Hello Dummy!
| Hello Dummy! | ||||
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| Live album by Don Rickles | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968, Sahara Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 35:39 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Paul Tannen | |||
| Don Rickles chronology | ||||
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Hello Dummy! is a comedy album released by American comedian Don Rickles. It was recorded at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and released in 1968.[1] It peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Top LPs music chart.[2] In 2025, the album was chosen for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress.[citation needed]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
In a retrospective review, Jason Ankeny of AllMusic rated Hello Dummy! explained that Rickles "steadfastly remains a true equal-opportunity offender, spitting out insults with the speed and force of a rivet gun and without regard to gender, race, creed, or sexuality" and that "Hello Dummy! captures Don Rickles at the peak of his vicious powers". He concluded: "While certainly never a comedic revolutionary on par with Lenny Bruce, Rickles somehow transcends political correctness so completely that he whips the crowd into a communal fervor worthy of a preacher."[3]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "Hello Dummy!" – 35:39
References
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