Eddie Murphy, who'd recently departed from the show ... but people still laughed," Griffin Dunne said of the sketch. "And then Lorne fired him pretty much as he walked off the stage," Griffin ...

There was a time when Eddie Murphy was worth his weight in gold. Following a stint on the stand-up comedy circuit, the New York native fronted several major movies in the 1980s. As Axel Foley, he ...

Eddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live ... he helped revive it during a fallow period when creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels had stepped away from his duties due to a ...

As much as an institution as "Saturday Night Live" may be, perhaps even more totemic is its creator and longtime executive producer - Canada's favorite son - Lorne Michaels. The show's 50th ...

Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career ... John Belushi, and Eddie Murphy, and is now in its 50th season. An anniversary special is slated for February 16.

Lorne Michaels, creator of "Saturday Night Live ... including Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Bill Murray. The Center says that the collection ...