saturday night live It has dramatically boosted the careers of many of today’s most popular comedians. Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Adam Sandler.
Murphy appeared as a cast member from 1980 to 1984. He became a profitable movie star, but tensions arose between him and the show. david spade I made a joke about ~ Come to America The actor’s career in a 1995 sketch: “Look, kids, it’s a shooting star!” Joe Dirt Actor jokes after Murphy’s film premiere Vampires of Brooklyn and Harlem NightsIt was a box office flop.
“What really annoyed me at the time was that it was a career opportunity. It was like, ‘Hey, dude, it’s okay for you guys to joke about my movies, but what about my career?’” Murphy said. rolling stone In 2011. “I am one of you.”
that much Professor Nutty The star returned for a moment saturday night live He appeared in the show’s 40th anniversary special in 2015, but he didn’t return to the Studio 8H stage until December 2019, when he hosted an episode for which he won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series that year.
“You don’t want to wait 30 years to come back, because the show isn’t that funny,” Murphy said. today to show “It’s like when people are clapping and saying, ‘I thought you were a lot funnier than this guy.'”
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