Bob Newhart Dies: Carol Burnett, Others Share Their Thoughts

As news of the death of Bob Newhart started spreading around the entertainment world on Thursday, celebrities far and wide shared their thoughts. Carol Burnett, Conan O’Brien, Judd Apatow, and many others offered up tender memories of Newhart, who died at 94 years old.

Burnett, in a post on X, wrote, “I had the great pleasure of working with Bob and being his friend. He was as kind and nice as he was funny. He will be missed.” She included a photo of her and Newhart from what appears to be from the 1960s. O’Brien, who had Newhart on as a guest in his late-night show days, wrote also on X, “Bob Newhart taught countless generations of comedians that you could be funny, smart, uncompromising, and still win on your own terms. This is an immeasurable loss.”

Bob Newhart gained fame initially from his comedy album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart. Issued in 1960, the album captured Newhart on stage at the Tidelands Club in Houston. It reached the №1 spot on Billboard’s Mono Action Albums chart, staying there for 14 weeks.

Apatow, who directed an excellent documentary titled Bob and Don: A Love Story, shared his thoughts on X. He included a wonderful picture of Newhart with his wife, Ginnie. Apatow wrote, “Bob Newhart made the world a better place for a really long time.” Apatow’s documentary…