Lorne Michaels Talks Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien and His Eddie Murphy
Apr 16, 2013 · Michaels confessed that he had made that mistake years earlier with former castmember Eddie Murphy, who at that time had had a string of box-office disappointments.
Eddie Murphy reveals why he wasn't fired in big '80s
Jan 15, 2020 · In the first episode of SNL ’s new web series Stories From the Show, Murphy details his time on the NBC series, including his rocky start. His first episode as a cast member aired Dec. 13, 1980,...
Damon Wayans Sr. Says Eddie Murphy Predicted All the ‘SNL’ …
1 day ago · After just a year at SNL, Wayans would publicly force Lorne Michaels to release him from his contract by pulling a mid-sketch stunt that would live in infamy. Wayans recently spoke to the makers of the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night about his implosion on the show, admitting of Murphy’s prescient warnings, “Everything Eddie said came true.”
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Who Were Fired
Dec 23, 2023 · The book Saturday Night relates how Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo, the only two cast members popular enough to feel secure, giggled their way through the parade of departing fired faces, the...
Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live: Here's Why He Feuded With ... - Esquire
Dec 21, 2019 · Murphy's tenure coincided with some of the most tumultuous years of the show's run, when creator Lorne Michaels temporarily left the series. Amid the chaos that briefly reigned in Michaels'...
How Eddie Murphy Saved ‘SNL’ From Getting Canceled in the 1980s
For a brief period in the early 1980s, Lorne Michaels left “SNL” following disputes with network executives. Although he eventually returned in 1985, Lorne’s absence from the halls of Studio 8H...
Damon Wayans Got Fired from SNL After Advice from Eddie Murphy …
1 day ago · Lorne Michaels Once Said Saturday Night Live’s Original Cast Members Were All 'Stuck in Adolescence' “I knew Eddie Murphy and Eddie’s advice to me was, ‘Write your own sketches.
Lorne Michaels Says Joining SNL Can Be Upsetting for New Cast ... - Variety
Jun 18, 2024 · “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels continued to shoot down retirement rumors as he readies the NBC sketch comedy series for its upcoming 50th season.
Eddie Murphy And The 1980s 'SNL' Cast: Where Are They Now?
Feb 11, 2015 · In 1985, with the show once again facing the ax, Lorne Michaels returned from his five year hiatus to replace Dick Ebersol, who had done a good job of recruiting and capitalizing on star power...
'SNL' show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University …
3 days ago · “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University ... John Belushi, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. It also includes some of 80-year-old Michaels’ personal correspondence. SNL, the most Emmy Award-nominated show in ...