A star-studded memorial show in honor of Bob Saget is set for Netflix this June, The Wrap is reporting. The tribute event features appearances from many of the late comedian and actor’s pals, including his Full House costar John Stamos, plus Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, John Mayer, and more. They were among a host of big names who appeared at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood following Saget’s death on January 9, his longtime friend Mike Binder told the Dystopia Tonight with John Poveromo podcast. “It was a magical night,” Binder said. “And we filmed it. And I showed it to Netflix. I said ‘Look at this! Just look at 16 minutes of this.’ And Robbie Craw, the head of comedy at Netflix, he just said ‘This is remarkable.’ And they bought it as a special.” Binder went on to say the Saget Netflix tribute will debut the first week...
- 3/25/2022
- TV Insider
A memorial special for Bob Saget is coming to Netflix this Summer, according to one of his oldest friends.
Shortly after Saget’s death, a slew of his famous friends and co-stars came together at the The Comedy Store in West Hollywood to pay tribute to the actor and comic. The night saw performances from people like Jim Carrey, John Stamos, Chris Rock, John Mayer and more. During an appearance on “Dystopia Tonight with John Poveromo,” Saget’s longtime friend Mike Binder revealed that he actually filmed the show, and it’s now set to release on Netflix in June.
“It was a magical night,” Binder told the podcast. “And we filmed it. And I showed it to Netflix. I said ‘Look at this! Just look at 16 minutes of this.’ And Robbie Craw, the head of comedy at Netflix, he just said ‘This is remarkable.’ And they bought it as a special.
Shortly after Saget’s death, a slew of his famous friends and co-stars came together at the The Comedy Store in West Hollywood to pay tribute to the actor and comic. The night saw performances from people like Jim Carrey, John Stamos, Chris Rock, John Mayer and more. During an appearance on “Dystopia Tonight with John Poveromo,” Saget’s longtime friend Mike Binder revealed that he actually filmed the show, and it’s now set to release on Netflix in June.
“It was a magical night,” Binder told the podcast. “And we filmed it. And I showed it to Netflix. I said ‘Look at this! Just look at 16 minutes of this.’ And Robbie Craw, the head of comedy at Netflix, he just said ‘This is remarkable.’ And they bought it as a special.
- 3/25/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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