Jackson Jambalaya

Don Rickles aswas struck me as the Rat Pack's mascot. He looks like a rat and a hobgoblin mated and he was the offspring.

Appreciate the post KF. What's interesting is that you can tell that his entire schtick "toward" Reagan is obviously meant to be humorous to all. Today, most comedians genuinely hate their president.....really only because if they don't, the "industry" will blackball them. The good news? Hollywood as we know it, is actually dying.

Don Rickles really tickles my funny bone. It's too bad the Rat Pack never let him in. Oh it's all he ever wanted. They helped him get roles in movies and promoted him. But he never got to be one of the group. I heard he secretly resented that Sammy Davis Jr. was "in" but he was not.

It's easier to roast someone that you love and respect. I can see this in Rickles' performance.

@6:17, you must be a lot of fun at parties; that is, when you're not walking the runway. Pretty bold to make comments about folks' looks.

Whether it's a formal roast or a standup routine presidents are always the butt of jokes and comedic ridicule. They take it in stride, ignore it, or laugh at the jokes, showing that they are operating at a level above common silliness. The current president? No way. His manic ego will not take it. We can only hope Reagan set the example for future chiefs, not this idiot.

And our favorite curmudgeon from north of County Line Road tried to make a comment that pointed out how he was Jewish. What a surprise.

@8:43
I bet you were well liked in your special education class. You missed the irony of insulting an insult comic. Better hurry up the short bus is outside waiting for you!

@8:53
You mean the same Donald Trump that has been roasted before?

https://youtu.be/io6wi8DVZ3o (caution, adult language)

I think it is you leftist weenies that are thin skinned children upset by mere words.

8:53, yes all presidents have celebs making videos of their mock beheading, mock assassination, have their children become targets of ridicule etc.

You are conflating ridicule with seditious lies and political subversion.

Nothing wrong with Trump countering the lying media with his side of the story. What the left hates is that the President can reach millions with his Twitter account and the seditious press can't control the narrative any longer.

Rickles was one of a kind, in a time when his methods were acknowledged for what they were -- poking fun for fun's sake, while pushing the envelope just to the edge. Today, there aren't enough comfort animals to handle the collateral damage afterwards. Plus, the roasts done currently are vile attempts to recreate what once was.

I like what 12:42 said. Well put and thanks KF. Sometimes, well more often than we think we need laughter. It does bring back some great memories. No talent out there today. Miss these guys. But you can watch them on YouTube

The comics of yesterday were fumy. They roasted i n good fun and everyone laughed because it was in good fun and not a vile attack. Today , the comics are taken seriously and the attacks are not in good fun. They are meant to damage and ridicule. That is the difference.

They didn't need Rickles in the Rat Pack. They also didn't need any Hispanics, or Blacks. They had Sammy to cover everything that wasn't a WASP