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Jeff Ross says that Bob Saget “had the best funeral ever.”
“Like Bob himself, everything was first class,” the “Roastmaster General,” 56, wrote in an email to Page Six. “The crowd was star-studded, just the way Bob would have wanted.”
Ross added, “The next night, we threw him an impromptu rock and roll shiva in the small room above The Comedy Store in Hollywood, where Bob started his career as a teenager.”
Ross was a longtime pal of the “Full House” star, who died earlier this month at the age of 65, hours after performing to a sold-out audience in Florida.
Saget’s funeral was indeed star-studded, with celebrity guests like Dave Chappelle, Kathy Griffin, Chris Rock and Jimmy Kimmel.
Ross served as a pallbearer alongside Jonathan Silverman (who officiated Saget’s wedding to wife Kelly Rizzo), Mike Young, John Mayer, Ted Sarandos, Steve Hale and Saget’s “Full House” co-stars Dave Coulier and John Stamos.
Last week, Ross and Mayer went live on Instagram while driving down California’s Interstate 405 after picking up their late friend’s car from the Los Angeles International Airport.
The pair lovingly reminisced, with Ross saying, “[Bob] really did take care of everybody … if you need a doctor, if you need a lawyer, if you need a pastrami sandwich at 3 in the morning because some girl just broke your heart, Bob was that guy.”
Ross also shared with Page Six that he’s “been overwhelmed and so heartbroken” by his pal’s unexpected passing.
“There will be other tributes, but I wanted the comedy fans to know that although Bob’s giant heart may have stopped while he was alone on the road, he still went out with a giant bang,” Ross wrote.
The comedian asked that fans consider making a contribution to the Scleroderma Research Foundation in Saget’s memory. The “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host was a board member of the foundation and hosted an annual event at Carolines in New York to raise funds.
The cause was close to Saget’s heart as his sister Gay died of the disease at age 47. The foundation is matching $1.5 million to people donating in Saget’s memory.
“I hope everyone reading this has a friend like Bob,” Ross ended the email.
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