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He could be funny anywhere. We were such close friends," Billy Crystal said of
Robin Williams in a special tribute to the comedian aired midway through the
Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night (25 August)."
He made us laugh. Hard. Every time you saw him - on television, movies, nightclubs, arenas, hospitals, homeless shelters for our troops overseas. And even in a dying girl's living room for her last wish, he made us laugh. Big time.
And for the most part, the audience at home and in the Nokia Theatre crowd appeared visibly moved by the segment.
In particular, it included a short snippet of a stand-up performance during which Williams borrows a pink scarf from an audience member in the front row and wraps its round his head to simulate a Hijab, or Islamic headscarf. (read more)
