Emma Stone and Jane Curtin are late additions to the lineup of performers who’ll celebrate Bill Murray when he receives the nation’s top prize for humor.
The Kennedy Center announced Tuesday that Stone and Curtin will take the stage in honor of Murray on Sunday night. Murray is this year’s recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Curtin performed alongside Murray on “Saturday Night Live.” Stone co-starred with him in the little-seen movie “Aloha.”
Also new to the lineup are musician Rhiannon Giddens and Ivan Reitman, who directed Murray in “Ghostbusters.” Murray’s co-star in that movie, Dan Aykroyd, has dropped out of the event. The Kennedy Center says he has a scheduling conflict.
Previously announced performers include David Letterman, Sigourney Weaver and Aziz Ansari.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
I dunno! When I think of top comedians I recall Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Milton Berle. Well, you get my drift.
Could not agree more!. Todays “Comics” are mostly foul mouthed, hacks. Since when did being notoriously vulgar and offensive become synonymous with comedy?
This has become fact along with our liberal attitude toward what is correct and what is not correct. When you see two persons running for the Presidency, with their combined histories, you will see why we are where we are at the present time. No one cares enough anymore and don’t even know if there is a futue for the USA.
My favorite Bill Murray movie is Lost in Translation. Much of Murray’s humor is not the belly-laugh ha ha type of humor. (Well, maybe in Stripes it is.) But most of Bill Murray’s humor is thought-provoking and subtile. I watch the movie and I ‘get it’ about 2 minutes too late. And Mr. Murray has apparently dealt with a type of mental illness much of his life (like Robin Williams). This makes his achievement much more impressive.
Carolyn Ferrante, I agree totally. Also Red Skelton and Myron Cohen.
red skelton was my faviorite as clem caddilhopper
red skelton as clem caddlehopper
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