Don Rickles on Charlie Rose

Don Rickles on Charlie Rose talking about his life and "Rickles' Book". Aired August 30, 2007 on PBS.
1:18 Why and how the book was written.
2:50 Career highlight.
3:55 How friendship with Frank Sinatra started.
7:25 Comedians Rickles admire (Bob Newhart).
8:26 Johnny Carson.
11:11 Genesis of onstage persona.
13:00 Las Vegas / Gambling.
15:20 Performance style / Making fun without being insulting.
17:40 Wife & family.
18:35 Still dreams to be on Broadway.
19:40 Current comedy landscape.
21:30 Princess Margaret.
25:20 Relationship with mother.
26:15 Why so many comedic greats are Jewish.
26:54 Dodgers.
28:13 Comedians that make him laugh / Lenny Bruce's comedic style.
29:50 Dean Martin / Sammy Davis Jr. / Rat Pack.
31:20 "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" / John Landis.
35:20 Roasting Steve Wynn, Bill Gates & Warren Buffett / Howard Hughes in Las Vegas.
37:50 The Mob.
41:20 A day in the life of.
44:57 Love of golf and unable to play anymore / Future plans.
47:00 David Letterman.

[@selftrue670]

After this interview, I'm left with this impression: Don Rickles is phenomenally funny; that's self evident. But, beyond that, he seems to be a fine and genuine person.

[@sharonazar1]

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[@ianfleming9475]

I have no doubt he was a class act on and off stage.

[@iaintmadatcha]

Im black but i actually loved this guy because of his racist jokes lol its ironic i know but u can blatantly see he done it to say yes we are all different from different backgrounds, lets joke and laugh amongst each other. You could see his intentions were good hes a legend straight up

[@tommyhaynes521]

I totally agree . I'm probably very liberal but when it comes to humor I say anything goes, if it's funny , it's funny. Different groups have different characteristics what's wrong with pointing that out ? Assuming you're not doing it in a mean way. The world will be very boring if we pretend we are all the same , we're not.

[@kalmonds]

Aaaaamen.

[@13131926]

Dan Osanu

[@weohyakapka]

Dan Osanu I

[@louisprisco9161]

Dan Osanu

[@richardcollins6684]

My Father passed away, I was in tears. That night, Don Rickles actually spoke about death of a friend. He stated I will miss my best friend forever. Don with fake crying saying he owed me so much money too! I met Don told him about my Dad passing and his jokes made me feel better. He asked, I am very sad to hear this. By the way! Did he owe you money too? I laughed! He will truly be missed in the world.

[@Radioscope]

I don’t know how Charlie Rose lasted so long. Always talking over his guests and interrupting their train of thought. That’s always disgusted me about him.

[@jimcraig8566]

Charlie, why don’t you interrupt Rickles a few hundred more times…the interview is so much better when you do.

[@hipsterabster]

"I don't tell jokes, I tell Attitude..." More than just a comedian.. We miss you, Don.

[@charlesblack590]

I’ve seen mr rickles a few time My all time favorite. My only regret is that I was never close enough for him to insult me and my wife. Such a great person. RIP dear man.

[@NevadaBoss]

One of the great moments of my life was being called a 'Nazi bastard' by The Don. There will never be another one like him...

[@andybaldman]

I bet you did Nazi that one coming.

[@fonso1030]

@@andybaldmanlaughed my ass off with this comment. I’m a year late but what the hell 😂

[@andybaldman]

@@fonso1030 Thanks!

[@hammer2421]

Such a funny man, One of the all time greats Don Rickles. ❤ So glad I grew up being entertained by Don Rickles. Rest in peace Don Rickles. Hope to see you in the after life.

[@fanboy2015]

It's nice hearing Rickles not doing his act, but just talking. Good interview.

[@Facetimer864]

I really miss Don, and I equally miss Charlie Rose interviews

[@josephconsoli4128]

Well said. I always want to hear him tell his story, but he usually drifted over to humor. This was very insightful to a wonderful man that made me laugh my entire life. Comedians from this era will never be replaced.

[@bobanderson3881]

Charlie Rose makes this unwatchable. What an idiot. Was he drunk?

[@samdress7772]

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[@ronwesterduin2471]

Don, you will be forever missed around the world. May you rest in piece.

[@SewerRatID]

I thought he did a tremendous job. Do you realize how much ground he covered in this interview? They talked about many, many facets of Don's life. More than any other interview I've found with the exception of maybe Tom Snyder. I'm a HUGE Rickles fan, but let's be honest, when a host let Don go they were lucky to cover two or three questions. Charlie let him answer each question, but kept it moving and didn't let him keep ad-libbing off the same question. From an entertainment perspective his appearances in Carson and Letterman were much better, but as far as candid interviews go this one is near the top.

[@Tirah5]

Let Don speak for god's sake. Stop cutting and giggling when Don is serious rarely and speaks out of his act.

[@gerguil]

Everytime i see a video of Don, I can't resist watching it. Rip Don. U are very much missed.

[@joelpierce3940]

At least he got some respect, unlike Rodney Dangerfield.

[@fergusmaher7490]

Great interview, great character. Almost ruined by Charlie Rose’s constant interruptions

[@yambo59]

Im 57 and an only child with no family now and I can remember watching Don far back as I can remember, even on the old Andy Griffith show in the early 60's. When one of the old guard like this goes I swear I feel emotional like ive lost a dear friend or family member. So many memories of him on the Dean Martin Roasts, numerous appearances on so many shows, and on Johnny Carson including the famous time he subbed for Johnny one night and broke his cherished cigarette box-lol Carson came back the next nite, asked if Rickles had done it and acting mad took the whole Camera crew, completely left his own studio and walked in on filming of Dons show 'CPO Sharkey" and started in on him - Don dropped to his knees at Johhnys feet calling Carson Mr. NBC begging him for mercy-LOL I swear I teared up when I heard about Dons passing, so many laughs for so many decades and such a genuinely nice guy in real life. He was part of my lifetime TV family so to speak and I deeply mourn his passing, one less icon among us - God Bless you Don Rickles, RIP.

[@porterhouse_]

Rose interrupted too much!

[@karlhungus5554]

Don was great, despite Charlie being a clown incapable of conducting a proper interview by allowing a guest to speak.

[@nicksimon7364]

Rose just has to disrupt the flow constantly with his incessant need for attention

[@peterbartolomeo9574]

He was one in a million. His era had talent. Real real talent. Saw him years back and he was up there in age but sharp as a tac. You can tell he's a beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️ human being. Humor is what gets us through this tough journey. He's missed. His entire crew is missed.. Dean Martin Frank Sinatra..Jerry Lewis....Dom DeLouise. It was classic to see him crack up when Foster Brooks came on Dean's Roasts

[@charleswinokoor6023]

It’s a good, straightforward interview, but Rose as usual inserts himself to an annoying degree by laughing so much and so long. When he and Rickles were talking about different comics and comedians they left out one very important person: Jackie Mason.

[@piffpete420]

Charlie “I cant help but interject” Rose

[@rohamtavakkoli7562]

Don handled him well though

[@kodiak138]

Thank God this was the second comment I saw. I stopped the vid 11 minutes in because I'm almost dumbfounded how a seasoned interviewer could be so oblivious to how much he destroying this interview. It's expected to laugh at Don's answers but Charlie is actually laughing and cutting him off to make his own little in funny quips effectively stopping Don in his tracks.

[@martello44]

And once you get Charlie laughing he can’t stop. He’ll laugh at anything. He was once interviewing an economist and he couldn’t stop laughing.

[@RussellFoisy]

Don is a smart intellegent genius and very well spoken

[@johnderf577]

Russell Foisy you know Don Rickles never graduated from high school? he was too smart.

[@mc5619]

John Derf don was to cool for school

[@jnyfumare]

Rose is such a stiff.

[@delicatesoundsofsatan5523]

This was cool... A very rare chance to hear Rickles actually speak and not cracking jokes the entire time. Usually you couldn't get two serious sentences out of the man because he was always on. He did everything he wanted to do, always did things his own way no matter what anyone else said, and had one hell of a life by the time he died at 90. Many of us will only have a small fraction of the type of experiences this man had. Lucky guy. And funny as hell.

[@piffpete420]

Charlie “I don’t get it” Rose

[@jjasmith76]

Don was a genius love this interview except for Rose's constant interruption

[@eddiebrown687]

Would have enjoyed the interview if Rose had shut up more....he just kept interrupting Rickles or laughing and his mike was too loud.

[@dwightcurrie8316]

When you're in the presence of Genius.....Shut The Hell Up and let them speak. Don't miss Rose even a little bit

[@dennissullivan2518]

Exactly

[@johnderf577]

iv watched all Don Rickles "interviews ". none compares to Charlie Rose. never heard Rickles so calm, better stories

[@grannyblinda]

This could have been quite good but there is way too much Charlie Rose tromping all over the guest…

[@milart12]

Wow, probably the only time that I have heard Don Rickles give a serious interview. Very interesting and , not surprisingly, very perceptive.

[@thomasthomas2418]

Rickles was so reflective here. He had a wonderful grace to his soul, diametrically opposed to his performing persona.Very touching, in spite of Charlie Rose.

[@scottlownsdale8355]

Future journalists should watch this as an example of how NOT to do an interview. Let the person interviewed be center stage, and allow viewers to follow the speaker’s train of thought without constant interruptions.

[@ronniebishop2496]

I saw Don at the Sahara in the Congo room and he got my black record producer up on stage. The door man kept telling us to come back until I said hey we want pretty good seats, and he put us right in front so Don could see John Perry lol. And he sent over a bottle of champagne.

[@jakre10]

Don Rickles was one of a kind. There will never be another like him. I could not imagine his brand of humor being done today, people are just too sensitive and need to get over themselves. Loved him. Charlie Rose, not so much

[@bigred3096]

Don Rickles the king of Satire! 😁 The man was always a favorite of mine. 🌹

[@ElmwoodParkHulk]

After this interview , Charlie dropped his pants and fired a rocket ....

[@RjBenjamin353]

I hated Rose interrupting constantly

[@MichaelSimmons.]

I wish he hadn't interrupted Don, when he started talking about Dean Martin. I would have liked to hear more about him. Don, as always, was great.

[@dennissullivan2518]

Rose talks way too much when we're trying to hear the gues

[@TT_1221]

Charlie Rose, sorry to say destroyed this interview. He's like he is coked up or something. Non stop interruptions and talking over Rickles. Every single answer was interrupted. Every single one. He seemed to just want to hear his own voice and not the person he was interviewing. Rickles obviously noticed and I believe gave him a little dig with the line "Like you, you're a great interviewer Charlie, you know when to jump in" :)

[@victorjoseph8948]

Don was and still is the greatest ! miss his loving humour

[@rexxgarvin5313]

Wow! Just think, ''They'' took Charlie away from us. I love his interviewing style. Always have. Him and Tavis Smiley. Sad......CHARLIE is Awesome! Thank you Mr. Rickles! You are and were A True Gift Of Gut bucket Uncut Laughter! You are Of The Humorous off the Hook ''Unique''.......Indeed

[@theworldaccordingtochris4370]

The greatest comedian of all time.

[@Francebras]

A real american Icon...

[@stevenjukes8208]

+Francebrasil I am British,black & gay. I LOVE Don Rickles, funniest man alive. He should be cloned, either that or frozen so he can come back again & again.

[@Miketheman926]

+Steven Jukes Why do you have to announce your British, Black and Gay?? Ok Im white, American and Straight. It doesnt matter anymore just enjoy life and be happy no matter what you are or what you do :)

[@stevenjukes8208]

Miketheman926 Have just been invited to the Spectre Premier. How I wish Don Rickles was MY "date"..bf will have do do. He's a "hipster", I'm stuffed!!!!!!!!!

[@jackievegas6987]

Loved Rickles forever. For a guy ( Charlie Rose) who was always revered as a great interviewer he steps on Rickles and other comics constantly and tries to add to and caboose onto their jokes. He loved comics and laughs at Don and others but he really interrupts and it’s so unnecessary and annoying.

[@MeesTW]

Such a good interview. Rarely see Don this genuine.

[@jayn9559]

Just doesn't tell jokes tells attitude!

[@FMHammyJ]

Charlie Rose needed to talk less and listen more..........he was annoying, and ruined what could have been a great interview.......

[@LenHummelChannel]

*Rickles is totally amazing at passed 80 !* he still "has it" here and makes the interview worthwhile and (at times) hysterically funny.

[@andybaldman]

Past

[@yannigat2381]

I wish MR Rose wouldn't keep interupting

[@tomdunne2546]

Charlie Rose stepping all over Rickles" answers drives me nuts here. How did he get his job?

[@MattRichardsonX]

Agreed. Rose sounds like he has had one too many here. He asks interesting questions but then he can't shut-up and listen for Rickle's answer. -Really annoying.

[@4thandinches]

Charlie Rose is a typical libtard, who does not let his guest shine in an interview. He just keeps asking scripted questions, and is too stupid and lazy to pay attention to what his guest is actually saying. If Charlie had a clue, he would feed off of their points., and segue into other questions.

[@BC-mu9df]

. He doesn’t have one anymore

[@scottm349]

I can listen to Don all night but I couldn’t get thru this with all of Rose’s interruptions. One thing about Don, when he talks people want to keep listening because he has a another funny story or insult coming.

[@mrjagriff]

Great questions and it would have been awesome if he’d have been allowed to answer instead of been interrupted all the time

[@whatitisnt8270]

Why wouldn't Rose let him talk? Isn't that the point of a interview?

[@dennissullivan2518]

Ego as big as all outdoors

[@georgesenda1952]

I miss Rickles & I knew Frank Sinatra when I was 16-18. He was always kind to me. I miss him too.

[@CliffLewis28]

God bless you, Don, you were so amazing. Such a rare talent!

[@colincomposer]

Charlie: So tell me how your day starts Don. Don: Well I get up. . C: You've had a good sleep? D:Yeah. C; Then breakfast? D; Sure weeties and. . C: Toast? D; Yeah, sometimes I. . C: Burn it? D: No my mother does. C: (laughs hysterically): Your mother burns it!! Ha, ha, ha! That's great! D: My mother was. . C: Great. D: Yeah, an . C; Original? D: Sure, she. . C: Was an original who burnt the toast. That must have been an existential experience? D; If you say. . C: So? D: You know Charlie, I'm having a bit of trouble. . C: Finishing my. . D: No, my. . C: Sentences? D: Because. . C: You? D: No you. . C: Keep. . D: interrupting. . C: me. D: No me. C: Don't worry about it Don, that's what makes me a great interviewer - you hint at things, I anticipate them and the audience gets to hear two great minds bouncing off each. . D: Other? C: Exactly! D Ah. . C: Go. . D: Screw. . C: Your. . D: No Your. . C: Self D: Charlie. (pause) C: A pleasure. . D: Don. My pleasure. . C: Charlie. (cue theme music and credits)

[@superpoliceman11]

FOR REAL CHARLIE PLEASE SHUT UP

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

"you hint at things, I anticipate them and the audience gets to hear two great minds bouncing off each" LOL, that's Charlie. And I like him, but sheesh

[@mikevaughan7196]

Joseph Scott nnj

[@LeeKav]

No joke, for the first 20 lines I sincerely thought this was a transcript of part of the video I wasn't up to yet.

[@MrBonners]

Rose interrupts way too much.

[@jimreadey4837]

Charlie Rose seems especially annoying in this interview... he seems to feel a need to keep yuk-yukking and talks over Don way too much.

[@eraguilar]

Legend!!!

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

This was totally and unexpectedly great. Rickles definitely toned it down for the interview, and it was such a great watch.

[@rontrivett4146]

THIS CHARLIE ROSE HAS TO BE THE WORSE INTERVIEWER I'VE EVER SEEN... INTERRUPTS, SECOND GUESSES WOTS COMING!! TRULY AWFUL!!

[@jackpics]

26:16 Rips Charlie Rose...and then 32:49 rips him again. :)

[@DamnSkippy1]

I appreciate the fact, you included the date this was aired in your description. Too many people fail to provide this important detail with the videos they post. The date provides an important context to the overall framework of what is being presented.

[@richie8811]

I work in the news industry. Force of habit.

[@ottobena]

Rick Grimes Good Work Man

[@wendileona]

Agreed. This is one of my biggest peeves on KZbin next to converting old footage that was filmed/video taped in 4:3 ration and "wide screening" it to 16:9 and chopping the top and bottom of the video, drives me nuts. I add the year in the title, then go into detail in the description. .::Gary

[@heapner]

I first saw him in the movie “ goodfellas” and I had no idea who he was. I’ve come to now realize he was the biggest star in the movie!

[@jacuzzishoes]

im glad he got 10 more years after this. god bless legend

[@SaintForeverBlue]

What a loss. He ALWAYS MADE ME SMILE! Thanks, Mr. Rickles! See you in heaven. But don't insult anyone until I get there.😁

[@tubularbill]

One of a kind. Great memories watching him on the Tonight Show w Johnny Carson.

[@keithhelton3178]

Love Rickles humor...he's full of it....in the best way.

[@ScottLHines]

Charlie Rose, shut up and let HIM talk.

[@MrStewbee]

I regret that I never got to see this master in person..RIP Mr Wartmh one of a kind.

[@Bailey2006a]

RIP ... Hockey Puck! We loved you , madly...

[@meharidesta2921]

Don and greac kelly princess of Monaco went to class together, this guy have lived to the fullest

[@sr17ag22]

If Rose would shut up and stop talking over Rickles all the time would have been so much better IMO.

[@tadkingsbury9364]

The greatest standup in history………Thank you for enriching my life ……..

[@oldtimer7635]

It´s interesting. Many of those really "big boys", Rickles, Sinatra.....were mummys boys, their father relations were not necessary so good.

[@loranv3435]

DON RICKLES WORKED WITH GEORGE BURNS, JUST IMAGINE THE FATHER AND THE SON, RICKLES IS THE HISTORY OF COMEDY .

[@BillHalliwell]

One of the worst interviews Charlie Rose has ever done. Rose, who has built a, now, venerable career, has spoken over and interrupted some of the greatest minds and celebrities on the planet. It was irritating to see and hear Rose killing every thought that the great Don Rickles was trying to develop. Rickles lost all his momentum and there's a point in the interview where, I think, Rickles gives up. The best advice any interviewer can have came to me from Michael Parkinson who said, 'Ask your question then shut up and listen to what your guest is saying...'. Rose wanted to finish nearly every one of Rickles' sentences and invariably got it wrong. Rose failed then, and has since then, by forgetting he is where he is now because of the calibre of guests on his show, not for his 'witty repartee'. And what was it with Rose and his response to the fact that performers have dressers and valets; it either exposes Rose as a snob or a bit of a simpleton.

[@4thandinches]

Rose is a libtard simpleton. He has no clue how to feed off the guests.

[@wendileona]

Well said. I felt the same way before reading your comment. I said to myself stop interrupting, how rude, you're not the focus of the show. It started to be that Don would just laugh and stay steady and smile after a while. Johnny Carson was the best, he would do as you said, just let Don or other guests be who they are and keep quite, and enjoy the answers. Dick Cavett was very much like that also. .::Gary

[@lindashelley3635]

Bill Halliwell Simply repeating everything your guest says is not what I would call ‘witty repartee’

[@RjBenjamin353]

Rose was a terrible interviewer!!

[@timmccaffrey1326]

What a marvellous interview...thanks a million for uploading.

[@jnyfumare]

Charlie Rose is horrible at interviewing LOL

[@christinevillanueva54]

Oh shut up, Charlie! Ugh...

[@davidredmond259]

Rose...shut up..let him talk

[@babyjeno7]

outlive most of his best friends,a real genius when it comes to comedy , a true legend..

[@bobmalack481]

Charlie Rose just can't shut up/interupt and let Rickle's finish his responces to a given subject.

[@paulandzik7190]

Thank you for uploading this, i like to watch Charlie Rose, but I never got to see this interview. Great interview, you got to see Don Rickles' the man, without the act, but there was some of the banter he would do on the late talk shows. and the bit of , "put the guns on the Table" was classic. thank you again.

[@superpapa4884]

A

[@BC-mu9df]

Charlie Rose is a perv

[@enuff9899]

Rose needs to keep his mouth shut.

[@tenorman2764]

One of the funniest ever ! Brilliant

[@amalemallahi5716]

The greatest comedian that this world has ever witnessed.. Simply

[@Kha89478]

couldn't listen to Rickles ; Charlie kept enterupting and laughing

[@epictetusofhierapolis4461]

Loved Rickles. Sinatra, a thug.

[@tarful58]

God Speed Don Rickles. We have lost an icon of comedy.

[@designerlarry]

tarful58 jimmy Kimmel said it best . and we all reared up. Like a eulogy.

[@Locktwiste72]

Charlie Rose needs to take interviewer notes from British talk show genius Graham Norton. Norton asks a question then sits back and lets his guest tell their story, butting in only if the guest fails to explain an important point to the audience, then shut up again until it was time to either call for a station break or to call the next guest.

[@clouddweller1195]

Thank you.Don is being kind about Vegas.In the 1950' thru 1970's it was class,roomy and charismatic...now it is a mess.

[@jjsc4396]

No regrets. A top life. Good on you Mr Rickles.

[@Evel138]

To say I love Rickles just doesn't put into words how I feel about the man. To me he is like the patron saint of laughter. There have been times watching Rickles where I honestly could barely breath. With that said, holy hell what a terrible interview on Charlie Rose part- from the constant interruptions to some interjections that made it seem as though he wasn't really listening to Rickles...I would have loved to tell him to STFU.

[@edub9930]

He's brilliant. Always was. Im surprised he didnt zing him with "put the book down Charlie, its not goi g anywhere" lol. You are missed good sir

[@ollieroger3032]

Rose pretty much stepped all over the great Rickles. Wish he could have let Don roll.

[@EoinFC]

Nice to watch Rickles when he was dialled down to a 5 or so.

[@danielmchale4383]

Don rickles is the king of freedom of speech