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Netflix viewers can see the tribute to Bob Saget’s family and close friends, including some famous comedians, performed in his memory shortly after his death at the famous Comedy Store.
One of Saget’s best friends, Mike Binder, announced the tribute, which has been described as a night of laughs and memories of Saget, is going to streamers in the first week of June.
“We filmed it and I showed it to Netfix and said, ‘Look at this.’ 15 minutes… The Head of Comedy said, ‘That’s remarkable,’ and they bought it as a special. It will air the first week of June,” Binder said on Dystopia Tonight! with John Poveromo Podcast.
It will first air live during the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival, Binder said.
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John Stamos on drums and Darren Criss on guitar for the farewell concert at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles in memory of Bob Saget. (Pamal Sisson)
“It’s just an amazing specialty of music,” added Saget’s friend.
Saget’s intimate farewell at the legendary comedy club came just weeks after the comedian’s sudden death on January 9.
The ‘Full House’ star’s wife Kelly Rizzo and his daughters were joined by a bevy of his celebrity friends including John Stamos, Jeff Ross, John Mayer, Jim Carrey and Chris Rock for a “loosely structured” night out. Publicist Matt Polk confirmed this to Fox News Digital at the time.
Saget, a comedic giant also known for his long-running TV roles as “Full House” patriarch Danny Tanner and former host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” died Jan. 9 in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando found the stage to a sold-out crowd in Jacksonville, Florida just the night before.
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Caption (left to right): Darren Criss, Mike Binder, Jim Carrey, Mike Young, Jeff Ross, Chris Rock, John Stamos, Seth Green, Byron Allen. (Pamal Sisson)
The celebration of Saget’s career took place at the very point where his career blossomed. The farewell concert was hosted by Ross, Stamos and Maye and produced by Saget’s longtime pal Binder.
The night included performances by Carrey, Rock, Mayer, Darren Criss, Jackson Browne, Michael Keaton, Jon Lovitz, Seth Green, Mike Young, Paul Rodriguez and Byron Allen who “joined diverse voices in the love of an amazing man who has her.” everyone inspired,” Polk said.
Stamos and Mayer formed an impromptu house band among other comics. The sold-out farewell concert benefited the Scleroderma Research Foundation, which is close to Saget’s heart. His sister Gay died from the disease.
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Bob Saget and his wife Kelly Rizzo. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
“Everyone in the room knew that she and Bob were finally back together, watching the celebrations from box seats high above them all. The evening ended with a loud sing-along from the audience, led by Bob’s wife Kelly Saget and his daughters Aubrey and Lara Ode, as a tribute to Bob’s salty sense of humor was ‘My Dog Licked My Balls,'” Polk said.
“It’s just an amazing specialty of music. Everybody stand up and sing ‘A Dog Licked My Balls,'” Binder teased.
Netflix officials did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.