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The Royal Penis will be cleaned…again.

That’s right, audiences will be going back to Zamunda (and probably Queens) in a sequel to the classic ‘80s comedy “Coming to America.” Hopefully, this means that Randy Watson and Sexual Chocolate will have a reunion, as well.

Deadline is reporting that Craig Brewer, director of “Black Snake Moan,” “Hustle & Flow,” and the upcoming “Dolemite is My Name,” has been hired to helm the long-awaited sequel to the Eddie Murphy comedy.

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There’s a reason The White Mandingos should remind me of the Public Enemy and Anthrax collaborations of yore, though - aside from the fact they're all awesome - I haven't found it yet. It may have something to do with the perfect blend of hip hop and crunchy rock guitars, meshing together, molding, but upon closer inspection, the White Mandingos are creating something very different, wholly distinct, and in this case supremely bad ass. The epic triumvirate of musicians responsible for The White Mandingoes are legendary in their genres. The hybrid talents of Murs (Living Legends), Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains), and Sacha Jenkins come together to, according to their Facebook page, “combine the old with the new in an effort to inspire you and slap you.” Sounds good to me. Their video for 'My First White Girl' fully embraces combining the old with the new, as well. Murs, dressed as Mr.

Raise your glasses and take off your penis casts, Newbies! Jess and her band of misfit boys are back! Last night’s double barrel premiere saw all the highs and lows of a quirky, button-nosed rollercoaster, from fire dancing to thwarted bathroom sex. Now to it!

The first ep, “Re-launch” rightly centered on Schmidt’s genitalia — old and unimproved, but no longer broken! Upon getting his cast removed, he rushed to host a “re-branding event,” and the theme would be “Danger” (perhaps inadvisable considering the party was about his penis). Nonetheless, it was on, and he planned to invite all the usual suspects — his urologist,...

Believe it or not, there was a time when Eddie Murphy wasn't just funny -- he was groundbreaking.

Yes, before starring in films like "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," "Meet Dave" and "Norbit," Murphy was the king of X-rated humor that focused on taboos like race and sexuality (all pretty normal from a comic nowadays).

So with his lighthearted "A Thousand Words" opening this weekend, let’s look back at his early work that didn't just pave the way for comics like Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, but made Eddie Murphy one of the funniest people on the planet.

'48 hrs.' (1982)

After spending four years becoming a huge star on "Saturday Night Live," Murphy moved to feature films, starring opposite Nick Nolte in this gruff comedy that pushed the boundaries of jokes about race. Murphy, playing a wisecracking convict who gets a 48-hour pass back into society to help...

This weekend, friend and former Bwe cute competitor Arpan Podduturi revealed to me his Halloween costume: Prince Akeem’s McDowell’s costume from Coming To America. Little did Arpan know that Coming To America is my #1 favorite movie of all time, i.e. I had 9 conniptions when I saw the pic, tossing a strawberry shake into his face while calling everyone I know on my Hamburger Phone to alert them to his genius. Then I wondered: Perhaps there were others. Other geniuses who also dressed up as folks from Coming to America. And there were, but not many. Below, the 10 Best Coming To America Halloween Costumes Ever. Sadly, I couldn’t find any of the Barbershop Guys… For the record, next year Dan Hopper and I are going like this. First up, Arpan himself! Hopefully he didn’t spend a cool $900 on this. 10. Prince Akeem: Sir, did you happen to...

The new comedy "Take Me Home Tonight" celebrates the 1980s and all its excesses, from Mercedes-worship to Frankie Goes To Hollywood telling us all to relax.

The '80s was a time of rampant materialism and mohawks, and the only way people got through it -- like WWII -- was with laughter.

In honor of Topher Grace's nostalgic comedy, we're celebrating the 25 most-uniquely only-in-the-80's comedies, the ones where the hair was froofy, Eddie Murphy still brought the funny, and the geek inherited the Earth.

25. 'The Naked Gun' (1988)

The same team that made "Airplane!" decided to bring their anarchic brand of humor to the small screen with "Police Squad" (In Color), but the satire of TV cop shows only lasted a measly six episodes. After the show gained a cult following, the trio decided to resurrect Leslie Nielsen's accident-prone Lieutenant Frank Drebin to surprising success and a comedic trilogy,...