Yeah... well, I liked Don Rickles, too. Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., are no longer with us, but at least Don Rickles is still her.
Only after Archie Bunker made a name for himself in 1970. Then came Blazing Saddles(73’). Rickles is no trailblazer. Just someone with a loud mouth.
Those old Roasts are Hours of “REAL” Entertainment
I was reading about Rickles the other day on IMDB and came across this:
[to Frank Sinatra, who arrived during his act] C’mon in, Frank. Make yourself at home—hit somebody.
'Lyle Delp??'
'Lyle Delp! You wanta make something of it?'
Old school comedy before it became full of political hacks, perverts, and snarky punks.
Bfl
Remember when men used to be men? Rickles was a man. And, that was and his appeal.
I don’t want to get too ‘out there’ but, I truly believe one of Trumps appeals is that he is not afraid to be a man, either. That is, he says what he thinks. You can take him or leave him, like him or hate himt, but he’s not afraid to be who he is.
For the last 30 years we’ve had nothing but carefully coached metro-sexuals tip toeing around every PC issue and apologizing at even the slightest accusation of being offensive....leading this country. What’s it got us? Transgender bathrooms. Good G-d we are all tired of being such a pu—ies!!!
No one is that perfect. I have flaws you have flaws. We tell the wrong jokes. We smoke. Perhaps we drop a cuss word too much. But, there was a time when we accepted each other warts and all. Remember? But now, if you’ll get fired if you happen to ogle your co-worker, or say the wrong joke. It’s really sick...dare I say....fascists how are society has evolved since 1980.
Anyway, Trump has come along, and said a lot of stuff, some of it smart, and some of it cringe worthy....but, the underlying message of every word out of his mouth is the same....which is: “I am not ashamed of who I am.”
In short, Trump is comfortable in his own skin. This is his attraction and this is why he will be the next president.
Rickles old stuff that was on the albums was funny, very dirty but funny.
I must admit also he could make you laugh on the roast tapes they used to circulate around.
I always got the impression that Mark Levin tries very hard to imitate Don Rickles, it just doesn’t come off very funny to me. Levin comes off as a “hockey puck”
I think Don is the last working comedian from the Borscht Belt era. Stand up as they did, truly a lost art.
They honed their skills with out working blue (but well could be). They knew their craft, plain and simple.