Don Rickles is King

Don Rickles is one of the last old-school Hollywood comedians to grace late night television. He made an appearance on The Late Show last night with Letterman referring to him as "one of the greats" at the end of the interview.

Since the 1960s, Rickles has made countless appearances on both the Carson Tonight Show and Letterman's Late Show. Watching Rickles is very different from watching a lot of modern celebrities on late night TV. He knows he's there to entertain the audience and that's exactly what he does. Never dull, always funny. Very professional.

Rickles has been on the Late Show regularly over the last several months. Watching the interviews it looks like both Rickles and Letterman have great respect for one another.

Here's a clip from last night's show:



And a classic clip of Don Rickles on the Tonight Show in 1984.