Bob Newhart Explains His Hilarious Emmys Skit with Ben Stiller, Jokes ‘I Don’t Want People Thinking I’m Dead’ “This was when Johnny was still doing authors,” Newhart explains.

Despite Emmy and Peabody awards, the half-hour variety show was canceled after one season, a source for jokes by Newhart for decades after. He waited 10 years before undertaking another “Bob ...