S8.E9

Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie

Episode aired Dec 11, 1982
TV-14
1h 30m

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Eddie Murphy in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Sketches include "Rubik's Grenade, Merry Christmas, Dammit!, Clysler-Prymouth, I Came, I Saw, I Came Again, Haram Scarem, Herpes Gone Bananas, Joy of Christmas, A Special Christmas Message."... Read allSketches include "Rubik's Grenade, Merry Christmas, Dammit!, Clysler-Prymouth, I Came, I Saw, I Came Again, Haram Scarem, Herpes Gone Bananas, Joy of Christmas, A Special Christmas Message." Musical numbers were "You Are and Truly"Sketches include "Rubik's Grenade, Merry Christmas, Dammit!, Clysler-Prymouth, I Came, I Saw, I Came Again, Haram Scarem, Herpes Gone Bananas, Joy of Christmas, A Special Christmas Message." Musical numbers were "You Are and Truly"

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Eddie Murphy

Self - Host…

Robin Duke

Various

Mary Gross

Various

Brad Hall

Saturday Night News Anchor…

Tim Kazurinsky

Various

Gary Kroeger

Various

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Various

Joe Piscopo

Various

Lionel Richie

Self - Musical Guest

Harry Anderson

Various

Don Pardo

Self - Announcer
(voice)

Frederick Koehler

Jimmy
(uncredited)

Steve Martin

Self
(uncredited)

Lisa Ruffin

Various
(uncredited)

The Saturday Night Live Band

Themselves
(uncredited)

Clint Smith

King Family Singer
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Nick Nolte was scheduled to host but he became too ill (he was hungover from a night of partying at Studio 54), so his 48 Heures (1982) co-star (and SNL cast member), Eddie Murphy took over as host. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The decision to have Murphy host upset the rest of the cast especially Joe Piscopo, who wanted to host the show as Frank Sinatra.

Quotes
Gumby: [breaking up a passionate kiss between Donnie and Marie Osmond] Hey, cut it out! Is this how you kids go Hawaiian? Give me a Break here!