Don Rickles Adds His Zingers to `Daddy Dearest'

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 5, 1993 ;     700+ words ......N.J. Making Rickles' schedule more...usual has been "Daddy Dearest," a new Fox Television...always there." "Daddy Dearest" marks Rickles' first foray...this together.' Rickles' brand of comedy, which "Daddy Dearest" will prominently...

`Daddy' Dumbest // Lewis, Rickles Flop in Crude Fox Sitcom

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 3, 1993 ;     433 words ...DADDY DEAREST (STAR) WFLD-Channel...with obnoxious Don Rickles in the aggressively vulgar "Daddy Dearest," Richard Lewis...insult-spewing Rickles in Fox's "Daddy" dud. Premiering...by comparison. Rickles, an equal-opportunity...domestic sitcoms, "Daddy ...

Patriot Act sets tone for Daddy Dearest.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  January 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Marquez There was President Bush as Daddy Dearest, exalting the Patriot Act as his weapon...expire unless Congress renewed it. Daddy Dearest's eyes narrowed, and he shot the kiddies...hear-no-one-but-Bush, speak-only-when-you-agree-with-Daddy-Dearest mania, there's no need to think ...

Don Rickles, the master of the insult, comes to AMT

Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  June 4, 2004 ;     544 words ...DETAILS Don Rickles, Mon. 8 p.m., American Music Theatre...East, $49.50. For 40 years, comedian Don Rickles has trashed the best and brightest of...business, and they have loved it. On Monday, Rickles brings his quick wit and acid tongue to...

Capturing fatherhood excellently; Daddy Dearest Stratford Poetry Festival.

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 29, 2000 ;     226 words ......being fathered, were captured excellently by Richard Edmonds' Daddy Dearest, which was presented as part of the Stratford Poetry Festival...Morning Feed, shows a man's life utterly altered by a new baby. Daddy Dearest was both entertaining and disquieting. If the dads in the...

Still Mr. Warmth Good theater means good comedy for Don Rickles.(Time...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  April 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Herald Staff Writer Joan Rivers and Don Rickles Where: The Genesee Theater, 203 N. Genesee...726-6600 or Ticketmaster outlets Don Rickles can't tell a joke. I don't do the 'two...years now, and I really can't tell a joke. Rickles' trademark comedy act, honed for decades...

`HELLO, DUMMY!' DON RICKLES' SARCASTIC WIT SURVIVES NEARLY 4 DECADES OF...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 28, 1996 ;     603 words ......Dumas Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer Don Rickles is bemused that after nearly 40 years...doing much good for my bank account.'' Rickles is appearing Friday night at the Paramount...know why I agreed to play Denver,'' says Rickles by phone. ``Whenever I come, I need to...

What tickles Rickles? Some nice, clean fun

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ...What tickles Rickles? Some nice, clean fun -- No 4-letter words...BETTER LIVING Edtion: All Editions WHO: Don Rickles. WHAT: Comedy. WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday...hockey puck as famed insult comedian Don Rickles. "If I walk down the street when I get...

Beyond the Hockey Puck Shtick; Don Rickles Still Manages To Show That...

The Washington Post;  July 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Don Rickles isn't just up there doing comedy. He is...he's one of the last of the good fighters. Rickles represents a generation of entertainers...mostly of the merciless passage of time. Rickles, one of the greatest (and loudest) standup...

Barry rips `Daddy Dearest'

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 5, 1991 ;     255 words ......the article in Sports Illustrated's Dec. 2 issue, entitled "Daddy Dearest," defended his work. "I've worked extremely hard to have...degrading to my father," Jon Barry said. "Even the title: Daddy Dearest. It makes it seem like he's a really bad guy." Drew Barry...

This Don Rickles special insults our intelligence

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 22, 1986 ;     533 words ...Don Rickles on the Loose 1/2 (STAR) Starring Don Rickles, directed by Jack Regas. Presented from 9 to 10 p.m. tomorrow on pay cable's Showtime. Don Rickles is somewhat like radiation. A little bit goes a long way...

DADDY DEAREST

Sun Publications (IL);  June 21, 2000 ;     14 words ...Caption Only. Dave Koch, a stay-at-home dad from Plainfield, plays with his daughter Camille.

Winkler, Carlin star in new Fox shows; 'Bakersfield' is on hiatus, 'Daddy...

Broadcasting & Cable;  December 20, 1993 ;     353 words ......by Sam Simon, former co-executive producer of The Simpsons, will replace Daddy Dearest in the Sunday lineup. Daddy Dearest, staffing Richard Lewis and Don Rickles, was not picked up. The George Carlin Show is a production of Main Sequence...

'I'm very approachable': Don Rickles isn't as cranky as you think.

Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT);  July 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......conversation with insult comedian Don Rickles, I feel comfortable enough to tell the...had prepared me for a tough interview. Rickles says he hears that a lot but insists his...not-so-famous in the crowd. I'm very approachable, Rickles says recently by phone. I'm the guy when...

Rickles ready for Rockland festival

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  August 4, 2005 ;     515 words ...ROCKLAND - Comedian Don Rickles has made a career out of insulting...shot at lobsters he passed. "Oh, no," Rickles said in a telephone interview Wednesday...more than just Maine lobsters. When Rickles takes the stage at 9 p.m. it will be...