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Bob Saget‘s popular pals are getting where he ended, raising 7 figures for a cause near and dear to his heart … scleroderma research study.
John Mayer, Jimmy Kimmel and Jeff Ross took control of hosting tasks for their late buddy Wednesday at a yearly fundraising event for the Scleroderma Research Foundation, with the occasion raising $1.2 million for essential research study.
Bob hosted SRF’s signature occasion, “Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine,” for thirty years before his death … and this year’s fundraising event included an unique video homage to Bob, provided by John Stamos and Mike Binder.
Dave Chappelle appeared to the Beverly Hilton for a surprise efficiency, even sharing an individual video message he received from Bob prior to he passed. Bill Burr signed up with Dave on phase for a couple jokes too.
Other celebrity entertainers consisted of funny sets from Howie Mandel and Kevin Nealon, plus a musical number from Mayer. Joel McHale led the live auction.
Attendees paid $500 simply to get in the structure … and they devoured on a sit-down supper curated by celebrity chef Susan Feniger.
Bob’s sibling, Gay, passed away from scleroderma — a group of uncommon illness that include the hardening of the skin and connective tissue — back in 1994 when she was just 47 … and the SRF’s yearly fundraising event has actually now raised over $28 million for research study to discover a treatment.