Bob Saget He spoke about his evolving approach to comedy, his days as an influential mentor and a student at Temple University in Philadelphia, in what would be his last interview before his shocking death at the age of 65.
The Full House star and comedian was found dead in a Ritz-Carlton hotel room in Orlando on Sunday, Orange County officials said. Florida‘There were no signs of any malpractice or drug use in this case,’ the sheriff’s office tweeted.
Saget appeared on Wednesday News4JAX To promote his show on his I Don’t Do Negative Comedy Tour at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Jacksonville on Saturday.
LATEST: Bob Saget talks about his evolving approach to comedy, his days as an influential mentor and a student at Philadelphia’s Temple University, in what would be his last interview before his shocking death at age 65 .
He hooked up with News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton, whom he knew from Temple University, telling Hamilton, ‘I just remember you, we went to the temple.’
Saget got emotional when asked about it leu klein, the late American bandstand producer and Temple University professor, who passed away in June of 2019 at the age of 91.
Saget said of Klein, “You’re gonna make me cry, he was like a father figure to me,” noting that he helped her break into show business by getting him an internship on The Mike Douglas Show.
Saget praised Klein for taking care of the students in an academic career spanning more than six decades, saying, ‘It was my first training in show business, I was 19.
The Full House star and comedian was found dead in a Ritz-Carlton hotel room in Orlando on Sunday, according to Orange County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office officials.
He hooked up with News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton, whom he knew from Temple University, telling Hamilton, ‘I just miss you, we went to temple’
Saget said, ‘Leu Klein cared so much about the students, I have a couple of those teachers. ‘When you get a teacher like that in your life it’s a real gift, whoever knows what I’m talking and he would talk to me and then we lost him a long time ago, which is very sad.’
In the interview, Saget said that he was excited about his visit to the Sunshine State, where he had great memories.
Saget said, ‘I’m leaving tomorrow to be there so I can be, I’m going to Orlando and then I’m coming to Jacksonville, I think this is my third time in Jacksonville in about a year. ‘We comedians have to go where the comedy is loud and I’ve had a great time in Florida, and I’m going back, it’s a really good theater too, it’s small.’
Saget told Hamilton that his comedy style had evolved in recent years because he was not ‘as blue’ [he] Used to be on stage.
Saget turned emotional when he was asked about the late American Bandstand producer and Temple University professor Lew Klein, who died in June of 2019 at the age of 91.
In the interview, Saget said that he was excited about his upcoming trip to the Sunshine State, where he had great memories.
He said, ‘I love doing standup now more than ever, and I don’t talk about politics, I don’t talk about religion, I just want to make people laugh and I don’t want controversy in the room. ‘I just want people to have a good time and have a good night, I’m getting ready to do a new special so we have to hit the road.’
Saget said his latest comedic style was a “really different version” of himself, including “I Just Love It”.
Saget tells Hamilton how he continued to work his comedy career throughout COVID-19, including on his podcast Bob Saget is here for you, which he started in the early days of the pandemic in April 2020.
He said he enjoys doing his own podcast and has welcomed “wonderful guests” to the stage for “great conversations”.
He said, ‘I just love doing it. ‘Wherever you are, you’re making people feel better, and that’s my job, and we get into it sometimes, but it also depends on whether I have a comedian… It’s actually a funny thing.’
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Saget told Hamilton that his comedy style had evolved in recent years because he was not ‘as blue’ [he] used to be’ on stage
Saget Said His Latest Comic Style Was ‘A Really Different Version’ Of Himself, ‘I Just Love It’
Saget landed Hamilton in the summer of 2020 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as part of Dave Chappelle’s series, his first live comedy gig since the shutdown.
‘Once I was able to get out safely, I did it,’ he said. ‘Nothing like that, I’ve been doing it for over 40 years, I did it when we met, I was doing stand ups.’
On his Twitter page on Wednesday, Hamilton wrote of the interview: ‘Loved talking to Bob and talking about our days at Temple You. Not just a normal interview for me. Great personal conversation.
In what would be his final social media post, Saget said he performed a two-hour set in Jacksonville on Saturday to an “admirable audience.”
On his Twitter page on Wednesday, Hamilton wrote of the interview: ‘It was nice to talk to Bob and talk about our days at Temple You. Not just a normal interview for me. great personal chat
In what would be his final social media post, Saget said he performed a two-hour set in Jacksonville on Saturday to an “admirable audience.”
An audience member on Saturday’s show posted a memorial on Saget’s social media, People Reported.
The man said, ‘Wow, what an honor it was to see Bob’s last comedy show and his last moments on this earth. ‘Bob ran nearly two hours more than his usual scheduled time and made the entire audience feel loved, telling jokes that applied to all ages and political parties.
‘Over and over again he emphasized the importance of this world that needs more comedy and the need to find more common ground with everyone around him.’
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