Jimmy Kimmel Mourns ‘Sweetest Man’ Bob Saget in Emotional Tribute: ‘Unlike Me, He Was a Good Person’ — Watch
Jimmy Kimmel was overcome with emotion on Monday night as he added to the many tributes pouring in for late comedian Bob Saget.
“If you read anything about Bob online last night… a word that came up a lot was ‘the sweetest,’ and Bob was the sweetest. He was the sweetest man,” Kimmel began in the video above, voice breaking as he addressed Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s home audience before his studio audience arrived for Monday’s taping. “I have so many wonderfully kind and supportive texts and emails and calls from Bob. He always had a compliment. He would write sometimes just to tell me he loved me, and I know he did that for many people.”
Kimmel went on to remember Saget and his wife, Kelly Rizzo, as the life of every party, because Saget “had something funny to say about everything, and nothing bad to say about anyone. Never. If there were people he didn’t like, he kept it to himself. Unlike me, he was a good person.”
After acknowledging Saget’s years-long commitment to championing scleroderma research — Saget’s sister Gay died of the disease in 1994 — Kimmel tearfully recited an email he’d received from the Full House actor not long ago, in which Saget suggested that he and Kimmel go out to dinner and “talk about how lucky we are that we have [our kids].”
“We did do that many times,” Kimmel remembered. “He was very kind to everyone, and he had no problem telling you that he loved you and what you meant to him.”
Kimmel ended the tribute by cuing up a 2017 clip of his show, in which Saget and Full House co-star/longtime friend John Stamos eulogized comedian Don Rickles, who had passed away earlier that year. The memory moved Kimmel to tears once more, but he felt that viewers should see a small portion of the “beautiful conversation” that Saget, Stamos and Kimmel had during the episode.
Saget’s death was confirmed on Jan. 9 by the Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office. A cause of death has not been disclosed, but the Sheriff’s Office said no signs of foul play or drug use were found upon initial examination. Watch Kimmel’s full tribute above.
Truly sad loss.
Keanu said it so eloquently, “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.”
JIMMY!!
Don’t ever say you’re not a good person…
YOU ARE
Come on, but this statement shows Jimmy has *some* self-awareness :-)
Listen, TVLine, I liked Bob Saget too, but do we need an article for every person who has something to say about it?
I get where you’re coming from… we got fewer articles after Betty White passed a few weeks ago.
Betty was at the end of a very long life. Any expectation of her time remaining on this earth was measured in years. She was approaching the century mark. Her passing isn’t less sad, but it was more expected.
.
Bob’s life expectancy should have been measured in decades. This was a true shock. I think that is why it is hitting people harder. Not that we liked Bob more, but his death was more of a shock.
I’m not going to disagree with him. Bob Saget was a good person, because he saw the good in everyone. The opposite seems to be true about Jimmy Kimmel.
Are you this rude in person, or just tough behind your keyboard? Get off the internet and find some class.
Kristy, you know NOTHING…and just exactly how much money have you raised to date for Children’s Hospital LA?
That’s what I thought. 👎
BuT hE wAs MeAn To TrUmP
Gosh, it was so hard to watch this. It must be awful for celebrities to talk about a recently deceased friend, I know I could not have held up near as well as Jimmy did. Just for the record I am not a watcher of late night TV, in bed and asleep way before that!
I think you missed the point
I love how incredibly loyal Jimmy Kimmel is to family and friends. I really appreciate him for it.