VIDEO: Chris Rock Calls Joan Rivers the 'Mount Rushmore' of Comedy

As friends and family gathered yesterday to pay homage to Joan Rivers' at her funeral, held at a New York City synagogue yesterday, Chris Rock took time out from promoting his new film 'Top Five', at the Toronto Film Festival to honor the comedic legend.

"Joan Rivers never hung on to anything," began Rock. "She's like, 'OK, I'm doing Liz Taylor jokes. Oh she's done? There must be a new fat bitch to make fun of.' She did not fing play. You know what I mean? She's like, 'I got LINDSAY Lohan. What's Justin Bieber doing? She didn't give a f. She was the hippest comedian from the time she started to the day she died. So don't put Joan Rivers in a box, because she's like Mount Rushmore."

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Rivers passed away yesterday at the age of 81. She had been placed in a medically induced coma and was moved from the intensive-care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital on Wednesday. Her daughter Melissa shared the sad news of her mother's passing in a statement issued Thursday afternoon which read: "It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. "She passed peacefully at 1:17 p.m. surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother."

Source: The Hollywood Reporter