Alfonso Ribeirois carrying onBob Saget’s legacy of laughs.
Saget, whowas found deadearlier this month in his Florida hotel room, hostedAFVfor eight seasons on ABC from 1990 to 1997. Ribeiro took over the hosting gig in 2015. (Tom Bergeronserved as host from 2001 to 2015.)
“He obviously set the tone. He had a very unique sense of humor and made that show very successful,” Ribeiro said of Saget.
“I just simply think [because of] that thing inside [him], that made him want to make people smile and he wanted to make people happy, I think people have a special place in their heart for him,” Ribeiro explained.
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“It was literally the three of us sitting at the makeup chairs together,” Ribeiro recalled. “And you know, Bob, the standup comedian that he was, was always telling jokes. And so it was a wonderful day. It was a wonderful time to be able to spend some time with him.”
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Sagetwas found deadon Sunday, Jan. 9 in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando afterperforming a stand-up comedy setthe night before. Aninitial autopsyfound that there was no “drug use or foul play.”
AFVmemorialized Sagetlast weekend with a reel of highlights from his time on the show, which Ribeiro introduced. “As you’ve heard, the world lost a legend this week. AndAFVlost a family member,” he said.
“Bob Saget is synonymous withAFVto this day. This show wouldn’t have been the same without his unique sense of humor. It’s been my honor to continue carrying the torch Bob so brightly lit,” Ribeiro added. “Take a look back at Bob being Bob.”
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Bergeron, 66, alsoreminisced about Sagetwhen he spoke to PEOPLE last week. “He was a performer certainly, but he was a human being, first and foremost, and was remarkably well-grounded,” he said.
“There are some people out here [who] sit on the perceived totem pole [and it] is all they consider. I think Bob was one to not only appreciate his own abilities but to nurture and appreciate others. That’s a wonderful trait,” he continued.
“He loved performing. He loved making people laugh. I mean, you can see that in thelast tweet that he put out after his show, the night before he died in Florida,” Bergeron added. “He loved being back on stage. He loved being out, meeting people and knowing that there was still an audience for him that he could still make people laugh.”
source: people.com
