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‘Coming To America’ Sequel Reportedly Sold To Amazon For $125 Million

‘Coming To America’ Sequel Reportedly Sold To Amazon For $125 Million

Coming 2 America, the sequel to the classic Eddie Murphy movie, has been sold by Paramount Pictures to Amazon Studios for $125 million, Variety reported. Not much has been revealed about the deal, but sources claim that the movie’s marketing agreements with Crown Royal and McDonald’s will move over to Amazon Studios as well. Coming […]

4y ago

Bill Cosby’s Rep Blasts Eddie Murphy For Wicked ‘Saturday Night Live’ Diss: ‘Hollywood Slave’

Bill Cosby’s Rep Blasts Eddie Murphy For Wicked ‘Saturday Night Live’ Diss: ‘Hollywood Slave’

Bill Cosby’s spokesperson issued a statement following Eddie Murphy’s wicked joke about the fallen comedian on Saturday Night Live. Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, described Murphy’s monologue joke about the former Cosby Show star as “disparaging,” according to the statement posted by Page Six. On Saturday night, in his first return to the SNL stage in […]

4y ago

Lizzo Praised For Performance Alongside Eddie Murphy On ‘SNL’

Lizzo Praised For Performance Alongside Eddie Murphy On ‘SNL’

This past Saturday night was a big one for new hit performer Lizzo, who appeared in a very special episode of Saturday Night Live. The show welcomed back comedian Eddie Murphy as host for the first time in 35 years. Murphy hosted while Lizzo performed two of her most popular songs. The singer got a […]

4y ago

Eddie Murphy Mocks Bill Cosby, Resurrects Iconic Characters Gumby, Buckwheat & Velvet Jones In ‘SNL’ Return

Eddie Murphy Mocks Bill Cosby, Resurrects Iconic Characters Gumby, Buckwheat & Velvet Jones In ‘SNL’ Return

Eddie Murphy brought the ’80s back to Saturday Night Live as he returned to host the NBC late-night show for the first time in 35 years. For his long-awaited return, the SNL alum resurrected almost every classic character he played in the 1980s, poked fun at Bill Cosby, and dropped the s-word by mistake. Murphy, […]

4y ago

Eddie Murphy Teases Return Of His Classic Characters On ‘SNL,’ Joe Piscopo Says Buckwheat Won’t Fly Today

Eddie Murphy Teases Return Of His Classic Characters On ‘SNL,’ Joe Piscopo Says Buckwheat Won’t Fly Today

Eddie Murphy’s return to Saturday Night Live has fans hoping he will go back in time. The actor and comedian will return to Studio 8H for his first hosting gig in 35 years, and he has already teased that he hopes to resurrect some of his most famous characters from his SNL heyday. But Murphy’s […]

4y ago

‘Saturday Night Live’ Shares Sneak Peek At Vintage Rundown Ahead Of Eddie Murphy Hosting Gig

‘Saturday Night Live’ Shares Sneak Peek At Vintage Rundown Ahead Of Eddie Murphy Hosting Gig

Saturday Night Live shared a sneak peek at a vintage 1984 rundown ahead of Eddie Murphy’s hotly anticipated hosting gig, which will occur this Saturday, December 21. The comedian will take Studio 8H stage for the first time in 35 years as the show’s host. The solo sheet of paper was shared on the show’s […]

5y ago

‘Saturday Night Live’ Honors Eddie Murphy With Video Montage Of Best Moments Ahead of Hosting Gig

‘Saturday Night Live’ Honors Eddie Murphy With Video Montage Of Best Moments Ahead of Hosting Gig

Saturday Night Live has honored Eddie Murphy with a video montage of some of his most memorable moments on the late-night comedy sketch series and posted it to their official Instagram, ahead of the legendary comedian’s hosting duties on December 21. The social media sharing site recalled some of the most iconic characters played by […]

5y ago

‘Saturday Night Live’ Thrills Fans With Big News On Instagram: Reveals December Superstar Hosts & Performers

‘Saturday Night Live’ Thrills Fans With Big News On Instagram: Reveals December Superstar Hosts & Performers

Saturday Night Live thrilled fans with some big news on Instagram, revealing the superstar performers and hosts that will grace the stage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza during the month of December, as the show winds down its 2019 series of episodes. In a sequence of photos posted to the social media site seen below, SNL […]

5y ago

Mel B Is ‘Scared’ Of The Idea Of Dating Again After Abusive Ex

Mel B Is ‘Scared’ Of The Idea Of Dating Again After Abusive Ex

Mel B, also known as Scary Spice, recently opened up about being a little scared of going back on the dating scene, per Music News. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the Spice Girl teamed up with Badoo to create her own podcast, The Truth Flirts, where she discusses multiple topics relating to the highs […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy Gave Whitney Houston A Diamond Engagement Ring, She Ended With ‘Backup’ Guy Instead, Book Claims

Eddie Murphy Gave Whitney Houston A Diamond Engagement Ring, She Ended With ‘Backup’ Guy Instead, Book Claims

Whitney Houston had her sights set on Eddie Murphy and even got a diamond engagement ring from the comedian at the height of their careers, but the relationship ended fizzled out and Whitney ended up with her “backup” guy instead, a new book claims. The singer’s lifelong friend, Robyn Crawford, has published a tell-all book […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy Wants To Bring Back Gumby, Velvet Jones & Mr. Robinson When He Returns To ‘SNL’ This Season

Eddie Murphy Wants To Bring Back Gumby, Velvet Jones & Mr. Robinson When He Returns To ‘SNL’ This Season

Eddie Murphy will soon be giving Saturday Night Live fans a Christmas present. The actor and comedian wants to resurrect his classic characters from the late-night sketch-comedy when he makes a return to the SNL stage in December for the first time in more than 30 years. Murphy, who will guest host Saturday Night Live’s […]

5y ago

‘Saturday Night Live’s’ New Hire Shane Gillis Apologizes For Racist & Homophobic Comments Found On YouTube

‘Saturday Night Live’s’ New Hire Shane Gillis Apologizes For Racist & Homophobic Comments Found On YouTube

Saturday Night Live welcomed three new cast members for its upcoming 45th season on NBC and one is already under fire for comments he made prior to being hired on the late-night comedy sketch series. Comedians Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis, and Bowen Yang have been cast as featured players. On the same day of the […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ For The First Time In Over 30 Years

Eddie Murphy To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ For The First Time In Over 30 Years

It is perhaps the biggest revelation in the comedy industry this year, and one that many Saturday Night Live fans will not want to miss. Eddie Murphy is set to host the show on December 21, in what will be his first time back there in over three decades. On Monday, SNL announced through their […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy Returning To Stand-Up Comedy After More Than 30 Years

Eddie Murphy Returning To Stand-Up Comedy After More Than 30 Years

One of the most important figures in the history of stand-up comedy is returning to the stage after a multi-decade layoff. Eddie Murphy, who performed stand-up comedy in addition to his sketch work on Saturday Night Live and later performed the legendary concert films Delirious and Eddie Murphy: Raw, is making a comedy comeback, per […]

5y ago

Mel B Says Eddie Murphy Will ‘Always’ Be The Love Of Her Life

Mel B Says Eddie Murphy Will ‘Always’ Be The Love Of Her Life

Mel B has had a spicy love life, but she’ll always have a place in her heart for her former love, actor Eddie Murphy. The Spice Girl made the admission during an interview on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, where she answered “no comment” when asked about a rumored hookup with High School Musical star Zac […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy And Samuel L. Jackson May Star In ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Remake

Eddie Murphy And Samuel L. Jackson May Star In ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Remake

Grumpy Old Men was a popular comedy that came out in 1993 and starred longtime co-stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as feuding old guys. The film, which co-starred Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ossie Davis, and Kevin Pollak, led to a sequel two years later called Grumpier Old Men. Lemmon and Matthau are both long dead, […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy Turned Down Oscars Hosting Gig After Kevin Hart Scandal Reports ‘Radar Online’

Eddie Murphy Turned Down Oscars Hosting Gig After Kevin Hart Scandal Reports ‘Radar Online’

A new report by Radar Online alleges that legendary comedian Eddie Murphy turned down a gig to host the 2019 Academy Awards, just days after Kevin Hart stepped down from the position. Radar Online reported that Murphy was “offered a massive fee and the right to use footage from the show in one of his […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy To Star In ‘Coming To America’ Sequel

Eddie Murphy To Star In ‘Coming To America’ Sequel

Eddie Murphy is plotting a movie comeback- as one of his most famous characters. Murphy will star in a sequel to Coming to America, his comedy hit from 1988, Deadline reported Friday. Craig Brewer, of Hustle and Flow, will direct, stepping in for John Landis, who directed the original. Brewer also directed Murphy in the […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy Reveals Baby Max Charles In Christmas Photo With All 10 Of His Children

Eddie Murphy Reveals Baby Max Charles In Christmas Photo With All 10 Of His Children

Eddie Murphy doesn’t often get the chance to pose for pictures with all of his kids at once, but the dad of 10 was the center of a special snap posted on Christmas Day. The 57-year-old Oscar-nominated actor’s eldest daughter, Bria Murphy, shared a rare family photo that featured the entire supersized clan, including the […]

5y ago

Eddie Murphy Welcomes His 10th Child As Fiance Paige Butcher Gives Birth To A Baby Boy Named Max

Eddie Murphy Welcomes His 10th Child As Fiance Paige Butcher Gives Birth To A Baby Boy Named Max

Eddie Murphy is a father once again as his fiance, Australian model Paige Butcher, gave birth to a baby boy on November 30, the Daily Mail is reporting. The new addition has been named Max Charles Murphy, and he’s a healthy little guy at six pounds 11 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. A representative […]

6y ago

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