“He’s one of ten comics in the world who could stay at the Ritz after a gig, you know,” Ross mused in a phone call with CNN. Even though way too soon, it’s kind of how I would want to go.”Īlbeit a very successful comic, who Ross hopes “died peacefully, tucked into an $800 a night room.” “I think that in a odd way that is sort of poetic and perfect. “You know he was this global superstar, TV star, but he passed away, alone in a hotel room, on the road, like a true comic,” Ross said. And while he mourns his friend, Ross pointed out how even in death Saget seemed to honor his profession.
