The programme aired a black-and-white portrait of Matthew alongside together with his title simply earlier than host Nate Bargatze closed the episode.

The ‘Whole Nine Yards’ star was a visitor host on the present on 4 October 1997 – when he was joined by musical friends Oasis – on the top of his fame with ‘Friends’ and after making ‘Fools Rush In’ with Salma Hayek.

His episode included a ‘Friends’ parody wherein Matthew switched from his traditional position Chandler Bing to play Matt LeBlanc’s Joey Tribbiani and ‘SNL’s Colin Quinn performed Chandler.

He admitted on the time there was a “lot of fear” concerned in being a part of the present however hailed the chance as a “dream come true”.

He advised ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “I was just excited, kind of like a fan, like, ‘Oh, I’m gonna get to see the stage!’ And today I realised, like, ‘Oh, I have to be on the show as well!’

“It doesn’t hit you that it’s a live show [at first]. It hit me that its a live show like yesterday, and I agreed to do it months ago.

“It’s a extremely superb factor. This is a dream come true for me, to be internet hosting the present.”

According to TMZ, Matthew – who had battled addiction in the past – was found unresponsive in the Jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home after playing pickleball for two hours, with medics called to attend an apparent cardiac arrest incident.

They also said there were no drugs found at the scene and no foul play was involved.

Matthew’s final post on Instagram showed him enjoying a dip in what appeared to be a jacuzzi or pool.

The caption learn: “Oh, so warm water swirling around makes you feel good? I’m Mattman.”