All jokes aside, Kimmel concluded, “Bob Newhart was one of our most loved and funniest people for more than 60 years and we will miss him for many years to come.”
After the appearance, some viewers called out Kimmel’s light-hearted monologue following the In Memoriam segment.
“Jimmy Kimmel literally just said the worst joke after a sad moment recognizing everyone in the industry who’ve unfortunately passed,” one X (formerly known as Twitter) user wrote while another posted, “Sorry. I just don’t find Jimmy Kimmel funny anymore… it wasn’t classy to make that joke or have him come out after such an emotional ‘In Memoriam’ [performance] by Jelly Roll like that.”
Meanwhile, another user commented, “Jimmy Kimmel remains not funny. Like that was cringy. Like what are you saying? Ugh, tacky.”
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