Saget, as amiable and droll in an interview as he was on TV screens, took the brickbats in stride. The show’s popularity didn’t deter critics, some calling it cheesy and others deeming it unreal. We are deeply saddened that he is no longer with us but know that he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has,” the Olsens said in a joint statement. “Bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man. He hosted the family-friendly “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and played the squeaky clean widower and dad to three young girls on “Full House,” the ABC sitcom that also brought fame to Olsen twins Mary-Kate and Ashley when it debuted in 1987. Raunchy comedy wasn’t part of his long-running network TV shows. Saget the stand-up showed his flip side with what become a much-talked-about cameo in the 2005 documentary “The Aristocrats” - in which 100 comics riffed on the world’s dirtiest joke - that revealed his notoriously filthy sense of humor. Though we ask for privacy at this time, we invite you to join us in remembering the love and laughter that Bob brought to the world.”
In a statement Sunday, Saget’s family members said they are “devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today…. “In often a ruthless business he was historically not just hilarious but more importantly one of the kindest human beings I ever met in my career,” actor Richard Lewis wrote on Twitter.