Eddie Murphy is planning his comeback to stand-up comedy.
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In an interview for Kevin Hart’s SiriusXM radio show Comedy Gold Minds, Murphy revealed he had planned to return to stand-up much sooner, but the pandemic put things on pause. The 59-year-old Coming 2 America actor confirmed that he will return to stand-up comedy in the near future once the coronavirus pandemic is over.
“My plan was to do Dolemite, Saturday Night Live, Coming 2 America, and then do stand up. And then the pandemic hit, and it shut the whole s–t down. Then I was going – the whole time last year I would have been out working on my act trying to get my s–t right, and then the whole thing shut down. Hey, when the pandemic is over and it’s safe for everybody to go out and do it, then the plan is to do it,” Murphy told Hart.
- Murphy started doing late-night stand-up shows in the 1970s but is most known for his career on Saturday Night Live. Once his SNL career garnered national attention, Murphy went on to star in a number of comedy and family-related films like Another 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop, Mulan, and Dr. Dolittle.
- In July of 2019, TMZ reported that Murphy was negotiating with Netflix on a deal for an undisclosed number of stand-up specials. At the time of the report, the number being thrown around was $70 million, which would’ve exceeded the reported $60 million that Dave Chappelle received for three specials, and the $40 million deal that Chris Rock inked for two. It is unclear if the deal was ever made.
Although there is no set date for Murphy’s return, it would be the comedian’s first stand-up show in almost four decades.
