In an interview with The New Yorker, the previous discuss present host admits that the “expertise of claiming good night time to any individual and having them depart after which discover out the following day that they’re gone” left him “in shock for fairly some time afterward.”
“I imply, there’s no different phrase for it. It’s simply very — it’s so terrible. It’s simply so terrible,” he stated, including that he and his spouse had just lately gotten nearer to the couple, who “had been simply such pretty individuals.”
O’Brien didn’t focus on Nick in any respect throughout his interview, as a substitute emphasizing Rob Reiner’s affect on his life.
“I take into consideration how Rob felt about issues which can be taking place within the nation, how concerned he was, how a lot he put himself on the market — and to have that voice go quiet right away continues to be laborious for me to understand,” O’Brien stated.
O’Brien may have an opportunity to pay tribute to his pal subsequent month, when he hosts the Academy Awards on March 15 on ABC.