{"id":1529358,"date":"2025-12-06T17:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/?p=1529358"},"modified":"2025-12-06T17:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:46:27","slug":"don-rickles-roasts-denzel-washington-letterman-%f0%9f%98%82%f0%9f%94%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/don-rickles-roasts-denzel-washington-letterman-%f0%9f%98%82%f0%9f%94%a5\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Rickles Roasts Denzel Washington &#038; Letterman \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8teI4SMC2M?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>When Don Rickles walks onto Letterman and immediately calls Dave &#8220;the dummy&#8221; before roasting Denzel Washington on live TV, you&#8217;re witnessing comedy royalty doing what he does best: making everyone uncomfortable in the FUNNIEST way possible. This is legendary insult comedy. \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>This classic Late Show moment captures:<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude02 Don Rickles in peak roast mode<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc80 &#8220;I&#8217;ll talk to the dummy&#8221; &#8211; immediate Letterman destruction<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfac Denzel Washington getting roasted by comedy legend<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa Dave Letterman helpless against Rickles&#8217; chaos<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfad Classic insult comedy from the master<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd25 &#8220;Happy New Year&#8221; turning into roast session<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc51 Don Rickles&#8217; fearless comedy style<\/p>\n<p>Don Rickles was the ONLY comedian who could insult everyone from A-list movie stars to talk show hosts and have the entire audience LOVE him for it. His secret? EVERYONE was a target. No one was safe. And somehow, that made it hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Watching Denzel\u2014one of Hollywood&#8217;s most respected actors\u2014get roasted by Rickles while sitting next to Letterman is comedy GOLD. The discomfort. The laughter. The &#8220;did he really just say that?&#8221; moments. That&#8217;s vintage Rickles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why is he sitting here?&#8221; Rickles asking about Denzel like he&#8217;s furniture might be the most Don Rickles thing ever. The audacity. The timing. The delivery. Comedy perfection.<\/p>\n<p>RIP Don Rickles (1926-2017) &#8211; The absolute master of insult comedy. Nobody did it better. Nobody was braver. Nobody made being mean funnier.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 Credit: Don Rickles, Denzel Washington, Dave Letterman<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfad Classic Comedy: Don Rickles roast style<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude02 Era: Peak insult comedy<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Drop a \ud83d\ude02 if Don Rickles made you laugh! Who&#8217;s your favorite Rickles roast victim? Comment below! \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>Rest in Peace to the legend. They don&#8217;t make &#8217;em like Don Rickles anymore. \ud83c\udfad\ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>#donrickles  #denzelwashington  #DaveLetterman #classiccomedy  #roastmaster  #insultcomedy  #lateshow  #letterman  #DonRicklesRoast #ComedyLegend #VintageComedy #LaughterIsLife #StandUpComedy #TalkShowMoments #HollywoodComedy #ComedyIcon #RIPDonRickles #ClassicTV #RetroComedy #ComedyGold #LegendaryComedian #InsultComedyKing #DenzelRoasted #LettermanShow #funny #interview<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-8teI4SMC2M\">Video Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Don Rickles walks onto Letterman and immediately calls Dave &#8220;the dummy&#8221; before roasting Denzel Washington on live TV, you&#8217;re witnessing comedy royalty doing what he does best: making everyone uncomfortable in the FUNNIEST way possible. 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