Jimmy Kimmel is taking a break following the death of his friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, otherwise known and Jr.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! will take the rest of the week off. It comes after Kimmel gave an emotional tribute to his pal, who he has known since childhood.

“Cherish your friends, we’re not here forever,” he closed out his monologue. “Thank you for indulging me, we’re going to take the next couple of nights off, I wanted to be here tonight to tell you about my friend and Cleto loved Eddie Murphy and he wouldn’t have wanted us to miss this.”

Kimmel’s guests tonight included Murphy, who was promoting his Being Eddie doc for Netflix, and Morgan Fairchild.

The pause will see the show reschedule upcoming guests; Danny DeVito, Howard Jones, Debbie Gibson were set to featu

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