Eddie Murphy Steals ‘SNL50’ ‘Black Jeopardy’ Sketch, Imitating Tracy Morgan While Standing Next To Tracy Morgan; Chris Rock And Tom Hanks Also Join In
deadline.comEddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live during a rough patch in the 1980s, rescued a sketch in the show’s 50th anniversary special with a note-perfect imitation of Tracy Morgan.
The Black Jeopardy sketch, a reprise from years ago with Kenan Thompson once again playing host Darnell Hayes, featured Morgan playing a fictitious contestant, as did fellow ex-cast member Leslie Jones.
Murphy was then introduced as Morgan. Wearing a jumbo-sized gold medallion and a red satin patterned jacket, Muphy-as-Morgan got huge laughs and even nearly broke Thompson. “Big dog gonna make some big money!” he crowed.
Thomson replied, “Don’t you already have a lot of money?” Murphy/Morgan: “You gotta have a lot of money if you’re going to live like I live,.
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