The hosts of all four major late-night television shows took time to remember Rob Reiner on Monday.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Fallon recalled Reiner as a frequent Tonight Show guest.
“Everyone here would line up around his dressing room to say hi or tell him something that they loved,” Fallon recalled. “I personally remember the last time he was on our show, he came out from the curtain, and I was so happy to see him that I hugged him, and then we didn’t let go of hugging all the way to the guest’s chair. We didn’t plan it. We were just doing a bit, and he knew I was doing a bit and just went along with it.”
“He’s one of the smartest and funniest people I’ve ever met. What a tremendous loss, and he leaves behind such a legacy,” Fallon added. “Thank you for all the great work on and offscreen, and continuing to be an inspiration to me and millions of people around the world. In the end, I’m going to remember all the laughs that you’ve given us.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Kimmel praised Reiner as “one of our greatest directors and patriots” while denouncing President Trump’s post blaming Reiner’s death on his political opposition.
“It’s so hateful and vile, when I first saw it, I thought it was fake,” Kimmel said. “My wife showed it to me this morning, and I was like, even for him, that seemed like too much.”
Late Night With Seth Meyers
Meyers said that while he did not know Rob and Michele Reiner “very well,” they were “delightful people to be in the room with.”
Like Kimmel, Meyers condemned Trump’s post about Reiner, which he called “beyond the pale.”
Meyers then recalled the first time he saw This Is Spinal Tap, Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary.
“I remember my ears perking up at the idea of like, what comedy could be,” Meyers said.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Colbert opened The Late Show by addressing three major tragedies that happened over the weekend, including the deadly shooting at Brown University, the massacre at Australia’s Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration and the stabbing deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife.
“We are going to do a comedy show tonight, in light of — and in spite of — the darkness,” Colbert said.
