Jeff Ross, Jim Carrey, John Stamos & More Pay Tribute To Bob Saget In Netflix Tribute
By Kristin Myers on June 10, 2022 at 8:30 AM EDT
Many are still reeling from the tragic loss of comedian Bob Saget.
In January, the “Full House” star passed away suddenly during a brief stay at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando, Florida. Police have ruled his death an accident. An autopsy revealed that the “How I Met Your Mother” narrator died of a brain bleed caused by blunt head trauma; however, it is unclear exactly what he hit his head on in the hotel room. A toxicology report ruled out drugs or alcohol as being a factor in his death.
On Friday, June 10, Netflix released a special tribute dedicated to the life of America’s Dad.
Close Friends Pay Tribute To Bob Saget, Gone Too Soon
Bob Saget's nearest and dearest — John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Jeff Ross, John Mayer, and more — came together to pay tribute to the comedy trailblazer who left us far too soon.
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute premieres June 10. pic.twitter.com/XmWW5SyTvg
— Netflix (@netflix) June 8, 2022
Netflix promoted the event on social media, tweeting, "Bob Saget's nearest and dearest — John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Jeff Ross, John Mayer, and more — came together to pay tribute to the comedy trailblazer who left us far too soon."
They posted a one-minute-and-thirty-six-second video showing what fans can expect from the event, which includes plenty of jokes that Bob would have loved.
“Welcome to the Bob super spreader, everybody,” close friend Jeff Ross says at one point in the video.
“We’re comin’ to see ya, Bob,” echoes “The Truman Show” actor Jim Carrey.
“I think it’s sad that the motherf---er had to die to get Jim Carrey back on stage,” says Chris Rock.
THE BOB SAGET TRIBUTE on NETLIX FRIDAY JUNE 10 PLEASE WATCH AND ENJOY. HE WAS THE BEST. I LOVED HIM A LOT. (STILL DO.) This was a joy to make. A blessing.@DaveCoulier @JohnStamos @EatTravelRock @realjeffreyross @JohnMayer @JimCarrey @DaveChappelle @billburr pic.twitter.com/k903uEKuYn
— Mike Binder (@MikeBinderjokes) June 8, 2022
Mike Binder, who also makes an appearance during the special, tweeted, "THE BOB SAGET TRIBUTE on NETLIX FRIDAY JUNE 10 PLEASE WATCH AND ENJOY. HE WAS THE BEST. I LOVED HIM A LOT. (STILL DO.) This was a joy to make. A blessing."
Wow, I was never really a huge fan but it’s remarkable to see how good of a friend he was and what people thought of him. I will definitely watch.
— Colts in ‘22 (@colts_pa) June 8, 2022
One user commented, "Wow, I was never really a huge fan but it’s remarkable to see how good of a friend he was and what people thought of him. I will definitely watch."
Kelly Rizzo Calls It The Tribute That 'Bob So Deserves'
The tribute and love Bob so deserves. Please watch June 10 on @netflix https://t.co/y6JjRQPAzT
— Kelly Rizzo (@EatTravelRock) June 8, 2022
Bob Saget's widow, Kelly Rizzo, retweeted the video from Mike Binder, adding, "The tribute and love Bob so deserves. Please watch June 10 on @netflix."
Thank you @netflix for helping us honor our Bob. https://t.co/RO0ESTvMF6
— Kelly Rizzo (@EatTravelRock) June 9, 2022
She also retweeted it from the Netflix Is A Joke Twitter page, adding, "Thank you @netflix for helping us honor our Bob."
Rizzo recently opened up in a panel discussion with PEOPLE to talk about how her relationship with Bob Saget has changed since he passed away.
“It’s like, he’s still my husband,” Rizzo said. “It’s not like, ‘Oh, he’s my former husband.’ It’s like … the relationship is different now. It’s just — it is what it is.”
She added that many of her loved ones who have passed on are “still there” in her heart and mind. “You’ll notice I still don’t say the D-word,” Rizzo noted. “I say, ‘the day everything happened.’”
As The Blast previously reported, Rizzo decided to move out of the home that they lived in together. Although she is now living in a new house, she still brought reminders of her late husband with her and displays them prominently throughout her new home.
“I mean, I still talk to him and I have his pictures everywhere,” she explained, adding that Saget’s three adult daughters recently stopped by for a visit.
“His girls came to stay with me for you know, the first time since I moved into the new house just this last week, and they walked in and I was like, ‘So it’s kind of like a museum to your dad, so don’t freak out but yes, he’s everywhere,’” she shared, adding, “And then they’ll catch me like talking to a picture every once in a while, and they’re like ‘Stepmommy Kelly, are you okay?’”
Rizzo said that her relationship with Saget’s daughters has been helpful to move past the grief.
“I know Bob would want me to be there for his girls,” she explained. “I’m not as focused on my own grief when I’m trying to help them or support them or be there for them. When I’m doing little things to try to make them happy, it kind of takes me out of my head. And I’m also at the same time being like, ‘Oh, this would make Bob so happy, just knowing that I’m trying to make them happy.’”