The farewell ceremony for TV presenter Alexander Maslyakov, who died on September 8 at the age of 83, reportedly from lung cancer, began at the Planet KVN centre on Sheremetyevskaya Street in Moscow.
Videos of the funeral are published by REN TV, Mash and other media.
Many of his colleagues and students, as well as friends, family and fans came to say goodbye to the maestro.
Among them: Vladislav Tretyak, Leonid Yakubovich, Konstantin Ernst, Konstantin Raikin, the Zapashny brothers, members of the Ural Dumplings team and many others.
The funeral will continue until 13:00. Maslyakov will be buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in the capital.
