Don Rickles, Legendary Insult Comic, Dies at 90

Variety ^ | 04/06/2017 | Richard Natale

[ealgeone]

Rickles died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure, his longtime publicist Paul Shefrin confirmed.

[SpinnerWebb]

I did! Saw him, the Count Basie Orchestra, and Frank Sinatra do one of Frank’s last shows at Radio City.

Amazing.

[VictoryGal]

He had a long and full life and career... RIP to the first truly politically incorrect comic!

[Hyman Roth]

Bobcat is still kicking

[Mat_Helm]

“Maybe he’s a Republican?”

[Mr. K]

Bobcat?????????????????????????????????????

When?

does that mean his mega hot wife is available? (just kidding- but I was stunned when he married her from the TV show)

[bgill]

He was funny but can you imagine the uproar over his jokes today’s libs.

[Jane Long]

Just heard this.

RIP

I enjoyed reading his tweets.

Great comic legend....thanks for the laughs.

Loved him on old Johnny Carson shows.

One of my faves....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5_V9RT8aR8

[COBOL2Java]

He achieved a great deal of success in the 90s doing the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Disney's "Toy Story".

[Monty22002]

Bobcat Goldthwait is still alive.

[mewzilla]

SOME THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT DON RICKLES

[georgiegirl]

One of my favorite Dick Van Dyke episodes with Rickels:

[Defiant]

Or maybe he linked the DNC emails? Better investigate.

[drewh]

a living legend! RIP mr warmth

[Vic S]

All the good ones are dying. Sam Kinison, Mitch Hedberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, and now this.

And Bill Hicks.

[henkster]

I loved his role in “Kelly’s Heroes.”

“Make a deal with him.”

“What kind of deal?”

“A deal deal. Maybe he’s a Republican.”

RIP Don...you were one of a kind.

[Roccus]

Bob Newhart just lost his best friend.

[Defiant]

“leaked”

[Ezekiel]

"Maybe the guy's a Republican."

RIP

[Opinionated Blowhard]

May he rest in peace. I thought some of what he did was very funny but personally, I never liked his routine of insulting audience members. It bordered on cruel sometimes and the target was stuck there with everyone looking at them and unable to fight back.

[lee martell]

Wonder if Don will have a ‘Celebration of Life’ type of memorial service? I can imagine a few good comedians having a good time telling jokes about him. Uncensored jokes too!