‘SNL’ Icon Teams With ‘Mad Men’ Creator for New TV Series

Eddie Murphy has been a TV star, a movie star, a stand-up legend, and an Emmy winner. But somehow, he’s never starred in a scripted live-action TV series. Until now. Murphy is set to star in The ...
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Barry Blaustein, Eddie Murphy’s SNL writer, dead at 71

Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer who helped Eddie Murphy create some of the show’s most memorable characters, has died at the age of 71. Blaustein was diagnosed with ...

Eddie Murphy can't keep it together on 'SNL' after a deadly North Pole fire

A harried Eddie Murphy popped up as one of Santa's elves – I won't spoil his name – in a Saturday Night Live sketch set after a deadly fire breaks out in the North Pole. It all started with a ...
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AFI’s Eddie Murphy Tribute Brought Out Several ‘SNL’ Alumni, and a ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Reboot Pitch

The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Murphy included fellow "SNL" stars sharing how he broke the mold as an alumnus, plus Dave Chappelle pitching him a future collaboration. In a venue ...
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Eddie Murphy Returning to “Saturday Night Live” After 30 Years

Eddie Murphy is returning to "Saturday Night Live" for the first time in 30 years. The Oscar nominee will help the late-night sketch series celebrate its landmark 40th anniversary along with ...
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Eddie Murphy Recalls His Anger Over David Spade’s ‘Racist’ Joke on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the ’90s

Jalen Brunson’s hilarious appearance hosting SNL saw him take a hilarious dig at Stephen A. Smith. Dan Bulla dropped the “fun fact” on the NBA Finals MVP after he tried to drain a bucket several ...