June 28th 1:54PM by
Matt Tobey
Interview: Don Rickles Can't Tell Jokes
The Washington Post has a short interview with comedian Don Rickles today. For you Gen-Y'ers out there, Don Rickles was sort of like the Lisa Lampanelli of your grandparents' era. He was also the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story, which was the Shrek the Third of your parents' era. Here's a little of the interview:
Over a Bloody Mary, Rickles tried to explain his style, how
he came to insult anyone who wandered across his path."I just can't tell jokes. It wasn't that someone gave me a
hard time and I insulted him back. It's just that I tell jokes
badly and as a young man I had a personality that I could rib
somebody and get away with it. My father was the same way. My
mother was a Jewish General Patton."
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