This brings up a funny story from last year. My wife's sister married a guy who just happened to be the best friend of Adam Deadmarsh. Being the best friend meant he was dealt best-man duties. He tells his regular stories of growing up and everybody laughs. The end of the speech is where the seriousness starts. He tells the new bride that her husband is the nicest guy he's ever known and how lucky she is to have him ... and then he stops and looks really confused. He then looks at the groom and says "I can't believe I might cry talking about you". Then he drops the best jewel I've ever heard in a best man speech: "It's not my fault, I've been hit in the head too many times". My god I laughed. For what it's worth, really nice guy.
My advice is to be confident in what you're saying. Be it humourous or flubbery just deliver it like you have the biggest pair in the room. Also, don't forget to be a bit of an ass, but not too much of an ass ... be David Caruso in "Jade".
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