Breitbart:
Legendary comedian Don Rickles died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles, according to reports. He was 90.
Richard Natale reports for Variety:
Abrasive comic Don Rickles, the honorary Rat Pack member and celebrity roast guest whose career spanned six decades, has died. He was 90.
Rickles died Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure, his longtime publicist Paul Shefrin confirmed. He would have turned 91 on May 8. MORE
Sgt. Crapgame in Kelly’s Heroes.
Great comedian.
R.I.P.
Mr. Rickles, Mr. Rickles, Governor Brown is on the line to congratulate you for winning the multi-billion dollar Lotto.
Your Publicist is on Line 2 saying they are advancing for the acceptance of your manuscript, and your Engineer is on Line 3 saying that all the plans for your new home in Carmel have been approved and work is underway.
That beating joe pesci gave him in casino couldn’t have helped.
RIP
You hockey Puck.
Youngman, Dangerfield, Carson, Rickles, Rivers, Kaufman, Lucy…
So many great comedians GONE!
And the new ones either aren’t of can’t be funny
(sobs)
Yeah, I make fun of blacks, and why not? I’m not a black.
Don Rickles
Who picks your clothes – Stevie Wonder?
Don Rickles
“You know, they say the Jews have all the money and they’re cheap… and the Italians are mobsters and will shake you down for all your money… and that’s all true.” -Don Rickles
The comedy keeps coming:
“I love black people, they make great wet suits when they die.”
Love Rickles. Saw him live when I was a teenager and then met him after the show. At the time I had really long hair so he shook my hand and said, “Stay straight, kid.”
Always made me laugh because you never knew exactly what was gonna come out of his mouth.
R.I.P. C.P.O. Sharkey
There will NEVER be anyone like Don Rickles again. Rest in peace good man.
Hanoverfist beat me to it.
RIP Crapgame. I’m going to watch Kelly’s Heroes tonight.
The Merciless Merchant of Venom.
If Don Rickles had a child…
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sam+kinison
RIP, ya mug!
Horror Man sent this to me earlier…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3kJ7VPJnmI
I absolutely loved that guy. As funny as they came, plus we’ve lost a comedy genre forever. RIP.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
TY for all the laughs Mr. Rickles.
Rickles surprises Sinatra on the Tonight Show. Story at the end is hilarious.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q5_V9RT8aR8
He could make anything into the funniest event! He did not need a script.
A truly funny man.
saw him in concert in Atlantic City. Funny as hell.
His cameo on Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee was priceless.
RIP
Always loved him as Sharkey. Bought the DVDs as soon as they came out. Carson busting in on the set because Don broke his cigarette box on the Tonight Show the previous night was a riot!
RIP, Don. All our funny comedians are gone; end of an era.
Rickles family and Bob Newhart family used to vacation together. Would have loved to spend an evening listening to that banter.
One the funniest moments I can remember with him is when he hosted SNL featuring Billy Idol for the music. Rickles steps down off the stage to interact with the audience and spots Idol’s wife sitting in the front row, at about 5:30, in the clip below.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x125qrw_don-rickles-snl-1984_fun
This is such sad news, God be near his family.
One of the last truly funny and classy comedians has died. :[
Rest in peace Mr. Rickles. Thanks for the laughs…you hockey puck.
Got his only comedy album (vinyl) back in the day. My Dad and I virtually wore it out! RIP Mr. Warmth.
Man do I miss actual humor.
Fraidy cat PC humor isn’t humor.
It was my honor to be invited up on stage by Don Rickles to join him in a skit, Reno, May 1980. RIP Don. thanks for the Laughs !!!
@jarhead cracker. I saw him in Reno too. Circa 1975 or 76. Dude was killer funny.
RIP
Enjoyed his work.
Immensely.
When Joe Pesci was beating him in “Casino” he was laughing his ass off.
Kelly’s Heroes this weekend for everybody.
“I love the Mexicans. Without them we wouldn’t have FILTH.”
I saw Don a few years ago at a casino. He came in and paused to soak in the applause right in front of me.
One of my favorites. Rest in peace Don.
Rest in peace Chief Sharkey.
Great man and master comedian. RIP, Mr. Rickles
RIP, Dummy!
One of a kind. One of the funniest bastards that ever lived. Tehere’s no one to replace him, and never will be.
Mr. Warmth. One of a kind…
I stand corrected – Rickles had a second album, “Hello Dummy”, which I didn’t realize he made until today. That one goes on my bucket list of things to get before I die! ;^)