Jimmy Kimmel breaks down in tears remembering Bob Saget

Jimmy Kimmel opened Monday's Kimmel Live with a pretaped remembrance of his friend Bob Saget, who died Sunday and was universally remembered by those who knew him as "the sweetest" man, Kimmel said. He did not make it 20 seconds before choking back tears.

Saget "was so funny, and I'm not talking about Full House or America's Funniest Home Videos or stand-up comedy or movies, I mean funny for real," Kimmel said. "Like, when you walked into a party, you saw Bob and his wife, Kelly, in the corner, you 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. He was — unlike me, he was a good person."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.