Despite Sinatra’s infamous temper, Rickles knew he could safely poke fun at the singer. He once played a joke on Sinatra that both men loved to recount. Sinatra once told Johnny Carson and The Tonight ...

Only Don Rickles could get away with insulting Frank Sinatra: “Make yourself at home, Frank – hit somebody.” Only Don Rickles (unlike Stephen Colbert) could get laughs from a sitting president by ...

Rickles took his first step toward national fame in 1957 when Frank Sinatra wandered into the small Hollywood nightclub where Rickles was performing. The still-unknown Rickles eyed Sinatra and said, ...

DOCUMENTARY The crooner, crony and cultural icon is explored by documentarian Alex Gibney, telling his story in Sinatra’s own words and those of family, friends and historians. This HBO-aired history ...

When it comes to performing standards, there’s only one truly great singer in Michael Martocci’s book: the legendary Frank Sinatra. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-native comes by his love of all things Sinatra ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed "Mr. Warmth" whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died ...

So many iconic performers have graced Long Island stages — from the king of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, to the queen of the one-liners, Joan Rivers — leaving a lasting impression that's impossible to ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - There's a secret to the success of 81-year-old insult comedian and beloved American institution Don Rickles -- he cannot tell a joke. Sign up here. He's a comedian famed for ...

Rather than a monologue, Kimmel opened his late-night talker by noting, “This is not going to be our usual show tonight, and I’m going to tell you right up front: I’m going to cry, which is kind of ...