Tom Bergeron honored his late pal John Ritter by narrating a reading of a Three’s Company episode in Hollywood last week that benefited the John Ritter Foundation , which raises awareness and funds research for thoracic aortic dissection and aneurysm.

Ritter passed away in 2003 from aortic dissection. His widow, Amy Yasbeck (Wings), has championed the foundation for years, saving lives in the process.

Ritter’s comic genius is legendary, and Bergeron is the king of dry-witted comebacks, as evidenced by his years of hosting on Dancing With the Stars and America’s Funniest Home Videos .

“John and I got to know each other when we were doing Hollywood Squares,” Bergeron tells TV Insider of the syndicated game show he hosted from 1998-2004. “That’s when we got to know each other a

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