Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project is a documentary about stand-up comedian Don Rickles, which first aired in HBO. The documentary and its producers - Robert Engelman, John Landis, Mike Richardson, and Larry Rickles - earned a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special in 2008. Don Rickels also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his appearance in the documentary. The film... More

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project is a documentary about stand-up comedian Don Rickles, which first aired in HBO. The documentary and its producers - Robert Engelman, John Landis, Mike Richardson, and Larry Rickles - earned a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special in 2008. Don Rickels also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his appearance in the documentary. The film consists of performance clips from throughout Rickles' career interspersed with recent interviews with him. A show at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas from 2006 is featured most prominently. The film also features some of Rickles' notable television and movie appearances, including his many appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. There are also interviews from several stand up performers and celebrities who have encountered Rickles over the years. The film was generally well liked by critics who wrote about it. Much of the praise...

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