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John Witherspoon ‘s life was celebrated with a “bang.” Witherspoon’s celebrity friends poured into the Los Angeles memorial service on November 5 to honor the comedy legend. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Yahoo! reports David Letterman provided the opening remarks; while others like Ice Cube , Cedric The Entertainer , Bill Bellamy , George Wallace , and Shawn Wayans also shared remarks about their friend. There was no shortage of comedians in attendance tipping their hat to the often unsung comedy king including Chris Tucker , D.L. Hughley , Kym Whitley , Corey Holcomb , Chris Spencer , Damon Williams , Don “DC” Curry , and Guy Torry to name a few . Other guests in attendance included Rep. Maxine Waters , Chante Moore , Robert Townsend , Aaron McGruder. See videos and images from the memorial service below. View this post on Instagram Great moments today at #johnwitherspoon Celebration of life @icecube @billbellamy @therealdjsw1 @mrgeorgewallace @cedtheentertainer #daveletterman A post shared by Damon Williams (@damonwilliamscomedy) on Nov 5, 2019 at 11:44pm PST JOHN WITHERSPOON’S FUNERAL The “Friday” crew was present to honor John Witherspoon at Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills. #JohnWitherspoon #TheCUTChronicles (©2019 https://t.co/YKYHUdPZK0 ) pic.twitter.com/dPad7iqJtT — Dr. Eric J. Chambers (@EricJChambers) November 6, 2019 View this post on Instagram #Backstage celebrating the life of @johnnywitherspoon !!! One of the nicest and talented people in the game!!! So much FUNNY IN THIS PICTURE !!!! @realdlhughley @iamchantemoore @cedtheentertainer @christucker A post shared by Bill Bellamy (@billbellamy) on Nov 5, 2019 at 7:28pm PST [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”2079832″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
John Witherspoon Celebrated At Star-Studded Memorial Service [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
