Jimmy Kimmel Honors Bob Newhart at Emmy Awards

Jimmy Kimmel delivered a sweet and touching tribute to Bob Newhart at the Emmys, with a twist.

Kimmel stepped in after the In Memoriam segment to pay tribute to Newhart, who died in July at age 94.

But the late-night host also managed to tease his counterpart Jon Stewart, who beat him to win the Emmy for Talk Series with The daily show.

“(Bob) got his first Emmy nomination in 1962 and didn’t win one until 2013, 51 years later, which is a big lesson. And that lesson, Jon Stewart, is you should be ashamed of yourself. You said you were retiring,” he joked.

“When we remember the legends we’ve lost over the last year, I was lucky enough to know one of them: Bob Newhart. Those of you who knew Bob personally know that he was exactly who you thought he was and hoped he would be. He had no talent. He didn’t need talent. Bob had what very few comedians have, especially today, a degree in accounting,” he joked. “Bob was a humble, polite, hilarious man.”

“Newhart was one of our most beloved and funniest people for over 60 years, and he will be missed for many years to come,” he added.

Kimmel previously said a joke about Newhart got him out of a dangerous situation at school.

Newhart helped launch the recorded comedy craze with two successful stand-up albums before starring on revered television shows The Bob Newhart Show And New Hart.