Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy – Still Funny After All These Years

By Jay Scott

Eddie Murphy has had one of those careers most comedians can only dream about. I remember when he first started on Saturday Night Live back in the early '80s. He was one of the reasons I watched the show. I loved his characters like Gumby, Mister Robinson, and James Brown. Nobody could make me laugh quite like Eddie Murphy. He could just stand there and give you a look, and you knew something funny was coming.

Of course, most people probably remember Eddie from his movies, and he's made some great ones. My personal favorites are The Nutty Professor, Norbit, and Bowfinger. I know some people didn't care much for Norbit, but I thought it was hilarious. Watching Eddie play several different characters in the same movie is something else. Half the time, you forget it's the same guy playing everybody.

I remember back in the '80s, people were always comparing Eddie Murphy to Richard Pryor. It was like there was only room for one funny Black guy in show business. Apparently, Hollywood thought there was some kind of limit.

If I had to choose, I'd say Eddie Murphy was better in the movies, and Richard Pryor was better at stand-up comedy. But that's just my opinion. Both of them were comedy geniuses, and I wouldn't want to be the guy who had to follow either one of them onstage.

Eddie has pretty much managed to stay out of trouble throughout his career, unless you count that incident in Hollywood back in the '90s when he picked up a transgender woman. That made the news for a while. Of course, when you're as famous as Eddie Murphy, you can't even pull your car over without somebody wanting to know what you're doing.

One thing I've always enjoyed about Eddie is watching him on talk shows. He always seems to have a funny story to tell or something interesting to say. Some comedians have to work hard to be funny. Eddie just seems naturally funny. It's like he wakes up in the morning and comedy is already waiting for him at the breakfast table.

And another thing about Eddie Murphy: does this man ever age?

He's 65 years old as I'm writing this, and he could easily pass for somebody in his 30s. I don't know what he's doing, but whatever it is, he needs to bottle it and sell it. Most people his age are looking for their reading glasses, and Eddie still looks like he could play the teenager in a movie.

Whenever I see Eddie on television, he always looks relaxed, like he doesn't have a care in the world. He sits there smiling, looking like he's just waiting for somebody to say something stupid so he can turn it into a joke.

His comedy has stood the test of time, and personally, I think he's funnier now than he's ever been. Maybe it's because he's older and has nothing left to prove. He's already made the money, made the movies, and become a legend. Now he can just sit back and enjoy himself.

I also have to mention a couple of other Eddie Murphy movies worth watching: Trading Places and Daddy Day Care. Those deserve a spot in the Eddie Murphy vault, too.

I don't see Eddie slowing down anytime soon. I think he'll still be making people laugh well into his 70s and maybe even his 80s.

And knowing Eddie Murphy, he'll probably still look 35.

Life is Funny!

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