Bob wasn’t something that was taken away from us — he was something that was given to us.”
It’s been five months since the comedy world lost Bob Saget, and some of his closest friends and family are celebrating his life and legacy in a new Netflix special. Dirty Daddy: A Tribute to Bob Saget will launch Friday, June 10, on the streamer, which released the first trailer today. Have a look above.
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Saget died January 9 in an Orlando hotel room not long after a stand-up performance. His death at 65 rocked Hollywood and led to an outpouring of tributes, along with the farewell show at the Comedy Store in West Hollywood where Dirty Daddy was filmed.Among those taking part are Saget’s former Full House co-stars John Stamos and Dave Coulier, along with Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Jeff Ross, Darren Criss, Paul Rodriguez, Jon Lovitz, John Mayer, Mike Binder, Jackson Browne, Seth Green, Mike Young and Candace Cameron Bure. His widow Kelly Rizzo-Saget and their daughters Lara and Aubrey Saget also are set.
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In the trailer, Rizzo-Saget steps to the stage and says, “The most important thing to him was belonging to this club, to this group, to being a comedian.” Carrey adds: “You created a cathedral of f*cking love, Bob Saget.”
As also noted in the trailer, everyone deserves a friend like Bob.
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