Maybe the greatest insult comic of all time left us at the age of 90, when Don Rickles passed on late Thursday night. Celebrations of his life and talent are coming out from everywhere in the comedy world, with heavy hitters like Jimmy Kimmel, Fallon, Chris Rock and Patton Oswald already sharing their fond memories of the insult genius.
Check out what all these celebs had to say about Don Rickles:
A God died today. Don Rickles, we did not want to ever lose you. Never. Hanx.
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) April 6, 2017
In lieu of flowers, Don Rickles’ family has requested that people drop their pants and fire a rocket. #RIPDonRickles
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 6, 2017
He never was Politically Correct and he never apologized for it. R.I.P. Don Rickles @DonRickles
— Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert) April 6, 2017
My friend, my dad, the funniest biggest hearted of them all. A beautiful husband and father. My heart is broken. Rest In Peace. Don Rickles.
— bob saget (@bobsaget) April 6, 2017
He was the love of my life . Don Rickles is funnier right now in death than most comics are in life. pic.twitter.com/jcWIhdJsgX
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) April 6, 2017
When we had the chance to get Artie Lange on to talk about working with Don Rickles, and what their relationship was like, we had to jump on it. Artie portrays himself in the season finale of “Crashing” on HBO this Sunday.
