Eddie Murphy Reveals Why He Opted Out of 'SNL 40' Gig as Bill Cosby : Entertainment : Latin Post
- 9 years ago
Nobody does a better Bill Cosby impression than the legendary comedian, Eddie Murphy.
Back in the 80s, Murphy reprised the 78-year-old actor in the "Saturday Night Live", but when he was asked to do it again in the variety show's 40th year, the funnyman turned the offer down.
He could have, if not for Cosby running all over the news, being accused of more than 50 sexual assaults.
In a lengthy interview with The Washington Post, Murphy said he declined to do the role because nothing is funny about Cosby as of the moment.
Murphy also added that doing the sketch is just horrible.
"If you get up there and you crack jokes about him, you're just hurting people.
You're hurting him.
You're hurting his accusers.
I was like, 'Hey, I'm coming back to SNL for the anniversary, I'm not turning my moment on the show into this other thing,'" he added.
The comedian also said that he "totally understood" why "SNL" wanted him to do the stint, given his impressive reenactment of Cosby back when he was still with "SNL."
Back in the 80s, Murphy reprised the 78-year-old actor in the "Saturday Night Live", but when he was asked to do it again in the variety show's 40th year, the funnyman turned the offer down.
He could have, if not for Cosby running all over the news, being accused of more than 50 sexual assaults.
In a lengthy interview with The Washington Post, Murphy said he declined to do the role because nothing is funny about Cosby as of the moment.
Murphy also added that doing the sketch is just horrible.
"If you get up there and you crack jokes about him, you're just hurting people.
You're hurting him.
You're hurting his accusers.
I was like, 'Hey, I'm coming back to SNL for the anniversary, I'm not turning my moment on the show into this other thing,'" he added.
The comedian also said that he "totally understood" why "SNL" wanted him to do the stint, given his impressive reenactment of Cosby back when he was still with "SNL."