The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture ...

"his career as a personality in television and movies took off after he did an opening act for Don Rickles at jazzman Al Hirt’s Atlanta nightclub." 'In many ways I think he's the funniest man I ...

Lots of films are set in and around casinos, and most of them follow the fortunes of the players, with the gaming tables providing an exciting, action-packed, or glamorous backdrop for the action.

Joan Rivers was a big influence on Griffin; as was another legend of comedy, “Mr. Nice” himself, Don Rickles. “I would tell my own mom and dad, ‘I guess you guys are technically my parents ...

He booked his first Tonight Show appearance via jazz trumpeter and bandleader Al Hirt, who saw him open for Don Rickles in 1969 and recommended him to Carson, whose show was already known as a ...

He got his big break off the field after opening for Don Rickles at Al Hirt's nightclub in Atlanta in 1969. That performance caught Hirt's attention, and the musician set him up to appear on ...

Uecker, fondly known as Ueck, initially earned his big break after opening for Don Rickles at Al Hirt’s nightclub in Atlanta in 1969. That performance caught Hirt’s attention, and the musician ...

“Ueck” got his big break off the field after opening for Don Rickles at Al Hirt’s nightclub in Atlanta in 1969. That performance caught Hirt’s attention, and the musician set him up to appear on “The ...

“Ueck” got his big break off the field after opening for Don Rickles at Al Hirt's nightclub in Atlanta in 1969. That performance caught Hirt's attention, and the musician set him up to appear ...

Uecker remained with the club from that point on. He got his big break off the field after opening for Don Rickles at Al Hirt’s nightclub in Atlanta in 1969. That performance caught Hirt’s ...

“Ueck” got his big break off the field after opening for Don Rickles at Al Hirt’s nightclub in Atlanta in 1969. That performance caught Hirt’s attention, and the musician set him up to ...