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Amy Schumer pulled a racy prank at Jimmy Buffett's memorial

"It cut right through the darkness and made everyone smile. If that isn’t a celebration of life, I don’t know what is," Sascha Seinfeld said.

Jimmy Buffett's wife pays tribute to late singer after 'unimaginably challenging' cancer battle

"Every cell in his body was filled with joy. He smiled all the time, even when he was deeply ill," Jane Slagsvol wrote on Buffett's website.

Wyclef Jean and Shaggy pay tribute to Jimmy Buffett in the Hamptons

Buffett, who passed this week, was a local fixture in the Hamptons community and had once joined Wyclef Jean on stage at the Surf Lodge.

Buffett’s sister gives insight into late singer’s secret cancer battle, reveals her own diagnosis

“Jimmy and I became closer because of our cancers. We talked before and after our scans … we shared a club that nobody wants to join,” Laurie Buffett McGuane shared.

Jimmy Buffett's cause of death revealed after secret cancer battle: report

The legendary "Margaritaville" singer "passed away peacefully on the night of September 1 surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs."

Jimmy Buffett, iconic 'Margaritaville' singer, dead at 76

The musician "passed away peacefully on the night of September 1 surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs," according to a statement.

Jimmy Buffett makes surprise appearance with Kygo at Hamptons music festival

Festival-goers in the Hamptons were treated to a rather bizarre crossover when the "Margaritaville" singer made a surprise appearance with Kygo.

Jimmy Buffett joins Willie Nelson's son onstage in the Hamptons

Anjelica Huston, Lorraine Bracco and John Varvatos were in the audience.

Jimmy Buffett surprises Surf Lodge guests with performance

Buffett performed “Margaritaville,” changing the lyrics to center on Montauk, with Wyclef Jean on bongos.

Jimmy Buffett musical 'Escape to Margaritaville' to cruise out of Broadway

The Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical is planning a 2019 national tour.

Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical is all about escapism

He's been working on “Escape to Margaritaville” for four years.

'The View' censors topless mermaid drawing

"Escape to Margaritaville" star Paul Alexander Nolan's “guitar, which features a drawing of a topless mermaid, was deemed too revealing for TV," said a source.

Savannah Guthrie and other hosts get boozy on 'Today'

It was “5 o’clock somewhere” all morning.

Anna Deavere Smith on hitting the right 'Notes'

Anna Deavere Smith is set to premiere "Notes From the Field" on HBO.

Jimmy Buffett hands out burgers at 'Margaritaville' box office

Buffett passed out more than 500 cheeseburgers to fans to help open the box office for his Broadway musical, “Escape to Margaritaville.”

Jimmy Buffett and Lin-Manuel Miranda hang out

The duo watched each other's theatrical shows.

Jimmy Buffett's party shut down by local sheriffs

The crooner was celebrating his Broadway-bound "Escape to Margaritaville."

Jimmy Buffett's Broadway musical is a 'beach vacation'

Paul Alexander Nolan stars in singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Buffett’s soon-due show “Escape to Margaritaville.”

Matt Lauer hitched a ride in Jimmy Buffett's plane

When Buffet appeared on “Today” this past week, he offered his Hamptons neighbor Matt Lauer “a ride home.”