When Eddie Murphy debuted on SNL in 1980, he instantly became the show’s biggest star — in large part because of the ...

As Saturday Night Live celebrates its landmark 50th season, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is reflecting on her early years on the show.

Eddie Murphy once rejected drugs offered by Robin Williams and John Belushi when he was just starting out in Hollywood.

And his origin was Saturday Night Live, and it’s a great training ground for some of the greatest entertainers that we’ve ever seen. And I think Eddie Murphy is at the top of that list.

He can do anything and he’s the anchor in the storm that is the show’s unpredictable live format. It’s easy to see why Eddie Murphy became a superstar. His characters and sketches felt ...

and delivered to the likes of Henry Winkler and Eddie Murphy. Wayans would work alongside the latter in 1984 action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop, and would later succeed Murphy on Saturday Night Live.

Saturday Night Live (SNL) premiered on NBC in October ... SNL has helped launch the careers of many cast members, including Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Chris ...

For his fourth time hosting “Saturday Night Live” (last time was in 2015 ... you could argue that he and “SNL” alum Eddie Murphy dominated movie comedies of the 1980s.

Those are just some of the classic combinations of "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" to star during the 50 seasons of "Saturday Night Live ... which include Eddie Murphy, Gilda Radner and ...