For almost fifty years, Don Rickles has appeared in the top showrooms of Atlantic City, Reno, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas and is regarded as one of the world’s funniest comedians. Rickles was born in New York City where as a teenager, he performed in high school plays and at neighbourhood dances before working in small nightclubs. His “insult” style which he’s famous for just happened … two years after his discharge from the US Navy in 1946, he was working in nightclubs … never a great joke teller in the traditional sense, he suddenly found himself talking directly to the audience and throwing “off the cuff” lines at them. The laughs came and the rest is history. He signed for his first Las Vegas appearance in 1959 but it was on October 7, 1965 that Rickles believes the ball really started rolling when he made his debut on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. His hilarious and freewheeling performance that night became the talk of the show business industry and caused nationwide comment among the press and public. During the span of his career, Rickles has starred in prime time series for CBS (The Don Rickles Show), NBC (C.P.O. Sharkey), ABC (Foul Ups, Bleeps & Blunders) and FOX (Daddy Dearest). He’s also been highly visible in motion pictures including the cult classic, Kelly’s Heroes opposite Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese’s Casino and the voiceover role of “Mr. Potato Head” in Walt Disney Pictures’ computer animated features, Toy Story and Toy Story 2. In addition, he has starred in several live stage productions and along the way, has had two best-selling comedy albums. In 2007, his memoir, Rickles’ Book was released by Simon & Schuster and Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, a documentary which was directed by John Landis premiered on HBO for which Rickles won an Emmy Award. He continues to be perform his stand-up comedy to sold out audiences across North America and and has no plans to retire. Don Rickles will be performing at the River Rock Casino Resort in April, 2010.
Tickets on sale Thursday November 26 @ 10AM

Tickets: Golden Circle $69.50 | Orchestra $59.50 | plus service charges