SNL: Eddie Murphy As Bill Cosby?
Comedian Norm Macdonald took to Twitter Wednesday evening to share a long but fascinating account about the behind-the-scenes drama that preceded “Saturday Night Live’s†40th anniversary extravaganza. Eddie Murphy, who made a brief cameo on the NBC special, was approached to impersonate Bill Cosby in “Celebrity Jeopardy,†a skit Macdonald wrote and originally created for the show, but Murphy turned down the offer the night. Too bad, because bringing Murphy back merely to canonize him made for lousy television.
