Eddie Murphy Admits 'Some of' His Old Jokes Are 'Cringey,' but Refuses to Say He Regrets Them

People ^ | December 31, 2019 | Jen Juneau

[DoodleBob]

Eddie Murphy's recent SNL hosting was a breath of fresh air. Part of what made Murphy successful was that he poked fun at EVERYONE equally. In addition, he usually did so with great insight and in a manner where we could all laugh at ourselves and also LEARN a little about others. His bits about Stevie Wonder and Italians & Rocky were classic.

In the end, I believe Murphy helped bring people together. Hopefully, his return to the comedy scene helps usher in an era where our culture is less divisive and less wokey.

[dfwgator]

“Hey boy, you look mighty cute in them jeans......”

[Vermont Lt]

Don’t let them cancel you Eddie.

“You are black and I am white,
Life’s an Eskimo Pie,
Let’s take a bite .”

Funny stuff he probably couldn’t say now.

[GenXteacher]

Dog barkin in the middle of the night....

[HonkyTonkMan]

ice cream, aunt bunny, uncle gus...classic

[dfwgator]

James Brown.....”Jump back, wanna kiss myself.....HEH!”

[Williams]

He should have told her to go to hell.

[dfwgator]

“Hey Elvis, how ‘bout some lemonade”

“Lemonade.......that cool refreshing drink!”

[Joe 6-pack]

His, "White Like Me" sketch on SNL was priceless.

[montag813]

"refuses to say he regrets them"

Why does he have to regret them?? WTF??

YOU ARE HERE --->

[dfwgator]

“We hangin’ and, like, it’s nice and all that s..., but I don’t appreciate all the flak. Personally, the piano and all the singing? I told you how I feel about the singing. I ain’t impressed. You want to impress me? Take the wheel for a while, mother.........”

[dfwgator]

“What a silly negro!”

[dfwgator]

“...and then the big brown shark came!”

[ExGeeEye]

"Ah, you don't know from funny!"

[HonkyTonkMan]

“We’re gonna win this race!” So many good ones (Gooneygoogoo). I re-watched Delirious a few years back and I forgot how many F-Bombs he uses. His red jacket cracks me up. He has such stage presence, engages the audience, and tells some funny stories. “Now that’s a fire!”

[jeffc]

The difference in the “lines you cannot cross” then and now is: then, you could make fun of everyone. Now, you can only make fun of conservatives....

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The 48hrs country bar scene was epic!

[Ezekiel]

‘Okay, I’m a kid saying that,’

[PghBaldy]

I am surprised Eddie does not get flack for this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalimar_Seiuli

[Jolla]

Nobody should apologize about different times in the past. Don Rickles, Archie Bunker, the South. None of us.