Bill Murraywelcomed Jimmy Kimmel back to Brooklyn where hell be taping Jimmy Kimmel Live!all week on Monday with tales of baseball, outrageous music industry legends and filminghis newfilm, Rock the Kasbah,in Morocco.
After arriving on horseback during Kimmels Austin stand, Murray outdid himself in Brooklyn, taking the stage of the Brooklyn Academy of Musics Howard Gilman Opera House with a gaudy gold outfit and outlandish makeup. It gave his musings about his struggling Chicago Cubsan extra dramatic flare, but it seemed totally normal by the time he started discussingstoried music promoters Ron Delsener and Bill Graham, who inspired his character in the newmovie, Rock the Kasbah.
I saw both these guys at the peak of their insanity and they were fun to watch, Murray said, adding: Ron Delsener is just the craziest Jewish guy, who is nutty as hell and says insane things that you think he would go to jail for and he doesnt, cause hes so funny Hes just the craziest promoter and has seen more weird stuff [than anybody].
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Murray also had praise for Morocco, where he shot Rock the Kasbah, about a washed-up manager who gets stranded in Afghanistan and guides a talented singerthrough the competition Afghan Star. Murray laudedthe citizenry(who didnt recognize him) and recommended the entry level Africa countryfor cowards like himself he also qualified the travel tip with, Im receiving nothing for that.
Befitting Kimmels temporary home, Murray also spoke about coming to New York City for the first time in the Seventies.The actor recalled the ridiculous story behind an equally absurd photo of himself, exposing his stomach with a weirdface painted on it to fellowSaturday Night Live stars Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin.
New YorkerRyan Adamsalso welcomed theLos Angeles-based show with a cover ofTaylor SwiftsWelcome to New York. As the first musical guest for Kimmels Brooklyn residency, Adams unleashedhis Replacements-fueled renditionof Taylor Swifts 1989 opening track.