Social media isn’t taking kindly to Jimmy Kimmel’s tribute to late comic and actor Bob Newhart on the 2024 Emmy Awards – see what he stated and social media’s response beneath.
Through the Emmy Awards earlier as we speak, Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to the late Bob Newhart, who died in July on the age of 94. Kimmel’s tribute got here instantly after a touching ‘In Memoriam’ section that included a efficiency from Jelly Roll.
Through the ‘In Memoriam’ section, the Emmys honoured late actors, comedians, producers and different contributors to the TV business, together with James Earl Jones, Shannen Doherty, Likelihood Perdomo, Donald Sutherland and extra.
Newhart was the ultimate actor to be honoured through the section, adopted by Kimmel strolling onstage to speak in regards to the beloved comic. Nonetheless, Kimmel’s tribute was deemed to be in poor style by netizens after a number of jokes fell flat following Jelly Roll’s touching efficiency.
“And the Emmy for deceased business skilled we’ll miss most goes to…” Kimmel began, earlier than including: “That is the time within the present after we bear in mind the individuals who’ve we’ve misplaced over the past 12 months, one I used to be very fortunate to know, and that was Bob Newhart.”
“These of you who knew Bob, who knew him personally, know he was precisely who you thought he could be. He didn’t have vary. He didn’t have to have vary. Bob had what only a few comedians have, particularly as we speak: A level in accounting.”
Then, Kimmel turned his consideration to Jon Stewart, who gained an award earlier within the evening: “He had his first Emmy nomination in 1962 and didn’t win one till 2013, 51 years later, which is a superb lesson and that lesson is Jon Stewart, you have to be ashamed of your self. You stated you had been retiring.”
Following the section, viewers took to X/Twitter to share their ideas on Kimmel’s tribute.
Sorry. I simply don’t discover Jimmy Kimmel humorous anymore… it wasn’t elegant to make that joke or have him come out after such an emotional ‘In Memoriam’ performace by Jelly Roll like that. 🤷🏻♀️ #Emmys pic.twitter.com/5MYhTY3HMf
— I’m Only a Lady (@HotMessBless) September 16, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel actually simply stated the worst joke after a tragic second recognizing everybody within the business who’ve sadly handed.
— Ryan (@It_is_Doom) September 16, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel stays not humorous. Like that was cringy. Like what are you saying? Ugh, cheesy. #Emmy
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) September 16, 2024
That In Memoriam section was all types of bizarre. First, simply play an instrumental as a result of what was this track selection? Then, you simply get carried out with this and go proper to a Bob Newhart tribute. Like RIP to these folks, however particularly Bob. Mess! #Emmys
— Cynthia Toulouse (@Cyn16734) September 16, 2024
i used to be so naive to assume jimmy kimmel would not joke about shedding simply trigger he isn’t internet hosting
— 🐜 (5’7) (@ihaveplanned) September 16, 2024
That Jimmy Kimmel joke was so improper like learn the room douche
— Emma⸆⸉ 💛 is seeing Gracie!!!! (@basedfangirl171) September 16, 2024
Can we simply all collectively comply with pressure Jimmy Kimmel into retirement.. like each award present he does or says one thing distasteful #Emmys
— Sasha Fierce is A Creole Banjee Bitch (@theprincessoftx) September 16, 2024
All the things @jimmykimmel stated appeared in such poor style and tremendous awkward. I imply, to joke in regards to the award for finest useless individual. Then to say we’ll miss Newhart and no applause for a number of beats. Supply appeared off. #Emmys
— Dr. Kelli S. Burns (@KelliSBurns) September 16, 2024
why can we even let him go to those issues anymore? he’s not humorous. he typically says such distasteful issues (like this). i’ve moved previous the necessity for jimmy kimmel. https://t.co/MXQTcyQxlR
— sydney⁸¹ | cillian murphy’s agent ༄ؘ ˑ (@redliptruth) September 16, 2024
Elsewhere on the Emmys, Shōgun and The Bear broke the data for essentially the most wins of their respective fields. The Bear shattered the document for many wins within the Comedy collection class, whereas Shōgun dominated the Drama collection class – see the total checklist of this 12 months’s winners right here.
The Bear would win a complete of 11 awards together with Greatest Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection (Jeremy Allen White), Greatest Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Greatest Supporting Actress in a Comedy Collection (Liza Colón-Zayas) and Greatest Directing for a Comedy Collection. With Colón-Zayas’ win, she additionally turned the first-ever Latina to win within the class. With its 11 wins on the 2024 Emmys, The Bear is now the most-awarded comedy collection in a single 12 months on the awards, breaking its earlier document of 10 wins.
Shōgun, nevertheless, walked away because the evening’s greatest winner, taking house a complete of 18 awards, together with Greatest Drama Collection, Greatest Lead Actress in a Drama Collection, Greatest Lead Actor in a Drama Collection and Greatest Directing for a Drama Collection. With its 18 wins, Shōgun is now the most-awarded collection in a single 12 months in Emmys historical past, in addition to the winningest drama collection on the Emmys.
