Lorne Michaels Admits Infamous SNL Eddie Murphy Crack Was a Mistake
On Tuesday, Martin Short interviewed Lorne Michaels. It happened right here in Lalaland at the Beverly Hilton, as part of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society’s ongoing “newsmakers” luncheon series.
Since FishbowlLA will go to its grave wondering how spectacular the 2011 Oscars might have been if Eddie Murphy had remained at the host-helm, we couldn’t help but zero in on the last paragraph of a report by senior Hollywood Reporter TV writer Lacey Rose:
Michaels confessed that he had made that mistake [making fun of one of “his own”] years earlier with former cast member Eddie Murphy, who at that time had had a string of box office disappointments.
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