A year after his passing, Bob Saget is getting a comedy award named in his honor. Per THR, the Taste Awards has officially changed the name of their best comedy category to the Bob Saget Award for Best Comedy and Humor. Saget, who died at the age of 65 in January 2022, had always been very supportive for everyone in comedy in addition to long serving as a fan favorite in the field, making the new name for the award appropriate.
“We are all honored to be able to remember Bob and his contribution to our culture, to families and to comedy with this newly renamed award,” A.K. Crump, chair of the Taste Awards and CEO of TasteTV, said in a statement.
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The Taste Awards had been put together to recognize the “year’s best in food, fashion, health, travel, and lifestyle programs in film, TV, podcasts, radio, and photography.” The finalists for the first-ever nominees for the newly-named award in honor of Saget have also been unveiled. They include Bermuda, Bring Back the Whistle Dog, Disco Sauce: The Untold Story of Penne Alla Vodka, Eat, Drink, and Handle Your Business, Hey Toby Hey Owen: This Is Not Sponsored by Valvoline, Let’s Make Food From Food With Michelle Ullman, The SloFunkPump Christmas Special, and The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker.
Winners will be announced in mid-February while honors will be presented on March 13, 2023, at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills, California. You can find out more about the Taste Awards at the official website.
Bob Saget Left Us One Year Ago
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On the anniversary of Saget’s passing, there were many who were paying tribute to the beloved Full House and America’s Funniest Home Videos star. His wife, Kelly Rizzo, still finds it hard to believe Saget is gone, but wrote about how she considers herself to be “the luckiest” for having the time with him that she did.
“I am the luckiest that I got to be his wife,” the tribute post reads in part, attached to a slideshow featuring images and video clips of the two together. “I am the luckiest that I got to live with his warmth, and laughter, and brilliance, and love. I am the luckiest that I get to have his girls by my side. I am the luckiest that I got to watch him first hand help people, make them happy, and make the world a better place.”
Rizzo added, “Some people can live 1,000 lifetimes and never live a life as fully as he did. And to that I have to say, Well Done. You really won life, honey. And that is why I will be forever grateful for him and all the endless love he gave me, until my last day.”
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While Saget might be gone, his memory continues to live on. Rest in peace.
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