Philosophy
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere,
This week saw the feast day of Saint Bill. Bill Murray turned 58. A native Chicagoan, he was born into a large Catholic family. Murray worked his way through Catholic school as a caddy and then went on to college, though not with a scholarship from Ted Knight. Ultimately, he dropped out after being busted at O'Hare for possession of marijuana on his way back to school, only to be extended an invitation to join the legendary Second City troupe in Chicago.
In 1974, he moved to New York where he joined the cast of the short lived National Lampoon Radio Hour at the invitation of John Belushi who also managed to attract Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, Gilda Radner, and Richard Belzer. Following the demise of the show, he moved to Los Angeles, but two years later returned to join many of his old mates as a member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on NBC's Saturday Night. Murray's work on SNL is nothing short of genius and it launched his film career which includes some of the all-time funniest films ever made -- Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day.
How can one even begin to pick a favorite Bill Murray moment? Nick Winters, the Lounge Singer would have to be mine. Others?
Happy birthday, Bill Murray.
Live, love, and laugh,
Irreverend Steve
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Philosophy
Feast of Saint Bill
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere,
This week saw the feast day of Saint Bill. Bill Murray turned 58. A native Chicagoan, he was born into a large Catholic family. Murray worked his way through Catholic school as a caddy and then went on to college, though not with a scholarship from Ted Knight. Ultimately, he dropped out after being busted at O'Hare for possession of marijuana on his way back to school, only to be extended an invitation to join the legendary Second City troupe in Chicago.
In 1974, he moved to New York where he joined the cast of the short lived National Lampoon Radio Hour at the invitation of John Belushi who also managed to attract Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, Gilda Radner, and Richard Belzer. Following the demise of the show, he moved to Los Angeles, but two years later returned to join many of his old mates as a member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on NBC's Saturday Night. Murray's work on SNL is nothing short of genius and it launched his film career which includes some of the all-time funniest films ever made -- Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day.
How can one even begin to pick a favorite Bill Murray moment? Nick Winters, the Lounge Singer would have to be mine. Others?
Happy birthday, Bill Murray.
Live, love, and laugh,
Irreverend Steve
- The Passing Of Saint John
My Fellow Comedists, This week was the 30th anniversary of the passing of John Belushi. Hard to believe it was that long ago. He was to comedy what Hunter S. Thompson was to journalism. The 60s saw an institutionalization of radical...
- The Feast Of Saint Lucy
My Fellow Comedists, This week sees the feast of Saint Lucy, the 99th anniversary of the birth of Lucille Ball. Born in upstate New York, she moved frequently as a child because of her father's job until he died and she was sent to live with her grandparents...
- The Feast Of Saint John
My Fellow Comedists, This weekend would have been the 52nd birthday of John Belushi, the Hunter S. Thompson of comedy. He was born in Chicago to first-generation Albanian-Americans in Chicago, growing up just outside the city. In high-school, he was a...
- Not So Deep Thoughts
Gwydion asks, If you could pick three comic actors from throughout history to star in a new "buddy picture," who would you pick? Here's the catch: the film has to be titled "I Nearly Killed Him." For my money, I'd like to see John Cleese, Robin...
- Feast Of Saint Dan
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week saw the birthday of Dan Aykroyd. Born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, he gave us some of the finest comedy of the late 20th century. Intending to be a Catholic priest...until he was expelled...