Hello Dummy!

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]}

Hello Dummy!
Live album by Don Rickles
Released	1968 (1968)
Recorded	1968, Sahara Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre	Comedy
Length	35:39
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Tannen
Don Rickles chronology
Hello Dummy! (1968) Don Rickles Speaks! (1969)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

1. "Hello Dummy!"  – 35:39