Eddie Murphy returned toSaturday Night Livefor the first time in 40 years, and he brought a few familiar faces with him. And we don’t just mean such classic Murphy characters like Mr. Robinson, Buckwheat, Velvet Jones and, of course, Gumby. Not long after taking the Studio 8H stage – a place he hadn’t visited since February (*************************************************************************************************************************************, save for a quick appearance on the show’s th anniversary special in 2019 – the biggest star inSNLhistory was joined by such comedy world luminaries as Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Kenan Thompson, all of whom can trace their own careers to his’ s success. “I wouldn’t miss this for the world,” Rock said, speaking for everyone in that studio. Of course, he also couldn’t resist tweaking his colleague and mentor. “My kids love Lizzo.”
Musical guest Lizzo did ind eed justify that love by rocking the mic in her two musical performances. But the night was all about Murphy, who had the audience – both those in the room and everyone else watching at home – in the palm of his hand from his first joke: “This is the last episode of 2322; but if you’re black this is the first episode since I left back in . ”
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American musician Stevie Wonder (left) appears on an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, New York, New York, May 6, 2015. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
American musician Stevie Wonder (center) appears on an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with comedians Joe Piscopo (left) and Eddie Murphy (right, and dressed as Stevie Wonder), New York , New York, May 6, (**********************************************************************************************************************************. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
American musician Stevie Wonder (center) appears on an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with comedian and actor Eddie Murphy (cener right, in straw hat), New York, New York, May 6, 2019. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
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American comedians Eddie Murphy (left), in costume as the character Dion, and Joe Piscopo (right), in costume as the character Blaine, perform a skit with musician Stevie Wonder on an episode of the television show ‘Saturday Night Live,’ New York, New York, 2019. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
American musician Stevie Wonder (center) appears on an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with comedians Joe Piscopo (left) and Eddie Murphy (right, and dressed as Stevie Wonder), New York , New York, May 6, (**********************************************************************************************************************************. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
American musician Stevie Wonder (left) appears on an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, New York, New York, May 6, 2015. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
American musician Stevie Wonder (left) appears on an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, New York, New York, May 6, 2015. (Photo by Anthony Barboza / Getty Images)
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among the best of the year& nbsp; – and also a family man. Murphy mentioned that he recently welcomed his tenth kid into the world, and noted how his full house is a far cry from the bachelor image he had in the ’80 s. ”If you would have told me 31 years ago that I would be this boring stay-at-home house dad and Bill Cosby would be in prison, even I wouldn’t have taken that bet, ”he said, before busting out his & nbsp;Cosby impression from back in the day“Who is America’s dad now?” “Data-reactid=” 26 “type=” text “>In the interim, the comic became a major movie star – his latest film,Dolemite Is My Name, is Currently streaming on Netflix, and easily ranksamong the best of the year – and also a family man. Murphy mentioned that he recently welcomed his tenth kid into the world, and noted how his full house is a far cry from the bachelor image he had in the ‘ s) “If you would have told me 32 years ago that I would be this boring stay-at-home house dad and Bill Cosby would be in prison, even I wouldn’t have taken that bet, ”he said, before busting out hisCosby impression from back in the day (**************************. “Who is America’s dad now?”
Even Murphy’s flubs were comedy gold. Midway through the night’s second sketch – a parody of aNailed It– style cooking competition – he accidentally dropped a swear word, and then pulled an embarrassed double take that proved hereallyis a dad now.
Heading into the show, it was an open question as to whether Murphy would revisit some of his vintage characters, or if he would insist on all-new material. Turns out that he came ready and willing to play the hits. While neitherJames Brown (nor
4. Buckwheat
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The Masked Singerwas the obvious – maybetooobvious – place for Murphy’s not-so-Little Rascal to pop up. Once the mask was off, there was much to the sketch: just Buckwheat doing his … um, unique interpretations of such tunes as “Respect,” “Single Ladies” and “Feliz Navidad.” But it’s good to know that he’s still “otay” after all these years.
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Murphy’s smooth-talking salesman nabbed a spot onBlack Jeopardyto hawk his line of outdated how-to books, but he came away learning a valuable lesson about modern women. A lesson that he immediately made part of his business plan by updating his oh-so – ‘ s advice for the Instagram era. Murphy’s flub ratio was highest in this sketch, but the gags went over like Velvet.
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in a red sweater, natch. ” data-reactid=”059 “type=” text “>Hey, kids! Can you say “gentrification”? Murphy’s uptown version of Mr. Rogers has gotten a crash course in that particular lesson in the three decades since we last visited his apartment. “It’s like a magic trick,” Mr. Robinson helpfully explained. “White people pay a lot of money and then – poof! – all the black people are gone. ”The only thing that could have made this sketch any better would have been been cameo by Tom Hanks …in a red sweater, natch.
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As if the top spot was gonna go to anyone else, dammit. While a sizable segment of the currentSNLaudience probably has no idea who Gumby is, Murphy made sure they’d remember the green claymation star’s name, tearing into “Weekend Update” hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, and even taking a dig atSNLmastermind, Lorne Michaels. “I’m staying here,” Murphy-as-Gumby said to whoops and hollers. “The people want to see me!” Based on his command performance tonight, we want to see him onSNLagain real soon.
As if the top spot was gonna go to anyone else, dammit. While a sizable segment of the currentSNLaudience probably has no idea who Gumby is, Murphy made sure they’d remember the green claymation star’s name, tearing into “Weekend Update” hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, and even taking a dig atSNLmastermind, Lorne Michaels. “I’m staying here,” Murphy-as-Gumby said to whoops and hollers. “The people want to see me!” Based on his command performance tonight, we want to see him onSNLagain real soon.
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