Now he is FUNNY. I love the Groundhog Day movie the best and he was funny on SNL too.

I think Bill Murray is enormously funny. The only reason I gave him a 4 rather than a 5 is that I believe his comedic strength is skits and stories rather than stand-up. And I would give exactly the same commentary/evaluation regarding John Cleese.

i LOVE bill murray, but he's not a standup. sketch comic, actor, whatever, just don't say standup, because he never has been.

I love Bill Murray in What About Bob? I love the line, I'm sailing! I'm sailing!

Not Even A Stand Up

Hit or miss.

Not a stand-up comedian. Love him as much as anyone...

hit and miss

Bill Murray is not a stand up comic.

cant wait to see some of his most recent movies

He's arrogant and not funny.

Little by little, Murray has established himself as being one of the best comedic actors of his generation. He has good timing and gets solid chemistry going with other actors. But a stand-up comedian he's not.

This list is for stand-up comedians. Did Murray ever do stand-up, save perhaps early in his career? Aside from that possible objection, Murray has mastered the combination of goofiness and dry wit. The list of immortal comedies in which he starred or had significant roles is impressive: Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He also provided a well placed comic relief in Wild Things (1998). The bottom line is that Bill Murray is probably the most successful Saturday Night Live cast member who left for movie stardom, and for good reason. Bill Murray was born on September 21, 1950 in Wilmette, Illinois.

I have yet to learn of a funnier human being.

LIKE HIM, BUT HE'S NOT REALLY THAT FUNNY

Bill Murray has to be one of the greatest comedians ever. In addition to what Magellan has said, Bill Murray has a totally unique comedy style, that has never been present on anyone else. It's ironic, sarcastic and sadistic. I think that his best comedy has to be "Quick Change". It is in fact, the funniest movie in existance, even though it's one of the most underrated. But Bill Murray is just way to brilliant for the role of Chip in this movie. If you don't know much about Bill Murray, just watch "Quick Change", and the word comedy will have a totally different meaning to you. I have no more words to describe Bill Murray. He is a complete genius as a comedian, as well as an actor.

One of my favorite actors. Bill Murray has this understated, sardonic style that completely cracks me up. Whether he's telling a carful of old ladies in Ground Hog Day, "Really ladies, I had the jack, I had the tire, it was no problem," or coaching "Wudie the Wabbit" in Meatballs, or whipping through Czechoslovakia in a kick ass urban assault vehicle in "Stripes," Bill Murray is one of the few actors who is consistently laugh out loud funny. I also thought that his performance in Rushmore was outstanding - it showed he can play a somewhat darker character just as well as he plays a clown. I especially liked the scene when he is sitting on his diving board drunk as his annoying sons run around and his wife flirts with a guy 20 years younger than her.

Consistantly good, from Caddyshack to the Man Who Knew Too Little

Bill Murray has had an extremly messy and dusty career. He has his ups and downs, and he kept his career that way, and it was a miracle that it lasted as long as it did, because I don't see him doing anything these days. SNL was a bore, but was Caddyshack a bore??? I don't think so.

They say you either love him! or you hate him! ...and i think he's heaps funny so i guess i go under the "love him" category :)

With the exception of his bad lounge singer routine during SNL, Bill has always seemed just a little too intense for the moment. Never cared for any of his movies - especially the cheap laughs low brow stuff like "Caddy Shack".

He is the (or one of the) all time greats and has pioneered the industry for years, with movies like Stripes, Caddy Shack, and on into today with Space Jam. He has captured more than a genre of film making. He has even played villains before.

sooooooo Whacky !

How can you not like Bill Murray?!? Such a long list of great films and fantastic characters he's played. From Caddyshack to Rushmore he is always unforgettable with his intonation, expressions (or lack thereof) and mannerisms. Classic Bill Murray is Frank Cross in Scrooged.. one of the best films ever, every year I get excited with the anticipation of watching it at Christmas and every year it cracks me up. When he's sitting there getting stewed at his desk and he's looking at his full glass of vodka and just sort of waving it towards him trying to entice it to come to him... you gotta see it but his expressions make the moment.

Likable and funny, sometimes a hard combination to find

Bill is funny!!