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At Twain tribute, Bill Murray got roasted while Miley Cyrus got toasted

Also in Tattle: New Freedom Theater, Hero Dogs, Justin Bieber, Drake, Taylor, Katy and John

IT SEEMS sort of fitting that at a hoity-toity Washington, D.C. gala honoring the mercurial

Bill Murray

, something would be a little off.

Enter Miley Cyrus.

Miley, who worked with Murray on A Very Murray Christmas, was there to sing a a Bill Murray-ish version of "My Way," botched the lyrics, cursed about botching the lyrics and apologized with profanity.

"I f---ed it up," she told the audience, according to E! News. "I got too stoned. I smoked too much and forgot."

Murray, sitting in the honoree's box, laughed it off.

The Cubs are in the World Series, you think he cared?

Shouting from the balcony, Murray urged Miley to give the song a second try and that time was more successful. It will be interesting to see how much PBS shows when it airs the special Friday.

The rest of the show Sunday night at the Kennedy Center, in which Murray received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, was filled with jokes about his elusiveness and quirkiness.

Murray admitted he was uncomfortable sitting in a box with his family while more than a dozen of his co-stars and collaborators spoke warmly about his body of work.

"It's really hard to listen to all those people be nice to you for two days," Murray said. "You just get real suspicious."

His acceptance speech followed a heartfelt tribute by David Letterman, who made a rare public appearance since his late-night show ended last June. Murray was a guest on Letterman's shows 44 times over the years, and the two grew close, even spending time together at Letterman's vacation home in Montana.

After an appearance in 2003, Letterman told Murray that his then-infant son would be christened that weekend. An hour later, Letterman said, a package was delivered to his office containing a handmade Irish linen christening gown.

"That Saturday, my son, in Bill Murray's christening gown, was christened at St. Ignatius in Manhattan, and we have this memory, we have this gift, we have this gesture for the rest of our lives," Letterman said.

There were plenty of laughs at Murray's expense as Jimmy Kimmel, Aziz Ansari, Sigourney Weaver and Steve Martin (via video) were among those who ribbed Murray for being aloof, unpredictable and difficult to reach - and somehow still lovable.

Said Martin: "I think you and I are about as close as two people can be, considering that one of them is you."

TATTBITS

*

Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

has been named Artistic Director at Philadelphia's New Freedom Theatre. Maharaj is only the fourth full-time artistic director in the company's fifty year history, following founder

John E. Allen, Jr.

,

Robert E. Leslie

and

Walter Dallas

.

* A French mastiff named Hooch is the 2016 American Humane organization's Hero Dog of the Year, bestowed in a Beverly Hills ceremony taped in September for broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday on the Hallmark Channel.

The other seven finalists for Hero Dog are Edo, a K-9 superstar with the Los Angeles Police Department; Kobuk, a German shepherd doing search and rescue; Gander, a labradoodle service dog; Layka, a Belgian malinois who served with the military in Afghanistan; Judge, a yellow Labrador who has worked more than 275 fire scenes; Hook, a 12-pound, 10-year-old Chihuahua mix, who helps hear for his owner; and Mango, a paralyzed Cairn terrier therapy dog.

So you can watch Hooch and then Bill Murray.

Or you can watch Murray and drink hooch.

* Us Weekly reported that Justin Bieber stormed off stage mid-concert in Manchester, England, on Sunday, when his fans wouldn't stop screaming.

"I appreciate all the support, I appreciate love, I appreciate the kind things. But the screaming in these breaks has got to stop. Please and thank you," he reportedly said. "I don't think it's necessary when I'm trying to say something and you guys are screaming. I feel like I wanna connect with you."

He added, "The point of the no-screaming thing is that when I'm looking at you in the eyes you know that we're actually having a moment and having a connection."

Bieber returned after a little while and finished the show with music, no between songs patter.

"Obviously Manchester just can't handle it," he said.

* E! news says Drake hosted a 30th birthday bash in Los Angeles and in attendance were Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, who hate each other (according to social media) and John Mayer, who dated both of them.

Awkward?

They're celebrities. The frenemy of my frenemy is my frenemy.

- Daily News wire services

contributed to this report.

gensleh@phillynews.com

215-854-5678 @DNTattle