and how is this "related"??..No offense..it's JMO that TBN needs an "unrelated" forum...as in i.e., "unrelated" to any of the other tractor etc. forums...
...that said...I think Rickles was best in roles like he had in 'Kelly's Heros'...
...I never saw him perform live so I have to base my opinions on what I've seen...he seemed satisfied to get laughs from the band etc. by telling as many "inside" jokes as he did (insult) ones that most audiences would get...
Rodney Dangerfield turned Rickles' insult shtick on himself and turned it into a fortune...