Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer.
Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, The Nutty Professor, and Dolemite Is My Name. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Returns To AppleTV+ In March; Series Moves To Weekly Schedule
deadline.comQuiet since November, The Problem with Jon Stewart is set to start up again on AppleTV+ on March 3.After a rocky initial reception for the former The Daily Show host’s fortnightly return to the small screen last fall, the one-hour long, single-issue show will now roll out weekly moving forward.
Adding to the mix, the Writers Guild Award-nominated current affairs series will now be even more closely partnered in themes and topics with Stewart and staff’s podcast of the same name.Of course, it’s going to be a busy spring for Stewart.In April, the multiple Emmy and Grammy winner and two-time Oscars frontman will be the recipient of the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ 23rd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.Winter Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & StreamingThe Problem host joins a prestigious crowd of Richard Pryor (1998), Lily Tomlin (2003), George Carlin (2008), Tina Fey (2010), Carol Burnett (2013), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016), David Letterman (2017), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018), Dave Chappelle (2019), and many more.
Bill Cosby was given the Mark Twain Prize in 2009; but the honor was taken back in 2018 as the much-accused man once known as “America’s Dad” was in court for the 2004 rape of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.Off air the past several months, Stewart found himself in the spotlight of controversy recently with his defense of Joe Rogan after the latter was accused of spreading deadly misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.This week, Stewart muddied the waters more.On one hand, Stewart said on his podcast that he gave “more understanding and nuance” to his pal Rogan than perhaps was warranted.
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