This is just very entertaining, no where can we find this entertainment today and a wonderful life these people have lived, wish I could have been there. this is history for the forever. God bless.
Dean's reaction when Rickles says " good to be here at the home " priceless. And when Rickles says, " it takes many years to become a great comedian," Dean says, "well you ain't reached that year yet, " i almost died laughing.
It was very clear that Dean knew that was coming but no one else did, as in he was told what Dons speech was going to roughly say because its on the prompter. Its still a very funny moment and Berle coming over and sticking out his tongue is masterful.
Jerry Lewis, Dean's former on-stage partner. Cause: "As Martin's roles in their films became less important over time and Lewis receiving the majority of critical acclaim, the partnership came under strain."
This was the genius of Don Rickles. When Dean zinged him with that line about “you ain’t reached that year yet” (to be a great comedian), Don let the applause die down, he let Dean have his moment, and then zings him with the “thank you Jerry” line. Pure genius!
Brings back memories of watching Mr. Rickles in my late teens with my parents. Dad on the sofa busting his gut laughing so loud. I sure miss those days!
The best roast I have ever seen. Dino's wisecrack at Don and Don's response did it. I was in my single-digit years when this aired so I'm watching it again for the first time. RIP Don.
I am an African American and as a young man, Don Rickles made me laugh when he held up a mirror and showed us all how absurd racism really is. I loved that he could make fun of everyone yet you knew he loved and respected all of us. I cried when he passed away he was my all-time favorite comedian. RIP Mr. Rickles thank you so much for making me laugh during times of racial unrest in the country.
I think you’re right. He reveals the absurdity of racism. He allows us to laugh at something horrible just for a moment before we go back to the depressing reality of real racial hatred.
Well said well said you're going to make me cry, he truly was one of the greats! Of a age that has sadly passed. We must remember Don Rickles and Dean Martin and all of them were all part of the greatest generation.
They were the greatest entertainers of all time...my dad loved these guys roasts...we would all watch them and laugh and laugh..great memories with my DAD...
@@tonypro5607 Don responded to Dean's put-down by calling him Jerry - Jerry Lewis was Dean Martin's comedy partner for many years before they fell out and split. They later became friends again.
When Dean and Jerry were partners, critics thought only Jerry was funny and Dean was just a straight man. Dean took that kind of hard. So when Dean makes a funny comment, Don insults him by calling him Jerry. @davidhamilton1981 @@tonypro5607
smokedog number1 The older generation would roast each other all in good spirit, now with the current generation you can’t even say “thank you sir” without offending someone. Crazy how much we’ve fallen
What an EPIC panel of guests : Neil Armstrong, Future President Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Nipsey Russell, Milton Berle, Rev. Billy Graham, Sugar Ray Robinson, Dean Martin, and comic master Don Rickles.
Robin W i believe is someone who also had the mental speed to match but the style of Don is unique and can be considered classic/timeless. RIP the Don of insults.
OMG...Don is by far one of the greatest, brazen comedians of all time. Thank God for You Tube and all the memories of his greatest comedic performances!!
I'm so honored to have been brought up in the time when these guys were at their best!!!! I enjoyed all of them so much It's been a highlight in my life!!! Thank you guys!!!!
It was by far the best years of my life as well. I really wasn’t a comedy that much as a child, but mom would watch Dean’s celebrity roast, and I had no choice, but to sit there and listen to it having only four channels on the TV, after a while, it grew on me. The late great Bob Hope has connections to my city. Bob was an unruly child when living in Cleveland and he was sent to what was called the “Fairfield school for boys” just outside Lancaster Ohio. There he was known as Leslie Townes Hope. he ran away from there, was never recaptured, and the rest is history. But oh, what laughs we had growing up! The 70s were by far the greatest era for television and music.
From Italiy as an Italian resident , I made the great discovery of Don Rickles only a few years ago when I casually found out that he was in the cast of Casino. I simply find him brilliant, and I believe that everyone can learn from this type of comedy. By the way, the lightning-fast response at minute 2 by Dean Martin is pure genius.
Thanks for this clip. So fantastic to see these great Americans. Great fun and very very Funny. I wish Bob and Dean and uncle Milton were still with us. The best of the best. X
These "roasts" were on TV when I was a kid. It's sad that the vast majority of the incredible talent on these shows is now long gone. I miss those shows.
Jovan perez Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were the most popular comedy team of the 1950s, they broke up in 1956 and theyhad not been on good terms. They had not really talked for about 20 years. So after Dean got in his funny line when Don said “it takes years to be a great comedian” and Dean said “and you ain’t reached that year yet”, Don let Dean get his applause, and then he zinged him with “thank you Jerry”.
You dont need to be clean to be good ... and "being offended" is nothing but PURITANISM ... which was also the reason for prohibition ... and look how that worked out. Not well ... because it financed the Mafia. STOP CENSORING SPEECH - starting with the RIDICULOUS bleeps on TV - AND IT WILL NOT BOTHER ANYONE after a while. "Being offended" is a YOU YOURSELF problem, not a problem of the person speaking.
I WAS FORTUNATE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON!!! HE MADE ME LAUGH HARDER AND LONGER THEN ANYBODY IN MY LIFE!!! IN PERSON HE WAS 1000 TIMES FUNNIER THEN HERE AND HERE HE IS SUPER GREAT!!!
He really is. In his live act, nobody was safe and the caged animal was loose, wanting to do whatever he wanted without television rules or anything like that. Probably my favorite comedian. The insult comedians after did their own thing, but they were not as great as Rickles. Rickles was just aggressive absurd put-on comedy.
No words of discription , comments, discussion, or analysis, can define this kind of art. We just sit and enjoy it in awe....today we people saying you cant laugh about that. Thats the real danger!
As a Brit I find these "Roasts" brilliant; oh and by the way the flag that Bob Hope would have had wrapped around him at birth was probably the Union Jack as he was born in London ;-)
Thank you for this. if I was on my death bed which sadly my mom is currently he is the truly the best. I am sad he is 89 not 49 but Mr. RICKLES is the best. Can make me life even as sad as I maybe.
Mike mike if hearing what I previously said didn't compel you to at least do your own research on the topic, rather than making blanket statements such as a "racist and sexist" on people who you know nothing about, then you're truly pathetic.
no, I'm not calling any one person racist, unlike you, I know the history of this Country and know what it was like for people of color. So to call a generation that forced non-whites to drink from their own fountain the greatest generation is fucking disgusting.
@@hal560 It's only vulgar because people made themselves believe it is vulgar. The black guys attending this were laughing I don't think they were offended whatsoever. If you can't laugh at yourself and your faults you will be miserable your whole life
LORD TWIGO so because people at the time found it funny, it’ll always be funny? Times change. Those black people laughing might have found it offensive, who knows? I don’t find it funny because I think it’s racist, and if you tell that joke to a modern black person, I can guarantee they’ll find it racist too. Attitudes change.
@@hal560 exactly, attitudes changed. We now live in a more sensitive society where people are too sensitive and whine and complain when even the slightest offensive words send people enraged. Don Rickles may have made some race jokes but he allways assured his audience that he had no ill will against anyone. Don was not racist, in fact I believe he was making fun of racism. Most of humanity's humor originally came from things that were horrible. Like for many years people made jokes about Nazis. I understand how feelings changed but frankly I believe they changed for the worst. People are more sensitive to race then ever before. Dosen't racism end when everyone realizes how stupid it was and treat everyone equally? I saw more equality in this roast than anything today. Media today likes to put minorities on a pedestal like they're more special than White people and in return they spit on white people like they did something wrong. I'm white, but I have no Ill will towards anyone because of race, but if I joke about a black person I'm suddenly racist? Something needs to change!
Hal Harris I agree with you. Anybody who Rickles roasted would seemingly laugh out of embarrassment and discomfort. I also agree with you about the racism. This was funny back then because racism was more common and used more loosely. We’ve progressed a lot. Why can’t we progress and say “wait a second, this wasn’t funny and should be left in the past”? Also, insult comedy is such low form of comedy. Wow so you can make fun of people’s imperfections and build some kind of act around it? “Talent”
To me, the most striking thing about Don Rickles is the contrast between his act in front of a crowd and his real personality. He was one of the nicest people I've ever met. In contrast, his stage persona was one of the most or THE most abrasive person in show business at that time. It doesn't seem so bad today but in the 1960s it made some people cringe. Oh, and if you heckled him when he was doing stand-up, God help you. You'd regret it. I believe that his greatest talent was empathy. In real life, he was super nice because he had empathy. That same empathy is also what enabled him to identify the most abrasive thing he could get away with saying about you. Same skill used for different purposes. He could see right through you. There's never been anyone like him since.
Wow so many great celebrities most of them all gone but never forgotten. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Hope at the Christmas Show in Vietnam 1968. Shook his hand and thanked him for coming to put on a show for the troops. R.I.P. all of you that has given us so much of your laughter
Holy Freaking Shit! The Legends on that panel: Sugar Ray Robinson, Ronald Reagan, Neil Armstrong, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Billy Graham, Omar Bradley....I lost track. This is fucking awesome!
To me the "Thank you, Jerry" line is best improv from him I ever heard. Such a layered comment and I've never heard Dean laugh that loud. It was perfect. I'm guessing many people don't get it now..
Million percent legends never forgotten
A room filled with legends .❤
This is just very entertaining, no where can we find this entertainment today and a wonderful life these people have lived, wish I could have been there. this is history for the forever. God bless.
WOW! The Great of the Greats and this is still funny after all of the years gone by.
All of them are true Legends.❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂❤❤❤
I swear this man is the only person where i can watch the same clip over and over again but I laugh like its the first time ive watched it.
Him and Rodney !!!
@@Mrvinn19him, Rodney, and Norm for me…
Deans laugh after Don says "thank you Jerry" is priceless 😂
Yes, and I love that Dean spit out his drink when Don said it was great being here at the home
Oh the days when everyone got along and laughed
Nobody took offense at anything
Great days are gone
Dean's reaction when Rickles says " good to be here at the home " priceless. And when Rickles says, " it takes many years to become a great comedian," Dean says, "well you ain't reached that year yet, " i almost died laughing.
Yeah! The insults were fling like bullets at an old west shootout!
1:59
Milton Berle comes over and shakes his hand.
"Ah, thank you, Jerry."
It was very clear that Dean knew that was coming but no one else did, as in he was told what Dons speech was going to roughly say because its on the prompter. Its still a very funny moment and Berle coming over and sticking out his tongue is masterful.
“Thank you, Jerry!” The comeback of the decade!
Carlos Kayath i did not get the joke.. pls explain?
Jerry Lewis, Dean's former on-stage partner.
Cause: "As Martin's roles in their films became less important over time and Lewis receiving the majority of critical acclaim, the partnership came under strain."
Comeback of the century . . .
Dean should of said.... LAAAAADY.
This was the genius of Don Rickles. When Dean zinged him with that line about “you ain’t reached that year yet” (to be a great comedian), Don let the applause die down, he let Dean have his moment, and then zings him with the “thank you Jerry” line. Pure genius!
Jerry Lewis.
@@paulleckner8235 Thanks for clearing that up Capt. Obvious. 😂
@@jasperjenkins7729 Not ever millennial is as knowledgeable aw we are. They need things dumbed down for them.
Why Jerry Lewis?
@@cloud7475 He was the comedian of the duo. Dean Martin was the straight man.
2:17 "thank you Jerry". Gets me every time, maybe the best line delivered in all of the roasts by Don. Classic.
J-DUB .... I agree with you I can't help laughing over this we exchange between Dean and Don. Plus Dean laughing so hard is priceless.
Who's Jerry
Simply the best kill (by Dean) and recovery in showbizz - ever!!
Yes, Dean made the mistake of taking a drink when Don is talking. Funny how he almost sprayed his drink
@@Mark-sj3xb yeah, that was a classic remark. Who'd think he'd go there!
Thank you Jerry perfect timing
in todays society its a wonder these videos havent been deleted but love ya Don your a master roaster
Brings back memories of watching Mr. Rickles in my late teens with my parents. Dad on the sofa busting his gut laughing so loud.
I sure miss those days!
The best roast I have ever seen. Dino's wisecrack at Don and Don's response did it. I was in my single-digit years when this aired so I'm watching it again for the first time. RIP Don.
There will never be a generation with such great actors & comedians.
Man! This is pure gold. These guys will remain legends forever.👍
I am an African American and as a young man, Don Rickles made me laugh when he held up a mirror and showed us all how absurd racism really is. I loved that he could make fun of everyone yet you knew he loved and respected all of us. I cried when he passed away he was my all-time favorite comedian. RIP Mr. Rickles thank you so much for making me laugh during times of racial unrest in the country.
I think you’re right. He reveals the absurdity of racism. He allows us to laugh at something horrible just for a moment before we go back to the depressing reality of real racial hatred.
wonderful comment sir-bravo
michael freeman well said. he was the best
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Well said well said you're going to make me cry, he truly was one of the greats! Of a age that has sadly passed. We must remember Don Rickles and Dean Martin and all of them were all part of the greatest generation.
They were the greatest entertainers of all time...my dad loved these guys roasts...we would all watch them and laugh and laugh..great memories with my DAD...
I love that line, "it's great being here at the home ". You can't find this comedy anymore!
It was sooo funny!!! :)
@@tonypro5607 The Retirement Home.
The delivery was fantastic
Dean Martin about to spit his drink!! 🤣🤣
I don't fully get it
When he said "ahhhh...thank you Jerry" I lost it. As did Dean Martin. A fabulous comeback.
Wat does it mean?
@@tonypro5607 Don responded to Dean's put-down by calling him Jerry - Jerry Lewis was Dean Martin's comedy partner for many years before they fell out and split. They later became friends again.
When Dean and Jerry were partners, critics thought only Jerry was funny and Dean was just a straight man. Dean took that kind of hard. So when Dean makes a funny comment, Don insults him by calling him Jerry. @davidhamilton1981 @@tonypro5607
The only man that can insult you for ten minutes and make you want to cry at the end. RIP Mr rickles. You were a gem!
Am 35 and just starting to realise why older generation always said theirs was better,
smokedog number1 The older generation would roast each other all in good spirit, now with the current generation you can’t even say “thank you sir” without offending someone. Crazy how much we’ve fallen
dude im lucky i came across this culture 3 years ago, i was 21. now im so deep into it im an outsider to my community
smokedog number1 I agree
@@outviteslb8143 same story brother! humour of our time is no longer an option
@@outviteslb8143 Me too. Im alienated and proud. I hate this epoch.
What an EPIC panel of guests : Neil Armstrong, Future President Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Nipsey Russell, Milton Berle, Rev. Billy Graham, Sugar Ray Robinson, Dean Martin, and comic master Don Rickles.
Unbelievable, right?
I can't believe you left out Jack Benny.
That’s a huge guest list
Don’t forget General Omar Bradley. That dais is elite.
and Jack Benny
These roasts are timeless, nothing was out of bonds and everyone was fair game!!! People had thicker skin in the olden days!
there will never be another Don Rickles. RIP Don!
luvsmontano818, you're right about that. He was hilarious. What a comedy genius he was. RIP, Don Rickles
My All-Time fave comedian...with Robin Williams right behind him! When I used to watch these "Roast" shows, NO ONE made me laugh like Don Rickles!
U8
Only one came close : Greg Giraldo
Robin W i believe is someone who also had the mental speed to match but the style of Don is unique and can be considered classic/timeless. RIP the Don of insults.
The stage was full of national treasures.
I wish there was talent like that again. These are stars and forever legends
There never will be.
I’ve not laughed this much in ages … omg what a comedian ! absolutely brilliant.
"You would love the evening if you knew you were here.." He was priceless!
Love how quick Dean and Don can make up jokes with each other and go hysterical! They don’t make guys like this anymore!
Nope. This stuff was all scripted.
No. That was practiced.
You want to see unpracticed see c Barkley
OMG...Don is by far one of the greatest, brazen comedians of all time. Thank God for You Tube and all the memories of his greatest comedic performances!!
I'm so honored to have been brought up in the time when these guys were at their best!!!!
I enjoyed all of them so much
It's been a highlight in my life!!!
Thank you guys!!!!
It was by far the best years of my life as well. I really wasn’t a comedy that much as a child, but mom would watch Dean’s celebrity roast, and I had no choice, but to sit there and listen to it having only four channels on the TV, after a while, it grew on me. The late great Bob Hope has connections to my city. Bob was an unruly child when living in Cleveland and he was sent to what was called the “Fairfield school for boys” just outside Lancaster Ohio. There he was known as Leslie Townes Hope. he ran away from there, was never recaptured, and the rest is history. But oh, what laughs we had growing up! The 70s were by far the greatest era for television and music.
From Italiy as an Italian resident , I made the great discovery of Don Rickles only a few years ago when I casually found out that he was in the cast of Casino. I simply find him brilliant, and I believe that everyone can learn from this type of comedy. By the way, the lightning-fast response at minute 2 by Dean Martin is pure genius.
God those were the best times. Being a kid born in 95, I sure as hell missed these things. Thank god for UA-cam
Thanks for this clip. So fantastic to see these great Americans. Great fun and very very Funny. I wish Bob and Dean and uncle Milton were still with us. The best of the best. X
Leon Pitsikas Thanks for the comment.
"THERE'S NO BOOING, THERE'S NO BOOING" IM CRYING
This is the best of comedy when people knew how to take a joke and they got along with each other. It was a lot of clean fun.
2:17 thank you jerry 😂
Best thing ever. Dean's laugh kills me everytime 😂
I cried when Mr Rickles passed away. May the Good Lord bless them all.
Don: It takes many years to become a great comedian
Dean: It sure does, and you ain't reached that year yet.
LMAO!
Joshua Brooks thank you Jerry!! Lol
Linda R LOL
yep, the best reply comeback that I think I've heard in any of these roasts, Dean nailed it.
james friel yes he did.
Joshua Brooks fantastic come back.
I am privileged to have grown up with these guys. God bless them all for the greatest movies ever made... That is why they call it the classics.
The old celebrity roasts were so much more intelligent than the modern ones.
The late, great Don Rickles. Unique, unequalled never to be repeated. Shalom Mr Rickles RIP.
These "roasts" were on TV when I was a kid. It's sad that the vast majority of the incredible talent on these shows is now long gone. I miss those shows.
At 2:19 when Don thanks Dean and calls him Jerry has to be one of the most funny moments in comedy history, these Roasts are classic comedy...
Theafor Mentions
@@moosejules1 that is probably the most underrated comment on the internet
Maybe its because I'm young, but I didnt get it. Can someone explain please.
Jovan perez Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were the most popular comedy team of the 1950s, they broke up in 1956 and theyhad not been on good terms. They had not really talked for about 20 years. So after Dean got in his funny line when Don said “it takes years to be a great comedian” and Dean said “and you ain’t reached that year yet”, Don let Dean get his applause, and then he zinged him with “thank you Jerry”.
That was pure comic genius.
These were real comedians. Clean acts, nothing vulgar. And they were hysterical. They are truly missed.
You dont need to be clean to be good ... and "being offended" is nothing but PURITANISM ... which was also the reason for prohibition ... and look how that worked out. Not well ... because it financed the Mafia.
STOP CENSORING SPEECH - starting with the RIDICULOUS bleeps on TV - AND IT WILL NOT BOTHER ANYONE after a while. "Being offended" is a YOU YOURSELF problem, not a problem of the person speaking.
Just racist assholes, huh
Curious, what's your take on George Carlin?
Oh they certainly could be vulgar, just not on television
You should have heard them when the cameras were off!
Would never get away with raw humor like Don Rickles had..Back when we could laugh at ourselves..
latham area your exactly right every thing so politically correct or so race driven that we forgot to laugh at ourselves
Amen to that. Are we allowed to joke anymore. Because if we can't, then prepare for a miserable life.
@@herry8488
That's what the left wants, because they themselves are miserable people
There wasn't any social media watching every damn thing back then.THAT'S the problem now.
“This is wonderful being here at the home” I spat my food out omg 😆 I love this guy
I WAS FORTUNATE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON!!! HE MADE ME LAUGH HARDER AND LONGER THEN ANYBODY IN MY LIFE!!! IN PERSON HE WAS 1000 TIMES FUNNIER THEN HERE AND HERE HE IS SUPER GREAT!!!
He really is. In his live act, nobody was safe and the caged animal was loose, wanting to do whatever he wanted without television rules or anything like that. Probably my favorite comedian. The insult comedians after did their own thing, but they were not as great as Rickles. Rickles was just aggressive absurd put-on comedy.
Thank you Jerry! Brilliant! Deans reaction is wonderful.
Paul Aylett ... I just loved Dean laugh an he always got the biggest smile.
This is wonderful being at the home.....lol.......Greatness
+nlwilliams31 "and you haven't reached that year yet"......Dean Martin.
+aspenrebel what a great line...........................burn. followed by another rickles burn. humor can be funny and clean.
+nlwilliams31 Dean almost swallowed his glass on that one!
Milton got pissed!!! lmao i nearly fell out of my chair
ALMOST had a spit take by Dean Martin at that moment.
We all miss you Don. You were one of the best.
This has one of the most hilarious moments in it. It takes a long time to become a great comedian.
Thanks, Don - it IS wonderful being at home. ^_^
He was the best
Don R
God bless you
I love how riclkles made fun of everyone but was genuin and sincere at the end of his speech
Class
Right. Watch his roast of Frank Sinatra.
Every single time.
No words of discription , comments, discussion, or analysis, can define this kind of art. We just sit and enjoy it in awe....today we people saying you cant laugh about that. Thats the real danger!
Dean, Don and a great group of stars. These shows are classics, and have kept me laughing for many years
These were entertainers. Off the cuff. Clean intelligrant humor.
R.I.P., Don. It's over. Thanks for the laughs.
I remember when I was kid , the whole family would watch these specials , great memories.
I look at Don Rickles d I miss him so much. I thank God we have Youttube. Love you Don. Your blessed fan. See you in Heaven. Rev. Roache
Hello Annette, How are you doing?
Thank you Jerry must be the greatest comeback of all time 😂
What a lineup. Sugar Ray Robinson, Neil Armstrong, Omar Bradley, Mark Spitz, in addition to the usual cast of characters.
"...Jack Benny a great star, Milton Berle great people, this is wonderful being here at the home..."
LMAO 😂😂😂
A time when we could laugh at each other and not get hit with a lawsuit! Glad I grew up in that era.
Same here. Kids today don’t have any great entertainment like we did.
@@rexoates4484As a 19 year old sadly I agree
You must not have seen any roasts within the past 30 years.
Don Rickles was the best of all time at these roasts.
He was so good and this was so funny I can laugh at these all day long too funny
Totally agree 👍
Easily
Back then you could never, and I mean NEVER, host a roast without Don Rickles.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a Brit I find these "Roasts" brilliant; oh and by the way the flag that Bob Hope would have had wrapped around him at birth was probably the Union Jack as he was born in London ;-)
Thank you for this. if I was on my death bed which sadly my mom is currently he is the truly the best. I am sad he is 89 not 49 but Mr. RICKLES is the best. Can make me life even as sad as I maybe.
+Suzanne Young Thanks for the comment.
Sad to realize that almost everyone in this video has passed. Greatest generation.
The greatest generation of racist assholes who treated women like property...
Mike mike Billy Graham bailed Martin Luther King Jr out of jail, real racist guy clearly
Noah Carlsson one example.....that all you got?
Mike mike if hearing what I previously said didn't compel you to at least do your own research on the topic, rather than making blanket statements such as a "racist and sexist" on people who you know nothing about, then you're truly pathetic.
no, I'm not calling any one person racist, unlike you, I know the history of this Country and know what it was like for people of color. So to call a generation that forced non-whites to drink from their own fountain the greatest generation is fucking disgusting.
4:23 "this is wonderful being here at the home" - FUNNY!!
No obscenity. No vulgar jokes. Just plain comedy. What a natural. RIP Mr Rickles.
I’d consider “I’d ask you to talk, but we know the blacks, your lips lock” to be vulgar (at least by modern standards).
@@hal560 It's only vulgar because people made themselves believe it is vulgar. The black guys attending this were laughing I don't think they were offended whatsoever. If you can't laugh at yourself and your faults you will be miserable your whole life
LORD TWIGO so because people at the time found it funny, it’ll always be funny? Times change. Those black people laughing might have found it offensive, who knows? I don’t find it funny because I think it’s racist, and if you tell that joke to a modern black person, I can guarantee they’ll find it racist too. Attitudes change.
@@hal560 exactly, attitudes changed. We now live in a more sensitive society where people are too sensitive and whine and complain when even the slightest offensive words send people enraged. Don Rickles may have made some race jokes but he allways assured his audience that he had no ill will against anyone. Don was not racist, in fact I believe he was making fun of racism. Most of humanity's humor originally came from things that were horrible. Like for many years people made jokes about Nazis. I understand how feelings changed but frankly I believe they changed for the worst. People are more sensitive to race then ever before. Dosen't racism end when everyone realizes how stupid it was and treat everyone equally? I saw more equality in this roast than anything today. Media today likes to put minorities on a pedestal like they're more special than White people and in return they spit on white people like they did something wrong. I'm white, but I have no Ill will towards anyone because of race, but if I joke about a black person I'm suddenly racist? Something needs to change!
Hal Harris I agree with you. Anybody who Rickles roasted would seemingly laugh out of embarrassment and discomfort.
I also agree with you about the racism. This was funny back then because racism was more common and used more loosely. We’ve progressed a lot. Why can’t we progress and say “wait a second, this wasn’t funny and should be left in the past”? Also, insult comedy is such low form of comedy. Wow so you can make fun of people’s imperfections and build some kind of act around it? “Talent”
Ladies and gentleman, THIS is a roast! Classy, real talent on the stage and MUCH funnier than anything they do today.
Rest in peace and birthday wishes to Bob Hope What a life of service to our military forces for decades. We thank you forever ❤️ 💜
The wonderful Don Rickles. Even the great Bob Hope appreciated your cutting but great humour!
LMAO..While introducing Rickles, Dean said “Evil Knievel’s next jump will be over his mouth” ...😂😂
I think this is the best segment of the whole collection.
If Bob Hope know that there is one light in life .. let the life know hallelujah brother let him know it!!
To me, the most striking thing about Don Rickles is the contrast between his act in front of a crowd and his real personality. He was one of the nicest people I've ever met. In contrast, his stage persona was one of the most or THE most abrasive person in show business at that time. It doesn't seem so bad today but in the 1960s it made some people cringe. Oh, and if you heckled him when he was doing stand-up, God help you. You'd regret it.
I believe that his greatest talent was empathy. In real life, he was super nice because he had empathy. That same empathy is also what enabled him to identify the most abrasive thing he could get away with saying about you. Same skill used for different purposes. He could see right through you. There's never been anyone like him since.
"Thank U Jerry"....best comeback!! 😂😂😂😂😂
charlie Los ... Dean laughter after that comment was priceless, is on that will last in my memory.
Dean's laugh at that joke is the best.
I don’t get it. What’s that in reference to?
@@sillyboy2223 he meant jerry lewis deans former friend. They were a comedy duo. He’s saying jerry was better basically
At 1:45 when Dean almost spits out his water I laughed almost to tears...the next 25 seconds were comedy gold!!
Water. 🤭😏
I grew up watching these shows. Born in the 60's.
How could you not love these people
Wow, so many legends there at this event. Dino, Rickles, Hope, Reagan, and Billy Graham. Wish we had this kind of talent in 2018.
THis is the reason these folks lived so long! It was the laughter :) It does prolong your life. Laugh more today peeps xoxo!
and they all smoked and drank
Ahhhh, the golden years of Hollywood.
At 1:45 bad timing for Dean to pick up that glass of water, almost spit it out after Don's 'home' reference ! 🤣😂😆
Priceless
Wow so many great celebrities most of them all gone but never forgotten. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob Hope at the Christmas Show in Vietnam 1968. Shook his hand and thanked him for coming to put on a show for the troops. R.I.P. all of you that has given us so much of your laughter
Imagine somewhere, there’s a college student or CNN host watching this yelling, “There’s too many old white men there.”😂🤣
A white girl with blue hair and piercings all over her face
That stage is more diverse than most of the oscars
@Ken Penalosa Thats by the asians own choice.
these guys will roast them up and down till the cry and we the audience from whole world will enjoy their white liberal tears
These college students are BRAINWASHED idiots.god help this nation with these idiots running things.
There is no way to replace this stuff.
Just brilliant. He always ends with beautiful words of thanks and love.
When he said good to be here at the home, Dean Martin couldn't keep it in 😂😂
Holy Freaking Shit! The Legends on that panel: Sugar Ray Robinson, Ronald Reagan, Neil Armstrong, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Billy Graham, Omar Bradley....I lost track. This is fucking awesome!
+Sherpaful Yeah today you'd get jayz, bieber, a few "musical"starlets that lip synch their songs and a few black rappers.
+Sherpaful holy crap, General Omar Bradley too. Amazing collection of people.
+Adam Kelleher General Jimmy too!!
+Sherpaful Now I see why it was called "the greatest generation".
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lol...yeah now we have beiber, jimmy kimmel, kayne west...et al...none worth a spit.
To me the "Thank you, Jerry" line is best improv from him I ever heard. Such a layered comment and I've never heard Dean laugh that loud. It was perfect. I'm guessing many people don't get it now..
It was brilliant I got got it,
RIP Don Rickles! The funniest man that has ever lived, hands down!!!!!
Now that’s a good joke
at 1:50, Dean almoat spitting out his drink. LMAO!
I come back to this video for many many reasons and I watch Don all the time but omg this moment makes this particular video one of the best😂
Hilarious comedy without bad language ...a rare treat! 😂🎸🤘😎