Sonny “Rickles” Shears
Nicknames: Rickles; Mr. Wonderful; Roastmaster Bald.
Segments: Key Writer for all segments.
Role/Occupation: Freelance comic; roaster; hired gun in the Writers Room.
Vibe: Bald. Brash. Caffeine-fueled. 65% Don Rickles, 35% Mr. Wonderful.
Lorenzo: “He first joined us on the day we were writing a song about ‘HAIR’ …. Bald. Furious. I laughed so hard I thought I was nuts.”
Casey: “Rickles pretends he doesn’t care. But he saves his best jabs for the people he respects.”
Kat: “He makes me roll my eyes — and then laugh anyway. That’s his real trick.”
Eko: “He doesn’t edit. He detonates. Different skill set.”
Lundy: “If the Playhouse ever has a ‘roast,’ we’ll be roasted, toasted, and begging for mercy in ten minutes flat.”