Over the weekend, comedian Bob Saget died at 65-years-old in a Florida Hotel. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to Saget in his return from the holiday break, calling the former “Full House” star “the sweetest man.”
In his opening monologue, Kimmel with a five-minute segment where he fought past tears while adding that he tried to tape the tribute “like 14 times.”
“Bob was the sweetest,” Kimmel said. “He was the sweetest man. He would write sometimes just to tell me he loved me. He did that for many people. He was so funny. And I’m not talking about ‘Full House’ or ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ or stand-up comedy or movies.”
“He was funny for real. When you walked into a party and saw Bob and his wife, Kelly, in the corner, you’d go straight to them and stay for as long as you could – because he 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.”
Kimmel discussed how he spent time with Saget while aiding him with a charity that helped research a rare disease that the comedian’s sister suffered from and eventually would cause her death.
Furthermore, the late-night host also reminisced about a taping he did with Saget and his “Full House” co-star John Stamos on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” where they discussed the late Don Rickles.
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