One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV

Posted on May 27, 2014

Remember the old Dean Martin celebrity roasts that ran for 10 years on NBC starting 40 years ago, where Martin skewered the top names of the day like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman and even Ronald Reagan? When it came to roasting Martin himself, it was Don Rickles who did the honors. Cut to 2014, specifically Spike TV on Wednesday night. It is the inestimable Rickles’ turn to be the man of the...