My advice: forget about the crowd, forget the bravado, forget the mildly scandalous cliched jokes, try and come up with something that's going to be meaningful and touching for the bride and groom; if you come up with something that's honest and heartfelt, it'll be a far better moment.
I went to one wedding where two brothers of the groom delivered speeches, the first telling a few jokes and conjecturing about the groom's college years. The second brother had interviewed the grandparents of both the bride and groom, and talked about their weddings and marriages and love. The first brother got a couple laughs, but the second brother had the room absolutely spell-bound, even if his delivery wasn't really polished.
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