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Don Rickles

In this edition, King's guest is comedian/actor Don Rickles, who discusses the following topics, among others: the similarities between his and King's upbringing and how their friendship has lasted through the years; how Rickles began doing comedy and what he thinks comedy is really all about; his twenty-five-year marriage and how it has lasted through all the jokes; the acting classes he participated in and the fame that all of his classmates went on to achieve; the relationship he has with Bob Newhart and how they have gotten along so well. As the interview is ending, King reads a quotation from Orson Welles about Rickles. Includes clips from "The Kraft Music Hall - 1968."

English
  • Originally Aired April 1, 1990
  • Runtime 24 minutes
  • Created June 14, 2021 by
    Kenneth the Page
  • Modified June 14, 2021 by
    Kenneth the Page