Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Dustin Rowles | TV | November 12, 2025
As most know by now, Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader and childhood best friend, Cleto Escobedo III, passed away yesterday morning at the age of 59. Kimmel is going to take a couple of days off, but he did want to tape a show last night so that he could honor his friend. And honor his friend, he does in a tearful, heartfelt, and emotional 22-minute monologue.
There’s nothing we can add here beyond Kimmel’s tribute to Cleto Escobedo III.
Be good to your friends. I can only hope to be eulogized by someone who has as much affection for me as Kimmel does for Cleto Escobedo III. What a loss.
May his memory be a blessing.
