Comments on: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Eddie Murphy

By: derek

derek — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:15:58 +0000

Eddie also paid for Redd Foxx’s funeral.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:15:17 +0000

Before Eddie Murphy joined SNL, ratings had fallen so badly that NBC considered canceling the show. Murphy’s talent, however, gave it a shot in the arm, and the rest is history.

By: Shaaron

Shaaron — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:43:28 +0000

Bowfinger was hilarious and Eddie’s best work. I could never understand why it didn’t do better. That scene when he runs across the highway traffic has me spitting on myself every time I watch it. I have bought the DVD 3 times just to make sure I always have it.

By: Blacksunshine

Blacksunshine — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:51:01 +0000

My four year old has been obsessed with the “Party All The Time” song. Sings it all the time…

By: g1nks

g1nks — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:37:55 +0000

@ Nick- You forgot the last line, “To death!” It’s obscured by laughter. Hy-larious!

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:37:33 +0000

The video for party all the time now has a lifetime ban from mtv because its so bad. As does ice ice baby.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:19:50 +0000

I bet most people don’t know that in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, it was seriously considered to have Murphy’s Axel Foley a main character in the time travel portion. The deal fell through of course and I think the movie is probably better for it! This was when Murphy had his big movie deal with Paramount Pictures back in the ’80′s.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:44 +0000

@ Nick,

Thank you man, you made my day.

@ Helenann

That Mr White sketch has been ripped off so much, by white people trying to be black. The Daily Show did a thing recently about black face w/ Larry Wilmore (TDS’s Senior Black Correspondent), and there was a white guy going in black makeup to experience what it was like to be black in Germany. Wilmore pointed out, that there was a black man right next to him that he could have just asked. The whole piece made me remember “Mr White” – “Silly Negroes”.

By: Mavis

Mavis — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:50:50 +0000

I loved Bowfinger as well. I thought it was very subtle in its humor and poked fun at a lot of Hollywood stereotypes.

My favorite SNL sketch with Eddie Murphy is with his impression of James Brown. “Owwww! It’s too hot in the hot tub!”

By: Helenann

Helenann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:45 +0000

Nick! You remembered, “Prose by Cons,” :)
That, and the whole, “Mr. White” sketch were absolutely perfect.