Conan O'Brien Gives Robin Williams an On-Air Tribute (Video)

The news of Robin Williams‘ passing came in the middle of when most of the late night talk shows were taping their episodes for Monday (August 11), so Conan O’Brien decided to end the broadcast with a tribute to the late actor.

After revealing the shocking news to his audience, the 51-year-old host reminisced about Robin alongside guest Will Arnett and the show’s announcer Andy Richter.

“This is shocking and horrifying and so upsetting at every level,” Conan said.

“As funny as he was – he truly was one of the all-time greats – he was even better as a person,” Will added.