Eddie Murphy Details Delayed Plans For A Stand-Up Comedy Return

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Eddie Murphy’s return to stand-up comedy was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Murphy and Arsenio Hall caught up with Kevin Hart for SiriusXM’s “Comedy Gold Minds with Kevin Hart” podcast.

The “Coming 2 America” actor detailed his plans for a stand-up comedy return that were ultimately postponed. RELATED: Eddie Murphy And Arsenio Hall Allege They Were ‘Forced’ To Cast A White Actor “My plan was to do ‘Dolemite’, ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Coming 2 America’, and then do stand-up.

And then the pandemic hit, and it shut the whole s**t down,” Murphy explained. “When the pandemic is over and it’s safe for everybody to go out and do it, then the plan is to do it.” Murphy, 59, also reflected on the original 1988 movie “Coming to America”.