Jon Stewart to Present Don Rickles with the Johnny Carson Award For […]The Comedy Awards, which tape in New York on April 28 and will air on Comedy Central on May 6, will honor Don Rickles with ...

Sinatra interrupted Carson’s barroom performance and Rickles interrupted Sinatra’s Tonight Show interview. But Carson also stormed onto the set of Rickles’ show while recording to confront him.

Notably, Carson used a picture Rick had taken of the sunset to close that final show in 1992. And some fans felt the pain of that last “very heartfelt goodnight” along with him.

The 85-year-old has been chosen to receive the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence. Jon Stewart will present Rickles with the award.

Don Rickles’s Commitment to Material Was UnmatchedComing from anyone else, the late comic’s lines would be at best alarming asides; at worst, the ravings of your unfiltered, intolerant neighbor.

The 85-year-old has been chosen to receive the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence. Jon Stewart will present Rickles with the award.