Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color.

Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month.

Eddie Murphy’s daughter Bella makes her film acting debut in “Coming 2 America,” the long awaited sequel to his 1988 movie about a fictional prince who comes to America to find a wife. Bella Murphy joined LX News to talk about her funny dad, the co-star she was most excited to meet and her weird talent.

Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda. A different kind of fictional African nation but no less fascinating and entertaining. It’s where we first met Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his half-brother Semmi (Arsenio Hall) in “Coming to America” all the way back in 1988.  The pair travel to Queens so Akeem can find his, well, Queen. He meets Lisa McDowell...

Prince Akeem and Semmi are back in a most ripping trailer for the sequel to “Coming to America.”

“Saturday Night Live” star Kenan Thompson talks about dealing with quarantine and working as a guest judge on “America’s Got Talent.”

“Saturday Night Live” writer Sam Jay is stepping into the spotlight with her new Netflix stand-up comedy special “3 in the Morning.” She joined LX News to talk about the special and describe the overwhelming moment of writing sketches for one of her SNL heroes, Eddie Murphy.

Actor Will Smith tells Seth Meyers about his relationship with comedian Eddie Murphy.

Netflix has received 42 nominations for next month’s 51st NAACP Image Awards. The streaming service led the television category with 30 nominations with an additional 12 in film. Many of Netflix’s nominations were for the Ava DuVernay-directed limited series “Whey They See Us” and “Dolemite is My Name.”

Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to “Saturday Night Live.” With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch his career. His last appearance was in 1984. In May 2017,…

Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to “Saturday Night Live.” With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch his career. His last appearance was in 1984. In May 2017,…

Bill Cosby’s publicist had harsh words for comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, calling him a “Hollywood slave” for his comments on Cosby during his SNL monologue.

This week’s “Saturday Night Live” Cold Open centered on Thursday’s sixth Democratic presidential debate, which featured just seven candidates, the smallest debate stage thus far. Eddie Murphy returned to the “SNL” stage as a host, his first time performing since he left the show 35 years ago. Lizzo debuted as a musical guest.

Eddie Murphy was preparing Saturday to make his much-anticipated return to the show that launched his career, “Saturday Night Live.” He will host the storied sketch comedy show after last performing on it 35 years ago, although he did show his face for its 40th anniversary prime-time special in 2015, NBC News reports. Since departing “SNL” in December 1984 after…

Michael Gargiulo heads outside 30 Rock to meet the fans hoping to see Eddie Murphy host ‘Saturday Night Live’

It’ll be a packed house when Eddie Murphy makes his highly anticipated return to “Saturday Night Live” to this weekend — and not just because fans are scrambling to see the comedy legend.

It took Eddie Murphy more than a decade to get a movie made about Rudy Ray Moore. Judging by the response to the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, the wait was worth it. “Dolemite Is My Name” drew some of the best reviews of Murphy’s career, following the film’s premiere over the weekend in Toronto.

Well, apparently you can go home again. NBC announced Monday that Eddie Murphy would be returning to 30 Rock on Dec. 21st as one of the hosts of the upcoming 45th season of “Saturday Night Live.” Murphy, one of the breakout stars on “SNL” in the 80’s, last hosted the show in 1984.

Kevin Hart chats with Jimmy Fallon about how his admiration for Eddie Murphy makes starring in The Secret Life of Pets movies more meaningful to him and discusses the antics his “regular-sized bunny” character, Snowball, is getting into in the sequel.

Here’s what to know for Wednesday, May 8.