"These people are here because it's free. This is the overflow from Let's Make a Deal, what do you think of that?" He used that same joke (but The Price is Right) on Craig Ferguson about 40 years later.
Early in his career. Top stars, real stars. Would contact nightclubs (notably, like the ones in Vegas.) And, request front row seats. So, they could get called out by Rickles. For the instant recognition. He was a magnet.
This was such a great time when we were allowed to laugh and enjoy ourselves. Damn democrats liberals have taken it all away. Telling us it not right to make fun of people. They keep missing that word FUN COME ON LIBERALS YOU CAN SAY IT FUN SEE IT'S EASY FUN. THEY ARE NOT RACIST THEY ARE MAKING FUN OF EACH OTHER FUN DEMOCRATS FUN AND THEN IT'S FUNNY AND YOU LAUGH LIBERALS YOU WILL NOT DIE IF YOU LAUGH LIBERALS. COMPLETELY DESTROYED THIS COUNTRY GOT EVERYBODY AGAINST EACH OTHER WAY TO GO DEMOCRATS LIBERALS NOBODY'S ALLOWED TO LAUGH ANYMORE
Back in the eighties I went to LA on a business trip. To get away for an afternoon we went and saw a Bob Hope Super Bowl special. They filmed it in the same building that they filmed Johnny Carson. Don Rickles was a guest on the show. They would do a skit and then they'd spend 30 minutes resetting for the next skit. Rickels stayed out in the audience the whole time during set changes and made everybody crack up. I mean in person live funniest thing I've ever been to.
Also shows you what a true gentleman he was in person for this many distinguished folk to come and see him. It was an honor to be roasted by Mr. Rickles
