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Eddie Murphy photographed during season 6 of “Saturday Night Live.” Eddie Murphy as Buckwheat, left, Tim Curry as Mick Jagger during the “Saturday Night Live” Season 7 “Mick!” ...

Comedy icon Eddie Murphy wasn't the youngest Saturday Night Live cast member of all time — that would be Anthony Michael Hall ...

When Eddie Murphy debuted on SNL in 1980 ... but we had a contract with Saturday Night Live where we could write stuff,” says Blaustein. “I had a hot tub in the backyard of this home I ...

“Scared Straight” is pretty much the textbook example of a Saturday Night Live sketch that’s built on a “dumb joke,” but gets so much mileage if the right performer is in the driver’s seat. Given that ...

37 Years Ago: ‘SNL’ Kills Buckwheat and Skewers the News Media The late-night show featured sensationalized "news coverage" surrounding the assassination of Eddie Murphy's ...