By John Gruber
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- Don Rickles on The Tonight Show
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Speaking of late night talk show personalities passing away, I haven’t yet written anything about Don Rickles, who died last week. I just don’t know what to say. I fucking loved Don Rickles, and I loved the era of talk shows he embodied. I feel like he was the last person standing from the Carson era.
I blew most of the weekend digging into YouTube clips of Rickles on The Tonight Show. It’s a goldmine. Hours and hours of great bits. Seriously, if you liked Rickles and the old Tonight Show, just dig in. You’ll get lost quickly, and you’ll bust a gut.
A few of my very favorites:
- Don Rickles and Frank Sinatra, 1977 — Johnny Carson isn’t even here. He’s on vacation and Sinatra is guest hosting the show. George Burns and Carrol O’Connor are on the couch. (Burns kills it.)
- Frank Sinatra is surprised by Rickles, 1976.
- Carson, back from another vacation, discovers Rickles has broken his beloved desktop cigarette box, which you can see here.
★ Wednesday, 12 April 2017