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.”
However,
Newhart’s
children
were
pleased
by
the
honor.
“We
were
all
so
touched
by
the
Emmy
tribute
tonight.
Dad
would
have
been
so
honored,”
read
a
tweet
from
his
X
account. “Thank
you
to
@jimmykimmel
and
@TelevisionAcad.”
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