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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Oct 24, 2016 2:26 PM UTC  Bill Murray arrives at the Kennedy Center where the actor received the 19th Annual Mark Twain Prize on Oct. 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Bill Murray arrives at the Kennedy Center where the actor received the 19th Annual Mark Twain Prize on Oct. 23, 2016 in Washington, DC.Leigh Vogel—Getty Images by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Oct 24, 2016 2:26 PM UTC Actor Bill Murray became the 19th person to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a star-studded ceremony in Washington on Sunday, where friends and colleagues paid tribute to his long comedic career. In the ceremony at the Kennedy Center, Murray’s fellow _Saturday Night Live_ alumni Jane Curtin and Bill Hader were among those who celebrated the actor’s achievements, along with musical performances by Miley Cyrus and Rhiannon Giddens, [the Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-murray-accepts-his-mark-twain-prize-i-dreaded-this/2016/10/23/1458ce0e-9962-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb%5Fstory.html) reported. _Ghostbusters_ director Ivan Reitman and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel paid homage to [Murray’s eccentric ](http://time.com/4495363/bill-murray-bartending-brooklyn/?iid=sr-link9)personality, with Kimmel noting that, “To Bill, life is a party, the world is an improv stage, and we are all in his show.” Murray, who has starred in classic comedies such as _Groundhog Day_ and was critically acclaimed for his roles in _Lost in Translation_ and _St. Vincent,_ famously [doesn’t have an agent](http://time.com/4396519/ghostbusters-bill-murray-paul-feig/?iid=sr-link6) or representation, and provides an [800 number](http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bill-murray-was-wooed-by-a-hollywood-no-name-1412097815) for those who wish to send him scripts. The award ceremony was well timed for Murray, a [Chicago Cubs fan](http://time.com/4541417/bill-murray-crashes-white-house/?iid=sr-link1). “I’m glad they won last night so I could be here this evening,” Murray joked, the [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/24/arts/bill-muray-mark-twain-prize.html?%5Fr=0) reports. “If they hadn’t won last night I would have had to have been there, because, honestly, I do not trust the media to report the story.” At the end of the two-hour ceremony, Murray appeared on stage, telling the 2,400-person audience, “My theme tonight is what is it like to be beloved. It’s hard to listen to all those people be nice to you. You just get so suspicious.” The actor rounded off the evening on a sentimental note, saying “as much as I dreaded this, I really have to come back to this idea: There’s love. There’s love.” The [Mark Twain Prize](http://www.kennedy-center.org/pages/specialevents/marktwain) honors the life and contributions of the world’s greatest comics, with previous winners including Ellen DeGeneres, Richard Pryor and last year’s winner Eddie Murphy. The gala performance and awards ceremony will air at 9 p.m. on Friday on PBS. \[[_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-murray-accepts-his-mark-twain-prize-i-dreaded-this/2016/10/23/1458ce0e-9962-11e6-9980-50913d68eacb%5Fstory.html)\] Bill Murray Accepts Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4542420/bill-murray-mark-twain-prize/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4542420/bill-murray-mark-twain-prize/"},"headline":"Bill Murray Accepts Mark Twain Prize for American Humor","datePublished":"2016-10-24T14:26:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:22:15.167Z","description":"Gala awards ceremony featured speeches from Emma Stone and David Letterman","url":"https://time.com/4542420/bill-murray-mark-twain-prize/","keywords":["celebrities","Bill Murray"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd439768d9a5fd6a9/6988ab3dcd1bba47c4702cee/gettyimages-617640286.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Suyin Haynes","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd439768d9a5fd6a9/6988ab3dcd1bba47c4702cee/gettyimages-617640286.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honors Bill Murray","caption":"The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honors Bill Murray","creditText":"Leigh Vogel—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4542420/bill-murray-mark-twain-prize/","name":"Bill Murray Accepts Mark Twain Prize for American Humor"}}]}] ```