![]() He was on top of the comedy world and no one could touch him through that 8 year stretch. He didn’t phone in a performance, it wasn’t just about the paycheck, although he was well paid for his services. No one was stealing a scene from Eddie Murphy through that stretch. That resume alone is Hall of Fame worthy, and should have solidified him as one of the funniest men to ever live. ![]() 48 hours 1-2, Trading Places, Coming to America, Beverly Hills Cop 1-2, and Eddie Murphy Raw stand up special, there was nothing he could do wrong. From 1982-1990 no one was bigger than Eddie Murphy, there was no one even close. Did he have an overblown ego of course he did but if you were as big and as talented as he was you would to. ![]() He was funny beyond his years, and showed a knack for upstaging anyone and everyone. He could be physical, sarcastic, and quick witted and charming all in the same scene. Eddie was born for bigger things then SNL everyone saw that the moment the barely old enough to drive Eddie stepped in front of the camera at 30 Rock.Įddie Murphy was at one time the biggest comedic actor on the planet. Eddie even made people think Joe Piscopo was a talented comedian. His Buckwheat was killer, his Gumby too funny, and no one did a better James Brown. Eddie was by far the stand out of the cast and saved the show post Lorne Michaels. Eddie carried that show through some very rough years, the Jean Doumanian, Dick Ebersol era. So, it really disappoints me that we get Stiller as the host promoting Tower Heist and not the most charismatic SNL alum Eddie Murphy. I’ve watched every episode on DVD/Netflix yes even the Jim Belushi episodes. It was absolutely a pleasure to see and you could tell the whole cast loved her as well. She had all the elements that make for a great host, amazing timing, completely fearless, and everything she did oozed confidence. Before I get into anything else in this column which has little to do with SNL let me just say Melissa McCarthy became the best first time host of all time a few weeks ago. Anyone that knows me knows I’m a SNL nut. Ben Stiller just did another stint as host of SNL, even though it always seems to be too much for him to handle. ![]() With the release of Universal Pictures biggest comedy of the year Tower Heist quickly approaching (November 4) we are starting to see the big home stretch media push. ![]()
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