Eddie Murphy opens up in his Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” about his decision to stay away from “Saturday Night Live” for decades. It all stemmed from a joke David Spade made on “SNL” in 1995 ...

The comedian, 64, is looking back on his yearslong beef with the NBC sketch comedy program in his new Netflix documentary, “Being Eddie.” Murphy, who shot to stardom as a cast member on “SNL” from ...

Eddie Murphy attends the World Premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "The Pickup" at Regal LA Live on July 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Eddie Murphy was hurt by David ...

Chris Rock tried to get Lorne Michaels to go out on top. So when Murphy came back to host in 2019, it was an event for fans and cast members alike. In the doc, Murphy explains that it was Michaels' ...

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Netflix’s new Eddie Murphy documentary, Being Eddie, chronicles the prolific comedian’s ascent to stardom — as well as some low points in his career, including the fallout from a hurtful joke that ...

Pete Davidson says that he and Eddie Murphy became fast friends on the set of The Pickup. The comedian turns to both Murphy and fellow SNL alum Adam Sandler for advice. Davidson explains that Murphy ...

Eddie Murphy will return to Saturday Night Live as a host this weekend, today in an interview with Al Roker he reminisces about his experiences on the show. This Saturday will be Murphy’s first time ...

In tandem, these two events (and some others) have sent some fans back in time to the 1980s. Specifically, they’re remembering 1983, the year that the first final Star Wars movie, Star Wars: Return of ...

When Eddie Murphy first appeared on "Saturday Night Live" in November 1980, the show was on the brink of extinction. Creator Lorne Michaels had departed prior to the sixth season, most of the ...

"My mom's like, 'Whoa, what, what'd you get?,'" the "SNL" alum recalls of his childhood discovery.