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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve actually never heard a big name comic ever put down Eddie (maybe David spade) but they all seem to revere Eddie [/quote]

Sigh.

Spade made a silly joke on SNL about Eddie 25 years ago that made Eddie become irate and share his anger publicly.

It’s safe to assume every comic quickly realized Eddie is very thin-skinned and they couldn’t joke around with him/about him—which practically speaking translated into nobody commenting on him unless it was glowing praise.

Put another way: I think comics are more afraid of him than in awe of him.

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Yes, Eddie was mad about the David Spade SNL joke in the 90s. Eddie himself has said it bothered him because it came from SNL, a place he helped build. Spade has also said he regretted it, and they’ve both said publicly that it’s been squashed since then.

But turning that into “all comics are afraid of Eddie Murphy” is just dumb. There’s no evidence of that. One beef does not equal the entire comedy world walking on eggshells.

Also, if comics were “afraid” of him, you wouldn’t see so many of them openly calling him a legend or citing him as a major influence. Plenty of comics disagree on rankings or don’t think he’s the GOAT, and they’ve said that publicly without issue.

Eddie Murphy is one of the biggest comedy stars ever, and many comics respect his impact. You don’t need a conspiracy theory about fear to explain that.[/quote]

The fact that a former SNL cast member who was once a comedian couldn’t take a harmless joke aired during a SNL segment poking fun at a bunch of celebs proves he is thin-skinned…and obviously doesn’t have a sense of humor about himself (which is common for arrogant celebs).

The fact that the one-sided grudge/beef carried on for 25 years speaks volumes about Eddie.

I don’t think people truly fear him. Rather, they realize he can’t take a joke or any less than praiseworthy comments—and they don’t want to be on the receiving end of a 25 year Murphy grudge.
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