Eddie Murphy purportedly declined to imitate Cosby on 'SNL'

Bill Cosby released a statement today publicly thanking Eddie Murphy for refusing to impersonate him during a 'SNL40' sketch that aired this past weekend.

As Chris Rock said in his intro, had Murphy not came onto the show there was a very strong possibility it would have been canceled over 30 years ago. Many people were disappointed that Eddie didn't revive any of his old characters on the 40th

Eddie Murphy returned to “Saturday Night Live” with a monologue on Sunday night for its 40th anniversary special after more than 30 years away from the NBC show. The actor-comedian was apparently in discussions to play Bill Cosby — Murphy has been 

After calling Murphy an “elder statesman of American comedy,” Aykroyd admitted that he “would have loved it if he'd just gone off on that Eddie rant on somebody in the audience.” With so many celebrities in attendance, 

After calling Murphy an “elder statesman of American comedy,” Aykroyd admitted that he “would have loved it if he'd just gone off on that Eddie rant on somebody in the audience.” With so many celebrities in attendance,