Eddie Murphy said he’s been the target of “cheap shots” over the years — including a “racist” joke that David Spade told on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” where Murphy had once been a cast member.

Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy helped shape a memorable era of Saturday Night Live. As part of the early 1980s cast, the two brought very different styles that ended up complementing each other ...

Piscopo was 28 years old when he joined 'Saturday Night Live' in 1980 alongside 19-year-old Eddie Murphy Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy helped shape a memorable era of Saturday Night Live. As part of ...

Eddie Murphy returned to "Saturday Night Live" after 35 years, and he brought back many of his most popular characters. The actor, who was a cast member on the NBC variety show from 1980 to 1984, ...

Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer whose decades-long collaboration with Eddie Murphy included Buckwheat, Gumby and Mr. Robinson sketches and the Coming to America and Nutty ...

In a venue full of comedians, the mood at the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Eddie Murphy on Saturday, April 18, was surprisingly earnest. To kick off the show, Kevin Hart came to the ...

Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer who helped Eddie Murphy create some of the show’s most memorable characters, has died at the age of 71. Blaustein was diagnosed with Parkinson’s ...

Barry Blaustein, who as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” helped Eddie Murphy with some of his most popular sketches and also teamed with him on hit movies, has died at the age of 71. According to The ...

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Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy helped shape a memorable era of Saturday Night Live. As part of the early 1980s cast, the two brought very different styles that ended up complementing each other ...