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Tag: Don Rickles

SiriusXM will broadcast weeklong tribute to Don Rickles: Happy Holidays, Dummy
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SiriusXM will broadcast weeklong tribute to Don Rickles: Happy Holidays, Dummy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 20, 2017

The legendary Don Rickles, who died earlier this year at the age of 90, will get feted each day next week in a special weeklong …

On Conan, Bob Newhart remembers meeting Don Rickles, and the joke thief who changed Newhart’s career
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On Conan, Bob Newhart remembers meeting Don Rickles, and the joke thief who changed Newhart’s career

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 8, 2017

On Monday night’s Conan, Bob Newhart reminisced about his dearly departed friend, Don Rickles — they and their wives were fast friends for five decades. …

AARP Studios had completed “Dinner with Don” series before Don Rickles died
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AARP Studios had completed “Dinner with Don” series before Don Rickles died

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 7, 2017

Don Rickles had completed his 10-episode webseries, Dinner with Don, for AARP Studios before he died on Thursday at the age of 90. The series …

R.I.P. Don Rickles (1926-2017)
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R.I.P. Don Rickles (1926-2017)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 6, 2017April 6, 20171

Don Rickles, the legendary comedian and actor who could roast President Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra and just about everyone else, has died. Rickles was 90. …

Don Rickles to star in AARP Studios series, “Dinner with Don”
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Don Rickles to star in AARP Studios series, “Dinner with Don”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 20, 2017March 20, 20171

Jerry Seinfeld may drive comedians in cars to get coffee, but Don Rickles — who has appeared on Seinfeld’s Crackle-now-Netflix series — will skip the …

Humor in Hindsight revisits Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
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Humor in Hindsight revisits Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 27, 2016

HBO aired a documentary on Don Rickles, directed by John Landis, only a few weeks into the official start of The Comic’s Comic. So I …

Who would make it onto the Mount Rushmore of Comedy?
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Who would make it onto the Mount Rushmore of Comedy?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 8, 2014September 8, 20147

This May, in celebrating Don Rickles on his 88th birthday, Jerry Seinfeld said of his elderĀ hero: “”On the Mount Rushmore of stand-up comedy, there are …

Profiles in Funny: Dan Dion’s photographs from Montreal’s Just For Laughs, 2014
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Profiles in Funny: Dan Dion’s photographs from Montreal’s Just For Laughs, 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 6, 2014August 6, 2014

Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival can seem like a whirlwind, whether it’s your first year or your 30th, whether you’re a fan or a Gala …

40 Things I Learned in 2014 at Montreal’s Just For Laughs
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40 Things I Learned in 2014 at Montreal’s Just For Laughs

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 2014August 5, 20142

Every year, I think I know what to expect heading into Montreal’s grand poobah of comedy festivals — Just For Laughs — only to realize …

Highlights from One Night Only: An All-Star Tribute to Don Rickles for his 88th birthday
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Highlights from One Night Only: An All-Star Tribute to Don Rickles for his 88th birthday

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 28, 2014May 29, 201410

They came not to bury him, but to praise him by metaphorically burying him. Which, when you’re a legendary comedian such as Don Rickles who …

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