Rickles told a lot of stories about his drinking buddy Frank Sinatra, and Kimmel related one of his favorites and said that he told Rickles that if he met Frank Sinatra, he would ask him Don Rickles stories.
Comedy legend Don Rickles died Thursday at age 90, which led to an outpouring of grief and remembrances from the people he touched.
Kimmel had to hold back tears several times throughout the monologue as he reminisced on how he and Rickles became friends after Rickles appeared on his show in 2006.
“We lost someone that we and I love very much today, and I’m sorry if you’re hearing this for the first time now, but Don Rickles passed away this morning.