roasted someone they knew they'd been roasted...

[@hardlines4]

A time when we had REAL entertainers!!!

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

yeah, you were allowed to mock black people for racist stereotypes. All in good fun of course.

[@hardlines4]

@@Arturo-sm1tb Oh go run to your safe space you liberal crybaby nutcase evidently you never watched Sanford and Son or the Jeffersons who made fun of white people as well 😂

[@Torunagasama]

I’m obsessed with Don. Man oh man I miss him. His humor even the jokes about all ethnicities and races they all laughed about it. Nowadays everyone is so damn hyper sensitive.

[@stuartmcculloch9461]

Genius pure and simple.

[@craigsmith2030]

Love it. Just so funny and everybody having a good time, drinking and smoking and nobody is offended at all. Don was pure class and acted with telly savalas in kellys heroes 1970, they remained friends. I think the clint eastwood jokes had a bit of kellys heroes attached to it. As they all acted together init. Dons humour and ability to make people laugh was at the top of the tree. No continuing swear words, just classy jokes about telly and the people thare. Man its like wee are living in a different age. With all the crap and garbage wee have to deal with now. So glad these clips and full roasts are available to unwind now and again. R.I.P Don Rickles, and Telly Savalas. I loved kellys heroes and Kojak.

[@bartonpercival3216]

"Who loves ya baby"

[@craigsmith2030]

@@bartonpercival3216 real neat line from the legend Telly Savalas, and he could deliver it. Very missed people. Great comment Bartonpercival👍☺.

[@bartonpercival3216]

@@craigsmith2030 Yup they don't make people like Telly, Rickles, Dangerfield or Johnny Carson anymore. I miss those old shows like The Tonight Show, Honeymooners, Hogan's Heroes, Ironside and Kojak. 👍

[@craigsmith2030]

@@bartonpercival3216 its sad Bartonpercival i feel strongly because if Don rickles, one of the funniest guys around without swearing, super popular back in the day. I feel Don would be turning in his grave if he knew how far wee have fallen. If Don stood up now and gave his brand of comedy he would be canceled, shut down, heckled etc etc. Its such a shame. I feel somehow that Don and all those lads back then and women had such a great time, laugh, no one offended, regular tv spots etc etc as you mentioned. I feel that they all had the best of it. As oppose to the world now. So sad. But i agree Barton these great faces would appear on tv shows, tell brilliant stories, dean martin show, johnny carson as you mentioned. It just feels nowadays that angle does not exist and if these people were alive today they would be saying what the hell has happened.

[@bartonpercival3216]

@@craigsmith2030 Yup I agree with you 100%. I was born in the mid 50's and it was a very different generation back then. Not only the media but also the culture. I remember when you could still fly and smoke on a plane and nobody complained. Now all you see & hear is flights being stopped because of unruly passengers. People feel so entitled today, instead of old fashioned hard work. It's still very hard for me to accept & understand to be honest. The world has changed so much in just the last 30 years, and not all for the better!!!!! 👍

[@remeyrune6009]

Almost all dead, sad but thank you for keeping these funny memories alive!

[@tomsampson8084]

Only Don Rickles could get away with this kind of humor. He was the best and everyone he "insulted" wore that as a badge of honor. If anyone tried that kind of act today they would be yanked off the stage and done in the business. RIP Don.

[@donl9571]

Anyone but Don who tried this kind of act "back in the day" would also have been yanked off the stage. Rickles was one of a kind.

[@mzahermz]

Yes, because the USA has become so evil & hateful

[@michellepost5232]

I remember this Roast in particular, when new. I had even recorded it on those small reel-to-reel tapes, holding the recorder microphone up to the TV console speaker during the entire program. I did it for a school friend, we were in 8th grade. She wouldn't have been able to watch the program, but she was happy to listen to it. This was during the 1974-75 period, depending on the month it was done. I watched most of these Roasts of Dean's. All the celebs on them I was familiar with.

[@Tarheel13]

Don’s roast of Ronald Reagan was classic.

[@kaveman1021]

Indeed

[@jonnyrondo9840]

Love and respect

[@scoobysnack3100]

Today 4letter words typify most comedians Don used intelligent wit great sense of humor and true human compassion RIP

[@johnfaichney9529]

Miss these times. They could joke and make fun and no one got insulted. Best times ever. Easyy are all go

[@johnfaichney9529]

Sadly they are all gone now.

[@seanjuhn4584]

Good Old School Stuff right there!

[@tonystone1016]

Everyone on the panel were friends or at least professionally acquainted. The Dean Martin roast were huge back in the day. This was the original Must See TV.

[@Kenthels]

Crazy thing is he was as sharp and quick till his last days I his 90s ..watch him on Kimmel he slays

[@gianca60]

George kennedy is underappreciated today but remember he won an oscar for Cool Hand Luke

[@RJ1999x]

Threw the night stick down the sidewalk and knocked the robber down! Killer!

[@johnvanhal2450]

He was great. Like all those guys back then. Lancaster, Eastwood etc etc

[@mookyyzed2216]

This is true comedy. Pushing the limits, but never nasty. Rickles was a master. Nobody will ever do it better.

[@kubaboguszewski8815]

I'm writing it from Poland. I'ts 2019 and I must say: those were the times... smoking on tv screen, classy people, no f... words in the jokes - and still funny and inteligent. Is it just me or maybe there is something different today? :)

[@deadpanbarry5442]

Yes it's called Liberalism..... They are devoid of humor.

[@randymiller3949]

GOLD...SOLID GOLD!!! Great family tv... no swearing, no filth, no vulgarity, JUST GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. Today's so-called TV can't even hold a candle to this era of TV. I'm so PROUD I got to grow up in this era!!! Dean Martin Variety Show Carol Burnett Show 70's Saturday Night Live 70's Monday Night Football Sanford & Son Chico & The Man Welcome Back Kotter CPO Sharkey The Gong Show Match Game Merv Griffin Show Mike Douglas Show The Jeffersons Maude All In The Family Real People WKRP In Cincinnati Alice Flo Good Times BJ & The Bear CHIPS Adam-12 Emergency Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo Rockford Files A Man Called Sloan Mannix Cannon Barnaby Jones Colombo McCloud Gun smoke High Chaparral Bonanza Beverly Hillbillies Mork & Mindy Hee-Haw James At 15 Apple's Way Dallas Dukes Of Hazzard 8 Is Enough Happy Days Laverne & Shirley The Brady Bunch Sonny & Cher Donny & Marie Taxi Blue Knight Police Story Police Woman Charlie's Angels 6 Million Dollar Man The Bionic Woman Incredible Hulk Logan's Run Gilligan's Island Marlin Perkins Wild Kingdom Colorful World of Disney Fantasy Island Walking Tall Series And I could go on & on!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.

[@maddierosemusic]

We all know this is brilliant. Yet today, his teasing Nipsy, and all the other things would be enough to black list him. America is in shambles, Hollywood is a large part of the blame.

[@helios0074]

I dread the day when the SJW's go after the legacy of Don Rickles. The man is a god of comedy and should be cemented in his rightful place.

[@RealBesty]

Stars of Airplane in the house! “Bob - you’re a dull guy”

[@rockchick7476]

2021 and watching all these LEGENDS, when nobody were ever offended.....(sadly, today humor has gone out the window) all with “political correctness”. They don’t make them like these Legends anymore. May they all Rest In Peace. So happy they don’t experience the world...pandemic....poverty....racism....etc the way we do.

[@LATVERIAN1]

Wow; all this great talent is gone. How very sad.

[@Semperfi2011]

LATVERIAN1 what a fantastic country and society we once were

[@johnvanhal2450]

Clint is the last one.

[@tseumd58]

What a generation , true heroes

[@stigotmarbjelland6819]

On behalf of the Greeks and the Jewish people: Don`t move into the neighborhood. Fantastic!!! Thunderbolt & Lightfoot!! George Kennedy!!! Jesus, Don Rickles was a genius!!!

[@michaelnivens6267]

rest in peace , Don - there will never be another Don Rickles -b great comedian

[@jameswilde3414]

Don thank you for the Laughter

[@BeachsideHank]

The one about Shelly Winters taking an oar to the head: it was a reference to her role in "A Place In The Sun" with Monty Clift. Gone, all are gone now, damn.

[@dcxxx6850]

Don was the best !!!

[@sloanchampion85]

Hilarious and classic

[@quentin3330]

RIP Don.

[@wightman7150]

Saw Don in Law Vegas many years ago. I sat behind Telly Savallas and Don had him on stage doing Greek dancing. Rickles was brilliant. As it became clear he was about to end some people got up to leave early. He called them on it and said, "Just for that I'm going to do 10 minutes more." And he did. He ended his show by saying that he hoped he had not offended anyone. "We are all different and we all have our funny sides. Hopefully we can laugh at ourselves together," he added. Side splitting entertainer.

[@thepearlatelier4256]

i like you more than i thought i would like you 😂

[@chrisgreulich]

Don Rickles, the greatest comedian of all time.

[@flemwad]

Don Rickles....true legend

[@wyattsdad8561]

The GOAT. The real one

[@Tristinfate]

That was awesome!

[@αλεξανδροςραπτης-λ5ζ]

Don and Rodney,the masters of stand up comedy.R.I.P. legends

[@MichaelBradley1967]

As always with Don, nobody on the dais was safe.

[@WalterDWormack214]

Of course no one on the dais was 'safe'! Don Rickles, invented the concept of "Scorched Earth Comedy"!

[@tombasye1016]

Don Was An Ace In Comedy, He Was So Unique In 2 Minutes When He Would Walk Out On Stage, And It Would Be Funny What Jokes He Would Say That Quick, We Will Miss Him. RIP

[@timothyhanner8118]

True genius. It was ok to have a sense of humor back then.

[@CindyFord-tg9tp]

I wish I would have paid more attention to Don Rickles when I was younger, he makes me laugh out loud ❤

[@peterlunn4768]

MAYBE THE FUNNIEST MAN TO EVER LIVE. RIP

[@wildcat.7834]

He was hillarious,why can't comedians be this funny now a days.

[@braedonplasztan5710]

Mate you never said a truer word it doesn’t get any better one of the greatest

[@brianblackwelder9533]

Comedy should never have restraints. Only laughter brings its best feathers to tickle the senses.

[@robinpayne1365]

Great stuff from Don.

[@my2centz728]

Pure genius!