THE PERFECT SEND-OFF FOR A COMEDY LEGEND.
Rodney Dangerfield built one of the most recognizable comedy personas in American entertainment.
He was the guy who couldn't get any respect.
No matter what happened, Rodney always seemed to be the one getting ignored, embarrassed, rejected, or treated like he didn't matter.
That running theme became the foundation of his stand-up career.
So when a comedy tribute imagined Rodney arriving at the gates of heaven, there was really only one way to end the story.
After a lifetime of “no respect,” Rodney finally gets the respect he always wanted.
RODNEY'S “NO RESPECT” CHARACTER WAS HIS SIGNATURE.
Dangerfield's comedy persona was instantly recognizable.
He often presented himself as the unlucky guy who couldn't catch a break.
His relationships were terrible.
His childhood was miserable.
His luck was awful.
And apparently, nobody respected him.
The beauty of the character was that Rodney delivered these exaggerated complaints with such confidence that audiences immediately knew what kind of joke was coming.
The “no respect” theme became so closely associated with him that it effectively became part of his public...
