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donderdag 5 juli 2012

Bill Murray, Mark Malkoff Really Wants to Meet You

Attention Bill Murray: comedian Mark Malkoff would really like you to come over for dinner. And saying yes would be the best and worst thing you could do for him.

The best, because Malkoff is such a fan that he's created a new web series, "The Bill Murray Show Starring Mark Malkoff," to convince you, the star of "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Lost in Translation," to have dinner at his Queens apartment with him and his wife.

But it would be the worst, Mr. Murray, because once you say yes, well, there goes the premise for Malkoff's show. So maybe don't say yes too soon.

"The Bill Murray Show," one of more than 30 new comedy series premiering this year on MyDamnChannel, will debut next month. A new five-minute episode will air each week, featuring Malkoff performing for his one-woman studio audience -- wife Christine Peel-Malkoff -- and talking with celebrities and Bill Murray fans about, well, who else.

This is only Malkoff's latest high-concept stunt in the name of comedy. The former "Colbert Report" writer has previously visited 171 Starbucks locations in Manhattan in less than 24 hours, moved into a Paramus, N.J., IKEA for a week, and convinced New Yorkers to carry him 9.4 miles.

But seriously, reaching out to Bill Murray? Addressing him directly like you're friends or something? What is it about Bill Murray that makes us crave his recognition and approval, and try to capture his attention for a few fleeting seconds, using whatever means are available?

I mean seriously, Bill Murray, who does that?