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.
Tom Hanks’ Dean Martin, Paul McCartney’s Holiday Pageant & Eddie Murphy’s Disgruntled Elf Among Classic Sketches Aired On Covid-Hit ‘SNL’
deadline.comSaturday Night Live’s Christmas episode was largely curtailed as a result of Covid-19.The long-running NBC series aired a handful of original sketches with host Paul Rudd as well as a Tina Fey co-hosted Weekend Update.
But it filled the time with a slew of classic old clips.Tom Hanks, joining the show in a surprise appearance, introduced his 1991 clip – The Global Warming Christmas Special, which featured Hanks as Dean Martin, Mike Myers as Carl Sagan, and Dana Carvey as Paul McCartney.Vanessa Bayer and Ryan Gosling’s Santa and his elves sketch, from 2015, was also aired.Kenan Thompson, who along with Michael Che were the only current cast members on the show, introduced the clip. “This is one of my favorite Christmas sketches, not only
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