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Wow this Dean Martin Roast is something to see. Legendary comedian Don Rickles with:

• Jack Benny
• Dean Martin
• Ronald Reagan
• Neil Armstrong
• Jimmy Stewart
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Bob Hope
• Milton Berle
• Billy Graham

Don Rickles is like the comedic grandfather of Conan O’Brien’s pal Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Does Triumph ever get out of his doghouse now that Conan is doing the earlier late night slot? Or does Leno censor that too?

The Dean Martin Roasts in the 1970′s were the pinnacle of everything that was awesome about that era. If you like:

• Martin Mull and Fred Willard in Fernwood 2Night (before they were a gay couple on Roseanne)
• Soap (with a 20-something Billy Crystal!)
• Classic Carson (when Ed was still drinking before, during and after the show)
• or waterbeds and lava lamps

then this is for you. This clip really brings back memories of the Rat Pack, with Dean Martin playing the “drunken foil” to the Chairman of the Board et al. And Rickles is always amazing to watch in action.

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