Don Rickles Taught Jeff Ross A Lesson | Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend

[@jordanziskin2234]

It’s amazing how Jeff can say the meanest stuff on stage and yet he seems like one of the most genuine sweetest kindest people off stage.

[@matt5415]

At 4:33, I once saw Rickles on Letterman tell Paul Shaffer something like “Why don’t you strap some skates to your face and skate back to Canada!!!” Letterman laughed and repeated it like he was trying to understand why it was funny.

[@rihamy2nd]

That is absolutely hilarious!

[@BlueCollar1212]

I love hearing Don Rickles stories.

[@damnson9495]

Me too. I binge watch when I don't have anything to do his clips. And I knew from those clips that he prefers having dinner with the hosts first before showing to their late night shows

[@zachmartin1458]

@Zach Thompson Sinatra said he was having dinner and Don asked him to come by his table to say hi so Don's date would be impressed. Sinatra agreed and when he said hello Rickles replied "Frank, can't you see we're eating?" What an animal.

[@aGr3atD4y]

Same!

[@jedinxf7]

​@@zachmartin1458😂😂😂😂

[@Sludgedump]

The "sultan of insultin" is one of the greatest titles I've ever heard

[@giturra]

I really adore Conan in any format. he`s such a decent person and so incredibly humble and histerically funny. long life to you king of ginger awkwardness!

[@paulpaul4681]

So

[@jirehpsalmpaule6077]

He is one of one. We'll never have someone so talented yet so pure like him.

[@peezdoc]

So, who originally wrote this comment?? I've seen it posted on this video from three different people..,... Goddamn Bots!!!!!!

[@giturra]

@@peezdoc well, unless i have a bot doppelganger it was me who wrote this. I'd love to see where else you've seen this same comment as i might sue all those bots for copyright violation

[@peezdoc]

@@giturra one of them was a few post below yours. And it is def a bot. The name is "Sarah Don't T{A}P Me!!". It's still there now. And the other one I saw was down pretty far and now I can't find it

[@Mgray345]

I love this new Conan. He’s paid his dues for television. It’s about time he can be uncensored!

[@SupersonicAardvark]

That birthday candles joke was amazing. Jeff Ross is always fun to watch.

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@john.c Google what blowing someone is lmao

[@ans1830]

Yes

[@ans1830]

Conan is nice guy. Boy next door look. But extremely intelligent.

[@kenlompart9905]

It would have made more sense if he said his birthday candles blew him.

[@bacardidave3148]

Jeff Ross loves Don so much he's slowly morphing into him.

[@MerkinMuffly]

Don Rickles was the natural, he laughed at preparation.

[@SolidMikeP]

Everyone one of these clips with Jeff have been amazing.

[@MISNM0]

👆👆👆👆👆👆 Jeff Ross has been one of my preferred guests on this pod so far. I love this free style of conversation. Reminds me of the bit by Maniscalco about how Company used to be.

[@jdc1957]

I Concur

[@edp3202]

Jeff has a great radio voice.

[@allwalksofart]

Love this clip and how it feels like a heartfelt tribute to Mr Rickles.

[@ScottCrippen]

The outtakes from 'Dirty Work'. Don leans in to Norm and says, "How you got this movie made? I'll never know." 😄

[@thomascovenant665]

Love the reverence to Rickles these guys have.. I grew up on Johnny Carson having Don come on and was always in awe of his raw ability to be funny

[@Nichole-440HP]

" De niro is one of the great actors of our time , you ask him ! " - Don Rickles at the Martin Scorsese AFI Life Achievement Awards

[@moexx100]

Who else smiles whenever the camera cut to Sona and she is laughing

[@TheOfficialDHONE]

I loved it when Don always said, so I gave him a cookie and he went away😄😆 My GOD I can‘t stop watching old Carson interviews with him 😖😅

[@dc1397]

That is amazing that Rickles was thinking of Ross and what to do to/for him at his own funeral. Rickles, Red Foxx and Rodney Dangerfield helped so many up and coming comics.

[@LoneWolf-cv6pl]

Lol 😂 yeah dead Don had the idea for Ross to speak at his funeral. Ok 👌 😂

[@dc1397]

@@LoneWolf-cv6pl lol, yeah, Jeff Ross spoke at Buddy Hackett's funeral with Don Rickles sitting right next to him....lol...that's so funny right?!? Lulz

[@LoneWolf-cv6pl]

@@dc1397 What is he hell does buddy Hackett have to do with your first comment? 😂

[@dc1397]

@@LoneWolf-cv6pl must have gone over your head.

[@LoneWolf-cv6pl]

@@dc1397 You're the only one that knows what you mean.

[@joshufo9959]

Don Rickles was the best and the fact that he never got a Kenedy Center Honor or a Mark Twain Prize is a travesty.

[@dlxmarks]

He has the love and respect of his peers which is more than several Mark Twain recipients can say.

[@CoryFalde175]

He had no use for those prizes. All he ever wanted was a cookie.

[@ophelias4172]

Very much agreed. And for all his bluster he was probably one of the kindest men to walk the planet. I’ve heard so many nice stories about Don. He was wonderful.

[@georgeorwell126]

@@ophelias4172 Yes, Don could destroy you and then turn around and say something so profoundly and sincerely sweet to you or about you, that you just wanted to cry!

[@jandreid1056]

The fact that Don and Robin Williams never got a Mark Twain Prize for American humor is and always be a tragedy. Don honed and perfected insult comedy. And while Robin's mentor Jonathan Winters did get a Mark Twain prize, Robin also made his mark on comedy for his incredible lightning speed at on the spot humor. That bit he did with a pink scarf on Inside the Actors Studio is just one example of many.

[@davefordavefor]

I’ll have to check out this whole episode. I love Conan. I consider him one of the funniest people. His podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend” is A GEM. His people, Sona and Matt, are wonderful compliments to the show. They are all incredible together. Jeff Ross is one of the funniest guys alive, too. Don Rickles must have truly loved him.

[@RobertJohnRoberts]

That ending was sweeter than I expected. Congrats, Jeff.

[@dwartfarquart9590]

The greats recognize greatness. Genuine reverence is refreshing. Conan and Jeff are among my never miss guys. Rickles is an enduring inhabitant of thectop step of comedy and humans.

[@eddie8306]

Conan is top three late night hosts all time. Carson, Letterman and O’Brien. The all time greats.

[@kaleblundberg7479]

Yea, Carson Daly is probably the greatest.

[@Jcrpdx]

I would add Craig Ferguson too.

[@soyebaswat5382]

Graham Norton

[@mattcarberry368]

the bottom 3 late night hosts all time is basically anyone who's on TV now they're all terrible

[@Thedearster]

Steve Allen(original Tonight show host)!

[@Maxxx1musP]

Jeff is doing a great job with nailing the Don Rickles look too.

[@tommyrq180]

What a fantastic, emotional story from an unlikely person. I guess to be a really funny insulting comic you have to have a big heart, too.

[@ezwriter5589]

I've listened to a few extended interviews with Jeff Ross the past few years, and he comes across as one of the absolute nicest, most caring people in the business. He seems like just a really lovely man (when he's not viciously roasting people).

[@madmanmania7171]

The way Matt felt when Goldblum talked about Bond was the same feeling I felt when Jeff talked about Rickles

[@MISNM0]

😊

[@stevehuntley3089]

Don Rickles is the 'music' of comedy: The lyrics are just the lyrics, but his tempo and his timing and his tone are just beautiful, beautiful music. AND it's pretty funny...

[@EulalioMagana]

Jeff needs to play Rickles in a movie

[@ubercoo]

Jim Norton played him in The Irishmen

[@EulalioMagana]

@@ubercoo maybe they should do a biopic with different comedians playing him through his life

[@manofthehour6856]

Beautiful story! I enjoy these podcast, essentially one-on-one interviews sans audience with spontaneous commentary. Brilliant stuff!!!!

[@jeremyphillips7827]

For someone so skilled at insult comedy, Jeff seems like a genuinely sweet and humble guy.

[@painkiller1968]

It's called an act. Same as Don was.

[@Nichole-440HP]

Grew up loving Don and fell in love with Conan from the start . Jeff is awesome too xxx

[@mullen25]

i love these bea arthur and don rickles anecdotes. i love them both. jeff ross is a masterful comedian.

[@realPenrodPooch]

I love that story from Jeff about that memorial. And YES. That was Don's doing.

[@kolpik3708]

The answer is always yes. When I do something I'm particularly proud of, a cookie really does hit the spot. That being said, a cookie is a nice treat even when I'm not too proud of something I did.

[@randalwung8715]

Jesus...that story about being asked to speak at Don's memorial was...sweet. Like heartwarmingly sweet. Never thought I'd use that word in conjunction with Jeff Ross, lol.

[@squimmysquam]

This was such a great episode!

[@noshowjackie]

How awesome is it to see Conan podcasting when I grew up watching him from his very first show on Late Night? Jeff Ross is great too!

[@electricwizard3000]

Entertainment folks talking about their craft is most often not very interesting - but it always is with comedians. Especially those of this caliber, with such a legendary subject. Just fantastic.

[@tblock64]

In my eyes , all three are legends, Conan, Ross and Rickles!

[@JohnnyPerth]

I love this format with Conan. Seems natural

[@thedarkknight2221]

RIP Don Rickles. God they would’ve made a 2 hour episode of this show if he were on.

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

Don Rickles hosting SNL, hijacking the skits, and making them funny with his ad-libs is one of my favorite moments from him.

[@nfrl-hs2ly]

Imagine being on that flight and getting treated to a 2-hour long Rickles O'Brien concert

[@abotolo]

I love Jeff Ross, always fun and always fair in his jokes.

[@LetsBeHonestImAPrat]

Don was the man, him and Newhart together was insanely funny, best duo

[@donaldcooper3374]

I love Conan in this format. I think it is far more relaxed. Honest. A lot of late night hosts have the Johnny Carson format. The monologue, the sidekicks, the desk, the awkward chairs, the curtain, the campy background of New York City or LA.

[@HeaRtllesSs]

jeff sharing stories of two of my fav comedians of all time this has been a treat

[@RaymondTyler2018]

I have interviewed Rickles and Ross...both class guys.

[@papankunci]

Glad i watched this... amazing stories guys! thank you...

[@Havreflan]

This whole episode was great, what an engaging conversation.

[@chotirawee]

"Gave him a cookie, and he went away. " Don Rickles

[@austinmoehring6110]

I'm so thankful for all you guys do to entertain us. The world would suck without you guys. That was a wonderful story by Jeff. I was touched. I will cherish both your stories.

[@SPDFRK]

That was really sweet. I feel better for being invited to this conversation.

[@donjeep1937]

Years ago I was requested that my wife and I take a key business partner out for the evening. He was a Brit and lived and worked on the island of Jersey off the coast of France. We took him to a dinner and show at a big night club near Camden NJ. The show headliner was Don Rickles. Well this was the late to mid sixties and Don was at his raunchest. He targeted the leader of the orchestra and even at one point goosed him on stage. The lead in too Rickels act was the singer Bobby Vinton. After the evening ended, the Brit gentleman turned to me and said he enjoyed the singer, but that the "other guy" was too crude. So Don even made me laugh after the show.... RIP Don, you were really great.

[@rogerkenny1316]

This was so beautiful.

[@aGr3atD4y]

Don is the GOAT. Sucg a funny dude, but also with a heart of gold

[@TheNaqoyqatZ]

If I could fulfill a bucket list of things that cannot possibly ever happen, one of them would be to have Don Rickles rip on me in person. I won't say Jeff Ross, but he is still alive and it might happen!

[@tl3139]

Jeff could be Don's stunt double.

[@KingpinTBM]

Loved me some Don. Lovely man.

[@ThanhTLam1]

i got to see Jeff Ross live with Dave Chappelle and wow Jeff did great!

[@scottfarcus2645]

I don’t understand why these podcasts can’t be uploaded in Full to KZbin? Always entertaining. :)

[@strats991]

More videos = more views = more ads = more $. That's why.

[@667Mumble]

That's a great story about Conan, Bob Newhart and Don Rickles on the plane. How I would pay to be on that flight to hear all those jokes!

[@michaeljacksin9367]

the first clip I ever saw of don was with norm on stern and he said "John Stamos is a great greek he follows me around going OPA OPA and I give him a cookie and he goes away"

[@MrGpschmidt]

Laughing and crying; thanks for this.

[@basketvector7311]

That was a good story. I like how he learned something.

[@PlanetEarth3141]

Sometimes people say in comments that Greg Geraldo was the best insult comic ever. I always disagree. Because he wasn't. Greg was great, but not the best. Jeffrey Ross is better. But Jess isn't the best either. It was Don Rickles: He was the best. Besides that their was Milton Berle, who might have been the best, even over Don Rickles. The problem is most people are ignorant. They don't know history in general or the history of anything specifically including comedy. They don't know Laurel and Hardy, Red Skelton, Henny Youngman, Red Buttons, etc. They're young, inexperienced, not wise, have a very limited perspective. You know, all the things that come with being young, gullible and naive. I know it's true cause I was young too. I miss Greg, he was excellent, but I'm sure Greg would agree with me as Jeff essentially said, the master of comic insult was Don.

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

All Jeff Ross's jokes on the Stamos roast were gold.

[@harizhashim8520]

Don Rickles is the Don of roasts for me but yes Jeff Ross is his next in line ❤

[@819phoenix]

That’s when you know you meant something to a person when they challenge you from the grave

[@losangeleslovesyou]

Leave it to roast master Jeff Ross to be on the most emotional episode of the entire series.

[@Lonepatriot69]

Jeff is the greatest👍Your cool also Conan🙏

[@jesserothbeind950]

Man what a great story!!! Now I want a cookie 🤪

[@zacharyjohnson1987]

I love that he shouted out the great Ed Larson, Mr. Ham himself. Go listen to his podcasts.

[@ScratchGlass9]

Damn great stories ! Miss Rickels and Rodney and Norm...Sam Kinison and ESPECIALLY George Carlin .

[@mauriceortiz8817]

That was awesome 👍

[@mtobrien1]

what a great story.

[@treborretsnom6186]

You fellows are setting the new standard... consider you are influencing a second generation in your life time...and, not letting history get away ❤️👍

[@jonathanlocke6404]

I think it's really funny that the two guys he mentions by name who sometimes collaborate with him are both named Ed...

[@fnievez]

One of my biggest fails was not seeing Don Rickles liveshow.

[@grokeffer6226]

Don Rickles was a hockey puck amongst hockey pucks. I mean that in a good way.

[@8xMorladumx8]

I have no idea who this Rickles guy is by name. Maybe ill recognize him by the face, but regardleas, this was very sweet ❤

[@GoBirds808]

miss you Don

[@OsskaSchindla]

2:50 LOL

[@michaeljacksin9367]

Don in Germany is one of the funniest stories I’ve ever heard

[@reedsawyer5704]

Don Rickles used to say that he didn't say funny things. He would say things funny. It was all about his delivery.

[@spinapex2469]

This was fun. Deeply fun.

[@bottomlinebassin2001]

"Why don't you get a horse and go live in the mountains and don't bother anybody" - Don Rickles

[@stevef1525]

Can't ever beat the DON your good but only one DON

[@michaeldavies4692]

Conan’s right hand woman is perfect for this !

[@DChrls]

Jeff Ross looks like Rickles.

[@MilmorInc]

Damn. That hit deep

[@rishwiz]

Rickles never wrote or prepared but he is way funnier and fresh than Jeff Ross or any other insult comic. I would rather and I know many who wud watch a Rickles video time and again over any other insult comic.

[@ktjankabar]

Always thought Jeff was funny but a bit of a crackpot. New appreciation for him based on these interviews. And Rickles, unfortunately didn’t appreciate him until a few years before his death; RIP

[@RichardBarron_]

Jeff Ross is the new Don Rickles.

[@josteinkallumbendtsen9576]

If you got roasted by Don, it ment he liked you, or he saw something funny about/on you. He would never say anything mean-spirited or be mean to anyone, of what I have read and heard about him. Bernie Mac, Bob Saget and Don Rickles, gone but not forgotten.

[@sliceserve234]

Jeff Ross is a very very funny comedian, and he is very skilled at roasts, but come on now, Rickles was in a league of his own. ;)

[@gregbester3855]

Finally we get to see what's in Sona's mug. How does she drink that much vodka???

[@neuvocastezero1838]

I would love to see Jeff Ross on one of Jimmy Carr's panel shows. Those two would create an interdimensional insult comedy vortex.

[@FrankBishop]

Conan is 100% correct

[@EulalioMagana]

So, crazy that veteran comedians who are on the top of their game still have insecurities about their abilities

[@damnson9495]

I know right ? Damn