Eddie Murphy coming back to Stand-up Comedy !!!!!

[Unknown Comic]

Jennifer,

I actually did. I was kind of eager to hear what else could he come up with besides copying Richard Pryor. I mean, at the time when Eddie Murphy was out. He ignited a whole race of black folk to say "Hey I'm just as funny as he is !"
Because at the time the ( 80's ) their wasn't to many black comedians out there on circuit level to name a few (George Wallace,Marsha Warfield....)
Through the early 90's it was an explosion of Black Comics and White Comics alike. Their all over the place.Remember Def Comedy Jam,Comic View etc. There's so many Comics now that we have our own cable station Comedy Central.
Now this is where supply over exceeds the demand. At the time when Eddie Murphy was "The Prince of Comedy" every other black comedian used him to measure their selves "Am I funnier than Eddie Murphy"
But now the tables are turned Eddie Murphy will have to ask himself am I funnier than these cats that are out here now.

Back to where supply over exceeds the demand. Now its not about how funny you are any more. It all about image ,appearance of course you got to be funny. But you have to have that edge that America hasn't heard or seen in order to stand out of the pack.
Everybody knows who Carrot Top is . Not the funniest guy but you know who he is .Because of that damn red Afro and freckles . That guy is stamped in your head,weird ugh !
Image is important with Comedy now its what Hollywood wants because theres to many Mother Fuckers with a joke to tell. what seperates you from the pack maybe its a leather jacket, a twitch that comes and goes on stage . There's always something that makes you different.

[Noib]

Unknown Comic,

In my opinion, Eddie Murphy can be the funniest mother fucker when he wants to, he just, unlike richard Pryor, can't be both adult funny and kid funny, just compare a movie like "Life" to "Daddy Day Care"... Then look at "The Toy"...


BTW, Delerious was much funnier than Raw, I watch Raw for the Bill Cosby impression, it's good as shit...


if Murphy came back like he can, he'd blow Chris Rock out of the water...

[bingolong]

Noib,
You the thing that Rock (and for that matter RP) has over Murphy is substance.He never has anything that makes your mind work it s funny for the moment but never sticks with you.No social commentary or any topics that really stick with you like Pryor,Carlin or Rock.

It is kind of like your analogy of Life /Daddy Day Care to the The Toy.I think this why in an earlier post I thought that most of Murphy's stuff from the 80's is dated.

[Vee]

Unknown Comic,

Eddie has always immitated Richard in a magical way. That's why his career was so great. He did everything "Richard" way. Including his "Donkey" from shrek. Everything RP did, Eddie copied for the the next generation.

Personally, I think Eddie has lived a bit...at whatever point he is in his life, hopefully we can all get a look and laugh at it too. When Eddie comes clean with his own bullshit, only then will he be truly funny.....at that point, we will all celebrate that nigga!!!!! Until then he is a copycat...

I hope the best for homey....he's very talented.

[svanablak]

Unknown Comic,
Who gives a fuck????? Does he really have anything funny to say????? I just hope he don't wear no fuckin' leather!!! It's like he wuz channeling "fat" Elvis in the 80s!!!

[Carson]

I just like many of the others had heard about his appaerent comeback for a good while, only now I'll believe it when I see it.