Comedy Showcase: Looking Back at Don Rickles' Career on His 100th Birthday

Don Rickles, known as the king of insult comedy, would have been 100 years old this week. He died at age 90 in 2017, but he left behind a legacy of comedy performances that included a long list of genres -- American culture, self-deprecation, everyday life, religion, current events, shock, satire, and of course...insults.

Born in Queens with the name Rikhters to a Yiddish-speaking family, he began doing stand-up comedy performing in hotels in the Catskill Mountains in New York. He became known as an insult comedian by responding to his hecklers. The audience enjoyed these insults more than his prepared material, and he incorporated them into his act. 

Rickles was a regular on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, appearing more than 100 times over the course of 30 years.

Today we're posting a compilation of some of Rickles' most hilarious insults and quick-witted comebacks ever captured on late-night television. 

Enjoy!