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GODDAMN IT! Don Rickles wins Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
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Insert some swear words here. Looks like Don Rickles won the Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program.
Well, we’re still terribly proud of Stephen Colbert and the writers for their writing win! Huzzah! We’re bringing one home, boys!
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project • HBO • Dark Horse Indie Films and Salient Media in association with HBO Documentary Films
Don Rickles, Performer
h/t LJ’er Branchness for the screencap
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:11 pm
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:12 pm
isn’t Rickles what FDR had?
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:20 pm
good one.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
This is too bad…someday…
I’m really glad he got the writing award though!
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
MANY OEDIPAL REMARKS! :(
What a joke and it’s not funny.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:14 pm
DAMN YOOOOOU, RICKLES, DAAAAAMN YOOOOOU!
Well, not really, it was very sweet.
But GAAAAAH. COME ON ALREADY.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Stephen was genuinely laughing with great glee at Rickles, and I cannot wait to see them together on the Report! It’s got to happen.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:15 pm
well I think Stephen will have a great time with him on…
cuz he BETTER be on.
I am excited to group-hate him for a lil bit!
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Seriously, this has got to stop!! Insanity!
Manilow. Bennet. And now Rickles! The category almost seems a bit whack — I mean, Colbert spends 4 days a week pretty much all year hosting, producing and writing for a show and then, somehow, competes against famous old dudes who do one-night specials? Does not compute! Twisted, twisted… I’m disappointed. >(
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:21 pm
TOTALLY. Couldn’t agree more.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:28 pm
One night specials should have their own category. Yeah Harley. Colbert needs to win. This is not fair! We got alot of eye candy there. I keep thinking of that smile as he laughed at Rickles. *sigh*
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:25 pm
QFT.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Ugh! Get ready for more geezers doing TV specials in the future because they know it’s a guaranteed sentimental Emmy.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 2:24 am
“competes against famous old dudes who do one-night specials?”
HA. I thought you meant Jon.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 am
LOL! That could be a line on TCR. And by “could,” I mean “should.”
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:27 pm
-headdesk-
On the up-side, can’t wait to hear Stephen rant about this on Tuesday.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:28 pm
I agree with Harley. Not Fair! Sure, who doesn’t love Rickles but COME ON!!!
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:29 pm
(I spy a bad word!)
such an appropriate graphic!
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:33 pm
First Manilow
Then Bennett
Now Rickles!?
Well… it makes for good TV.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:34 pm
My other half was watching this with me and he says, “You know…Tuesday, 11:30, all we’ll hear is ‘RIIIIICKEEEEELS!’”. He’s so right too…
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Not just from Stephen, but probably as a collective cry from the entire Nation.
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September 21st, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I can only hope that we can make some lemonade out of this one.
Stephen vs. Rickles interview on TCR. Rickles cracks at Stephen and Stephen cranks up the juice all the way.
Let’s hope (a) it happens and (b) it’s as good as it sounds on paper.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 am
Sounds like comedy gold to me…
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:01 pm
It doesn’t matter. I’m so proud of Stephen and Jon. This really is the greatest fandom in the world. I had a lot of fun tonight.
I’m not kidding about this. Captcha = Col-dances
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Theoretically it should be a superb match-up of whits in a Colbert-Rickles no holds barred bout royale! Looking forward to it, if it happens. Or maybe there will be a long exchange of insults through surrogates till Rickles makes it to the show. Hopefully the current political goldmine of material will allow time for it.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:38 pm
“whits”?
whit
Pronunciation:
\ˈhwit, ˈwit\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, probably alteration of wiht, wight creature, thing — more at wight
Date:
15th century
: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
:-) good one
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
While I’m super psyched about TCR winning the writing award, I can’t help but be disappointed that Stephen didn’t win. I mean, I love Rickels as much as the next person, and it makes it slightly better that they sort of figured Rickles would win anyway… but STILL!!!
THE INDIGNATION! Come on, people!
(And Steve didn’t win either- HMPH.)
Though on the up side, I would so love a “Stephen” vs. Don insult off…. That would make it all worth while.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:16 pm
you know what? *I* dont like Rickles! There! I said it!
I dont care for Rickles, or his work and dont think he deserved an Emmy. I know its an honor to be nominated, but Stephen shouldn’t be like Susan Lucci!
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I don’t like the fact you already have spoilers up! Not everybody got to watch the Emmys just now. (I did, but that’s not the point)
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:36 pm
@SaltyJ
It was pretty much announced that this site would be printing breaking news. I’m sorry that you feel it was inappropriate. But I also know a lot of readers who were unable to watch the show were watching No Fact Zone very closely and were appreciative of our up-to-the-minute updates.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I am a West Coaster, knew NFZ would be blogging and twittering live and logged on here as soon as i could to catch pre-my-viewing-of-the-emmy’s-updates. = )
i love it.
Thanks DB!
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September 22nd, 2008 at 2:05 am
Thanks for that support, Smashley! I heard from lots of people saying that they were really enjoying the updates. It’s nice to be appreciated. :)
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September 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 am
I knew NFZ would have up-to-the-minute updates, so I just waited until the show was over and then came to NFZ.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Man, I am so looking forward to going to the taping on Tuesday. I predict a “Look Who’s Honoring Me Now!” segment about his win for Writing (with some jokes riffing off the same kind of how-does-a-pundit-need-writers jokes that came from the writer’s strike), leading directly into a much more passionate “Look Who’s Not Honoring Me Now!” segment filled with cries of “RICKLEEEEEEEES!” The previous win will then be ignored for the rest of the night (or maybe until the Emmy is placed on his mantel in a pre-end-credits segment), ignoring the award he gained, of course, in favor of being angry over the award he didn’t get.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I can SO see all of that! Taping Report Please!!! *grabby hand*
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Last year when Don Rickles was the guest on The Daily Show, and Jon ended the interview with “Buy this book!” I went out and bought it. Never did that before or since. I wasn’t a big fan of Rickles, but I liked him a lot more afterward.
Sorry, Stephen.
The Colbert Report did win an Emmy for the all-important writing category. Seriously — the writing is what garnered TCR the nominations in the first place. This first one is a group-effort Emmy, and that’s good. SC will have another chance, and when he wins we can all think of the fans of those he defeats screaming in frustration and anguish, “GAH! F#%&in’ Colbert! Why HIM??” ;D
*we now return to the scheduled annual rant*
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September 22nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
Agreed. I also liked when Rickles and Kathy Griffin presented– I thought it was one of the best bits of the evening. Next to Jon and Stephen and Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell, of course. :)
Still, congratulations to Stephen, the writers and everyone at TCR for their well-deserved Emmy. I look forward to seeing Don Rickles on the show, I think that would be really awesome.
And after hearing Tommy Smothers’ speech and his definition of truth, (“what you get other people to believe”) I think having him on the show would be really fun, too.
Next year, Stephen! :)
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September 22nd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I think Tommy Smothers meant truthiness. Haha.
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
cant wait for the rant, i know, i know… we wish for him to win, but his rants are always funny…
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:58 pm
This is going to be so much fun…I can’t wait to see the show with Rickles.
And the important thing is Stephen got his Emmy. Yay!
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September 22nd, 2008 at 2:04 am
Indeed he did.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 2:17 am
I don’t know why Rickles mentioned Letterman. I wish he had mentioned Stephen in his acceptance speech. That would have gotten the ball rolling….
Suggestions as to what Rickles could have said to Stephen?
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September 22nd, 2008 at 6:52 am
Don Rickles is as old as Methuselah. He probably doesn’t even know who Colbert is…although he’s going to find out now! :D
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September 22nd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
gah — this is awful. Stephen has totally brung it every night for three years. Every goddamn night he’s out there with his manic energy, and coming up with great jokes, often on the fly (in the interviews). It’s a travesty that he’s lost out to these one-night “specials” three years running.
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