We are friends.
And I and write to a lot saying, once again brilliant monologue.
Everything you're doing on the show is--
you're using your voice for good,
you're saying a lot of important things.
Well, you're very nice to say that.
I do want to say, thank you to you.
Because you were very kind when my son went
through a couple of heart surgeries,
to raise a huge amount of money.
You and your viewers raised a million dollars.
It meant a lot a lot to us.
Thank you.
It just, you know, you're such a great guy
and that was so emotional to see you go through that.
But when anything that, you know, the latest the school
shooting that, you get very emotional.
And I love that about you.
I'm tearing up right now to be honest with you.
It's embarrassing to me.
You know, I try not to cry.
I pinch my hand.
They say if you--
That's for a headache.
I don't know why you think that.
That's got nothing to do with stopping you crying.
Well, no wonder it doesn't work.
It doesn't work.
Who told you that?
I read it online.
No, it's--
Are you telling me that was fake news?
That's to get rid of a headache.
There's Billy.
Anyway, there's Billy.
But tell everyone what, well, he say
he was born with a heart condition.
He was born with a couple of different, genetic heart
disease, is what he was born with.
And so he had to have two different operations.
And of course, you know, I became upset
about this on television, which, I'm a crier.
I mean, I do cry.
I've been known to cry.
In fact, I used to be a mobile DJ.
I did weddings.
I was working in Phoenix, Arizona.
I did it while I was in college.
And there was a wedding where, you know, with the wedding,
you plan the wedding a few months in advance, sometimes
a year in advance.
So I had a meeting with the bride and groom.
And we went through all the different songs
they wanted to play-- and what do you want to do, you know,
the bride and her father, do you want to do that dance,
do you want to do the dance with the groom, we go through.
They want to do everything.
So we have the bride and groom, they have their first dance.
And I say, I'd like to bring the bride's father to the dance
floor.
And the bride's father comes out and they dance.
It's very nice.
Now I'd like to bring the groom's mother to the dance
floor.
And in the time since we planned the wedding and the day
the wedding happened, the groom's mother
has passed away, which, no one told me.
[AWW]
So, yeah, that's how people reacted
when the mom wasn't there.
And everyone in the whole wedding started crying.
Including the disk jockey.
And then I was so upset that they were
coming over and comforting me.
Even though it was their mother that passed away.
Oh my god.
And I pray that nobody ever finds that video because I'm
sure it's out there, somewhere.
It sure is out there.
We'll find it.
Yeah.
If anyone will find it, it's you.
Well, we have a surprise for you.
You do?
Yes we do.
That could go either way on this show, really.
I know, but it's a good surprise.
OK, it's a good surprise.
All right.
We called our friends at Children's Hospital LA,
including Billy's surgeon, and we
have named one of the rooms of the Hart Institute floor
in honor of Billy.
Wow!
Yeah.
So uh--
Wow.
[APPLAUSE]
Wow.
They are there.
Dr. Stein.
Wow.
That will forever be The Billy Kimmel Room.
That forever be Billy Kimmel room.
And thanks to everyone in the Children's
Hospital LA, including several of Billy's nurses
who are here in the audience today.
Where are they?
They're right there.
Oh!
[LAUGHTER]
You should be at work!
All right.
Wow.
Thank you very much.
It means a lot to me.
Well, I love you and Molly.
And does Jane still like me as much as she did?
Jane was--
Has she moved on?
You know, she was finding Dory in her bed every night
for a long time but--
What happened?
Sadly, she's moved on to Paw Patrol.
Oh no.
All right.
Take that plaque down.
All right, well we want to raise another million dollars.
So please go to our website to donate.
This is really important for so many reasons.
Thanks so much for you being here,
the nurses that helped, because this guy is the greatest.
Isn't he?
All right the 90th annual academy awards airs this Sunday
at 8:00 Eastern on ABC.
I can't wait to see you.
You're going to do a great job Sunday night.
Thank you.
I'm going to try to keep it together.