Bill Murray Just Crashed A Bachelor Party And Gave An Awesome Speech
He just can't help himself, you guys.
Bill Murray has been refining the character of Bill Murray for years now, and he might have finally nailed the part. Long beloved as a droll, tragicomic actor, Murray has recently moved into freelance reality augmentation, which is an extravagant way of saying that he gatecrashes people’s events and shares with them a moment of unspeakable awesomeness. So far he’s done karaoke, kickball, and many, many random house parties. He’s even bar-tended with RZA and GZA from Wu Tang Clan.
On the morning of May 27, though, Bill Murray lay in bed and thought, ‘What’s the most Bill Murray thing that I could do today?’ The answer he settled on was to join a buck’s party in Charleston, South Carolina, give an inspiring, hilarious speech, and then drift off into the night.
Which is, of course, exactly what he did. As Deadspin reported it, a guy called EJ and his mates saw Murray at the steakhouse they were partying in, and tried to buy him a round of drinks. Murray politely declined, but then made his way over a little later. Then, to rousing, frat-boy cheers, he gave an absolutely cracking speech. The highlights? Probably the bit where Murray compares the groom-to-be to the deceased at a funeral. Or the bit where Murray says, “Let’s lift him up on our shoulders!”, and then ghosts right outta there. Classic Bill.
Watch a snippet below, or the full version over here.
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