Howard Stern delivered the eulogy at Joan Rivers’ funeral on Sunday, a star-studded event that lived up to her Hollywood funeral instructions.

Joan Rivers Memorial Service A Hollywood Affair

Rivers, a groundbreaking comedian and celebrity fashion critic extraordinaire, wrote in her 2012 book I Hate Everyone… Starting with Me that she wanted her funeral to be a full red-carpet event. “I want my funeral to be a big showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action… I want Craft services, I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene! I want it to be Hollywood all the way,” she wrote.

To honor her request, Rivers’ funeral reportedly began with a performance of “Hey, Big Spender” by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus. Broadway was a bit of a theme throughout the service, with musical interludes from Audra McDonald and Hugh Jackman and a grand finale courtesy of the New York City Police Department’s bagpipes and drums. Celebrities including Donald Trump, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Sawyer, Kelly Osbourne, Barbara Walters and countless others were in attendance to pay their respects to Rivers, who died at the age of 81 after complications during throat surgery.

Howard Stern, Melissa Rivers Remember Joan Rivers

Rivers’ memorial service was not all song and dance, however. Rabbi Joshua Davidson offered a few prayers, and friends Deborah Norville, Margie Stern, Cindy Adams and daughter Melissa Rivers all told stories about Rivers, and Stern delivered a funny and heartfelt eulogy.

Stern said he first worked with Rivers in the 1980s when she was the official guest-host of The Tonight Show, calling her, “the best friend in the world… a big sister… a crazy aunt at a bar mitzvah.”

“She fought the stereotypes that women can’t be funny, they should stay in their place, stay home. Courageously, she fought to save her family after her husband’s suicide; she fought to rebuild her career after Johnny [Carson] banned her from The Tonight Show and the Fox show was canceled. She fought the bigotry toward gay people,” Stern added.

Melissa read a letter she had written to her mother, saying, “I am grateful for everyday [my son] Cooper and I have with you. You are an inspiration.”

As Melissa and her son Cooper left, they were seen looking out at the crowd of fans who gathered outside of Temple Emanu-El, many dressed up in honor of Rivers’ infamous red carpet commentary.