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  • Eddie Murphy nixed Bill Cosby impression at ‘SNL 40’ show

    02/19/2015 4:09:31 AM PST · by Colofornian · 20 replies
    NYPost.com ^ | Feb. 19, 2015 | Joe Tacopino
    Eddie Murphy was slated to do a Bill Cosby impression during “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th-anniversary show, but turned down the gig at the last minute so as not to “kick” the embattled comedian “when he was down,” another former “SNL” member revealed Wednesday. Murphy was expected to play Cosby during a “Celebrity Jeopardy!” skit with the category “Potent Potables” alluding to allegations Cosby spiked women’s drinks and raped them, Norm Macdonald tweeted. But Sunday, the day of the show, Murphy backed out. “He knew the laughs would bring the house down. Eddie Murphy knows what will work on ‘SNL’ better...