Bob Newhart roasts Don Rickles. In a star-spangled showroom in the heart of Las Vegas, 1974, the lights were bright and the stakes were higher. The setting, none other than the Dean Martin Roast, where the glitz and glamour of Hollywood met the grit and humor of its finest. But tonight was no ordinary roast, it was the evening that gentlemanly comedian, Bob Newhart, took to the stage to roast his longtime friend, the inimitable Don Rickles.

Now, if you know Bob Newhart, you're aware he has that quintessential, deadpan delivery, contrasting wildly with Rickles' sharp, rapid-fire insults. One might say it's like pairing a tortoise with a hare in a comedy race. And so, when Newhart approached the podium, the audience, they leaned in... waiting, wondering, "How will the gentle soul of Newhart take on the rapid rounds of Rickles?"

Now, there's a saying - opposites attract, and nowhere was this more evident than in the friendship of Newhart and Rickles. Bob, with his calm demeanor, roasted Rickles in a manner only he could – subtly, gently, yet hilariously. Newhart kept going, saying "I might as well stay up here, since I know I'm going to get it later anyway."

And as the laughter roared, Newhart stepped down, having delivered a roast as only he could: with class, grace, and a humor that was uniquely his own.