Eddie Murphy Plans to Revive His Favorite Characters When He Hosts SNL
A special screening of Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name for Academy voters and VIPs like Andre Leon Talley, Tracy Morgan (wearing a black-and-green sweater featuring a designer spin on Mickey Mouse), and Jeff Ross just brought the house down at the Landmark at 57 West, a relatively new theater attached to the stylish Greek restaurant Ousia. Outside a group of Gen Z-ers were flipping out, pointing and holding their phones showing pictures of Murphy, the comedy legend who’s not only in the midst of a big comeback , but poised for his second Oscar nomination for his performance as ’ 70s singer , comedian, and actor Rudy Ray Moore. The Dolemite party was technically all about Murphy, but it might have been even more for the fans—both the voters inside itching for selfies and the kids out front, who eventually got a wave from Murphy himself. Everybody loves Eddie Murphy; everyone is thrilled he’s making funny movies again; and the packed, ...