Eddie Murphy Carson Tonight Show 1987

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Johnny going toe to toe with an “in his prime” Eddie Murphy. Love this. Johnny was still sharp. 62 vs 26. Great chemistry.

[@misisipimike]

If you watch recent interviews with Eddie he's getting back to his prime. But yeah, nothing can replace 80s Eddie.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

And Eddie is 63 looking 40

[@SandraLily2]

I'll never get tired of Eddie's infectious laugh.

[@johnsjohnson448]

Mr. Carson had great admiration for Eddie and it shows. Thanks for sharing.

[@romulus_]

Perhaps to an extreme. He seemed somewhat insecure, hence the jokes that teeter on the edge of racist tropes to attempt to reduce him in stature. And I'm not one to pull that card frequently.

[@johnsjohnson448]

@@romulus_ There was also a huge generational difference between them as well. Mr. Carson spoke as someone from his generation did. Everyone could take a joke.

[@k9element]

Johnny loved the innovative comics

[@christosdelos3318]

Eddie is 62 now. The same age as Johnny was in this episode.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Wow. And looks 30 years younger

[@shunjohn3567]

@@mikekillagreen9432 not 30 but he looks good tho

[@mikekillagreen9432]

@@shunjohn3567 It's my opinion. You can have your own.

[@Matthew-S75]

Trippy

[@F_And]

If Eddie Murphy was still doing standup (assuming he didn’t say it already), he’d probably say “Black don’t crack, they coke… and speaking of Richard Pryor…”.

[@mikewhite4560]

Johnny & Eddie were GOLD together....

[@TBThatGuy]

Hell yea they were

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

It's so obvious how much Eddie had matured from 1984 to 1987. In three years he became so much more comfortable and confident in himself. And so much more mature. A true professional.

[@dean3434]

I thought that back then he was very mature and open-minded with his observations as well as courageous.

[@AliasJimWirth]

I watched both of those movies, and they are excellent. Murphy is a quality actor.

[@ebarber6101]

Johnny Carson was absolutely the best!

[@GmanBadmon20]

I dont think Eddie is arrogant at all. I think hes aware that Johnny Carson historically sets people up. I think Johnny liked Eddie but knew Eddie was really quick(witty) and unpredictable so he was careful to not get himself embarrassed on his own show. If you ask Eddie a dumb question he will give you a dumb answer. Hes still like that today.

[@tonyjackson4078]

Conan did it with Norm MacDonald and Bill Burr all the time.

[@ErinDeNis]

He was confident and super sexy

[@TBSoHonorable]

Right! Same Eddie in 2024

[@pauladouglas9891]

Eddie just has supreme confidence.

[@aronyonas7563]

He is funny & intelligent

[@dean3434]

Yep, Eddie Murphy! He was and I'm sure still is so perceptive about human behaviors and the social psychology of it all among us. His observations transposed to his humor are what are still needed. Especially now. Dean Seattle

[@Kat-yk8sf]

Eddie’s always so smooth & hilarious 💖

[@ryanbell8724]

That's the style

[@antoniochapman3986]

Eddie Murphy sucks now

[@tictactoe4431]

@@antoniochapman3986 Bull

[@antoniochapman3986]

@@tictactoe4431 he does alright.

[@philrisser6853]

was this SHow before Raw was released

[@TomDeLaCruz]

1987 Eddie Murphy Beverly hills cop 2, Raw, and michael jackson Bad

[@blachubear]

Also Prince-"Sign Of The Times", Eric B & Rakim-"Paid In Full" album & L.L. Cool J-"Bigger & Deffer".

[@sbrooks904]

And The year I was born

[@nicoleraheem1195]

@@blachubear Facts

[@gadafi5616]

Nah you gotta be trolling bro...Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ was Wesley Snipes....Eddie was in ‘Remember the Time’😂😂😂

[@antoniochapman3986]

Eddie was on top of the world around this time and now he sucks like hell.

[@Matthew-S75]

Dude, Carson's banter is so much better than some other talk shows I've seen, if not the best of em all. At least in America, Britain is pretty good good as well & I dont speak any other language, so I can't speak for other places.

[@christinamitchell6796]

Loved this interview it is very interesting at the beginning, very different and intriguing seeing the interview progress. It got hilarious from the middle on, these two men had very strong and confident personalities and I enjoyed their maneuver of one another. Love Eddie's confidence, yet humble honesty. Loved Johnny's way of engaging presence, stepping back so his guest could shine and praising him.

[@Rex69Rutherford]

Very astute observation of the dynamic between these two .... yeah, they both adapted well to each other by the midpoint.

[@akhrormuminov7180]

One of the greatest!

[@boblozaintherealworld3577]

Listen to some of Murphy's early stand-up routines. He is one talented dude! Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2 are great. And Johnny was always a big fan of comedians. He knew just how to have a conversation with Murphy. Good stuff!

[@manofiske3318]

Murphy _is_ indeed, as you say, 'one talented dude' , however, the films you cite were/are lame.

[@boblozaintherealworld3577]

@@manofiske3318 Did I really mention the BHC movies? I take it back. Thanks for calling me out.

[@walterkoziol3822]

He knew how to handle ALL of his guests.

[@boblozaintherealworld3577]

@@walterkoziol3822 Absolutely.

[@danalamb8398]

Eddie Murphy at his best..thanks Eddie!

[@patwalker8771]

Eddie Murphy is the greatest of all-time. I was lucky to be raised in the 80’s by absolute comedic geniuses and he was tops. He made my dad and I cry from laughing so hard while he was dying of cancer when I was a teen. Thank you for the great memories, Eddie! Absolute GOAT and you can see your strong mark on comedy today. 🇺🇸❤️

[@robb5469]

It’s so interesting looking at this from today’s perspective. When Johnny asks what he spends his money on and makes suggestions you can see Eddie calls out Johnny for perceiving him as a stereotypical simple black male who likes shiny objects, even the using caricature accent that racist films used to give black people, all to drive home the point to Johnny. But he was smooth with it and had it flow through the conversation without much notice of the audience, all while being funny the whole time. Some people just have that kind of charisma

[@sarhadkasmarogi6908]

A typical white liberal the great savior

[@mariamoncadabeldenvillagedash]

That old racist white man was no match for Eddie

[@dreamawake2670]

Ok mangina

[@deanjollow2892]

I remember laying in bed watching this , Johnny was a true gem in television history

[@6time686]

And the question Johnny slipped in.. "Did you bring a gang with you tonight?"

[@christinespiers-wy9kr]

Love Eddie Murphy!

[@Bottle-Blonde]

2024 and Eddie Murphy's humor transcends.

[@josemedeiros007]

Eddie Murphy is one of my favorite actors, I always enjoy watching his movies. I am looking forward to watching Beverly Hills Cop 4 next month!

[@ryanbell8724]

I'll always love Eddie he reminds me so much of my farther, i wish he was still living😢

[@nadiaglaspy8055]

Awwww bless ur heart I'm sorry to hear that 😣

[@ryanbell8724]

@@nadiaglaspy8055 I like to bless you! With your sexy looking self😘

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

​@ChangingTides777He was speaking 🗣️ of his father wishing he were still alive whom Murph reminded him of.

[@richcollins4208]

jacket is fire

[@yudahel8521]

Maaaannnnn

[@jesuspiecepapi]

Crazy thing is, its merch for RAW

[@F_And]

Smh at people getting stretched for that

[@boblozaintherealworld3577]

still re-watching. two classics from two generations. Johnny is typical mid-western but he came up thru everything a comedian has done. not the same as Eddie obviously, but they can relate.

[@terrenceolivido741]

also Eddie is sooo good about presenting himself as ... himself. he is very comfortable.

[@JustDeJane]

Love Eddie’s confidence

[@djasynchronous7777]

man Eddy was a master in this interview, he could of got his back up, true champ 🏆

[@BadDad01]

Eddie was just naturally a very funny guy..

[@mikewhite4560]

WAS? IS.....

[@courylanders4142]

​@@mikewhite4560 Excatly!!! Thus he's a comic.

[@maximillianalexander7052]

Love the way Eddie gave Carson the discreet middle finger when he said “why don’t you go steal his bike” 😀

[@dean3434]

I think you have it wrong. He as simply resting his hand on his face for a moment. Nothing deliberate at all.

[@ctina100]

Yeah, I think he did😂 (@around 6:10)

[@Durante_di_Alighiero]

It was his index finger not his middle finger.

[@gelfie2208]

This period is peak Eddie Murphy, and this clip was a lot of fun. I missed this by maybe 5 years. But I saw all the big EM movies by the time '91 rolled round. And had Delirious and Raw on a ratty dubbed cassette. Huge fan of the man. From 48 Hours through to Another 48 Hours... all brilliant (except American Defence, anyway!).

[@Aarona_TheVirgo]

🙌🏽 YES this is GOLD

[@kawaiiafangirl]

Everyone here is either saying Johnny is a racist or that Eddie is arrogant. Am I the only one who thinks neither? I don't find anything wrong with this interview (perhaps aside from Carson's use of the word "gang").

[@vincemvagusta68]

I thought gang was a bit funny, too many woke snowflakes these days, like the fa_police Eddie made fun of :)

[@allendracabal0819]

You are not alone. I feel the same way.

[@dreamawake2670]

​@BobbyB Men aren't offended like little girls. Stop being a bitch and claim that todays butthurt culture has anything mature about it. More like if you you don't say what i want i will silence you.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@bobbyb9907... what they were* saying (we're = we are) / it* takes* a long time ...

[@joemarshall4226]

eddie's father was murdered when he was 8….he spent time in an institution for kids with tough home situations a while with his brother

[@howieloso]

Eddie further described how his dad was murdered at just 28 years old: “He (Eddie’s dad, Charles) was a victim of the Murphy charm chuckles. A woman stabbed my father. I never got all the logistics. It was supposed to be one of those crimes of passion: ‘If I can’t have you, then no one else will’ kind of deal. Someone said to me one day, ‘That’s why you don’t trust women.’ Get the fu*k outta here. What are you, a fu*%ing psychiatrist?” said Eddie. “I don’t think the two have anything to do with each other. But I was really fu*%ed up about his death. It was really traumatic.” Eddie also said, “I do have two fathers,” referring to his biological dad, Charles, and his stepfather, Vernon. EDDIE’S STEPFATHER DIED IN HIS ARMS…www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/eddie-murphy-painfully-detailed-dad-brutally-killed-2/

[@stavros693000]

i didnt know that he died when eddie was only 8, thats rough man!.....wasnt he a police officer and had a short pro boxing career?

[@aaroniic]

@@stavros693000 His mother married his stepdad when he was still very young. His step dad was a boxer.

[@Nino-zg4ux]

Eddie was fly

[@christinespiers-wy9kr]

I’m blessed to have so many wonderful friends!

[@alanm7875]

That was cool of Eddie to stick around till the end of the show,lol

[@AndyAcker]

Noted that. Classy af.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Probably a thrill for Jane. Wonder if they hooked up after the show. She’s still very attractive.

[@allendracabal0819]

That was standard on the Tonight Show in that era. To NOT stick around would be rude.

[@MonaLisa-mx7dh]

I LOOOOOVE EDDIE

[@Behzey2fly]

RIP Charlie Murphy

[@silverscreenpreviews]

Eddie's The Best

[@frankrichards3089]

This is so awesome

[@georgeryerson5788]

love eddie and what a fun surprise jane leeves .

[@allendracabal0819]

I thought she stayed until the end.

[@andraeparis]

Love It

[@alwaysintosomethin_05]

I want Eddie’s “Raw” jacket he has on in this interview

[@jesuspiecepapi]

I love carson, and how he deals with a young Eddie Murphy, Murphy is very good at taking over, but with Carson, he seemed to keep his role as a guest, Carson is a legend

[@mikekillagreen9432]

The bit about the special lady is hilarious. That's straight into Boomerang

[@georgerebic1240]

How greatbwas it when johnny made the shoeshiner joke and eddie cracked up. Really gave him the laugh that time. And then Johnny backs it up with, you should steal his bike and eddie laughs again!! Two geniuses cracking eachother up. Absolutely beautiful!!

[@tyrelltaylor5741]

The great of all time

[@AB-nb2ic]

Woah... maybe till Chapelle showed up

[@josephcalderon906]

Yeah,sure.

[@taurushamilton2739]

Eddie was brilliant back in the day 😝

[@lingtheking]

His Swagger ✨

[@dogbarbill]

A bonus here! A short clip with Jane Leeves who went on to be "Daphne Moon" on Frasier.

[@antoniochapman3986]

Eddie Murphy biggest movie star in the world. Eddie was awesome in the 80s fell off in the 90s.

[@Riles3152]

He did not fall off in the 90s. Boomerang, the nutty professor, Dr. Dolittle would suggest otherwise. He was more so hit and miss in the 90s.

[@dafuk303]

Didn't fall off. We fall back. Big diff.

[@loukanee]

Ion know his catalog in the 90s was tough too 🔥🔥

[@georginasiaw6605]

He didn’t fall off

[@yungmemphis5427]

Eddie played him lol look at that big watch Amos

[@davenorth8922]

That part had a distinct Old School Racist spin on it. EM didn't appreciate it after all the work that got him on this show.

[@zjaz8000]

Johnny Carson’s the gold and diamond standard of late night talk show hosts… bar none… well, maybe Letterman’s an exception!

[@elizabethilling9387]

"Do you like afros?' Jane is not quick witted. Ida be runnin my fingers through it, as my response. Eddie's wit and judgements were great indications of his intellect. I pray he is happy and healthy today. You were wonderfully created Eddie. I thank God for sharing you with us.

[@mjg6874]

It was a good interaction..Johnny was somewhat edgy but the comebacks from both of them were good laughs..Eddie really relaxed by the end of the interview..two titans of the moment feelin’ each other’s roles out👍

[@3SIDEGOOF]

“What was interesting, it was Floyd the shoeshine man who said that” CARSON IS A NUT 🤣🤣🤣

[@ricg.4435]

The 80's!

[@PeterZeeke]

This is like the sequel to trading places

[@MICHAEL_MAY_8]

People need to stop throwing the word "racist" around! Smh. Eventually, it'll lose its meaning. At worst...Carson was stereotypical in this interview. Racism and stereotyping are two VERY different things!!!

[@tictactoe4431]

People like you need to shut up.

[@citygirl5705]

Yeah, so Johnny asked Eddie some different questions because he's black. Big deal. Some people have to try and find racism everywhere.

[@ctina100]

People were not as sensitive back then, but there were parts that were cringe. Eddie handled those instances perfectly, laughed & they moved on. Good interview overall!

[@JohnDoe-uu6jl]

Great interview, 2 masters going toe to toe. We have the jimmies now it’s so sad😂

[@tomgardner8825]

eddie and richard-my guys

[@D.u.d.e.r]

Eddie is an amazing actor👍👍

[@Davids-fb9ub]

That's true man, I am actually close to his age here, I have couple of friends from high school I keep in touch with..it is hard to make new ones after high school. Though I made one I work with recently last year..so I got lucky!

[@louisbroadway4392]

“Well we have a young lady by the name of Ellen Degeneres”... who knew what she would become? It’s funny to hear him speak of Ellen as an amateur

[@ghettomist1575]

Louis Broadway Eddie and Ellen started around the same time. It’s crazy how fast Eddie became that big.

[@luislorenzana4519]

Is it ellen becuse on Her show she said she never meet eddie Murphy youtube ellen meets eddie fir the first time

[@gjaysmith]

@Shahaan Singh xxcxxxxxc

[@mikestevenson576]

@@luislorenzana4519 I know it's strange but very plausible that she didn't meet Eddie here. He was a movie star lead guest. She was a comic who did not get called to the couch after her set.

[@m42037]

Too bad he's still on television I mean her or 🤔

[@emmyjohnny970]

I think this show aired originally in 1987, not 86; Cop 2 came out that year.

[@stevenjohnson7442]

I believe you're absolutely right.

[@TurboLazer007]

It says RAW on his jacket

[@emmyjohnny970]

@@TurboLazer007 Yes and Raw cam out in Dec of 87'.

[@nickstrapko7549]

Jane Leaves . She was one of Hills Angles,( Benny Hill) and of course Daphne Moon on Frasier. Amazing !!!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Hill's Angels*

[@mikekillagreen9432]

He said remember Clint. He's referring to his childhood friend who played the other barber opposite Arsenio Hall and Eddie in Coming to America.

[@worldlove8702]

David letterman did the same thing in three different interviews, always asking him about his money and what he buys.

[@davidfoley2131]

You can see that Johnny really likes Eddie

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Hmmm, interesting. I'm a real Tonight Show and Johnny Carson buff. Ask me anything about the show. Surprisingly I didn't see this segment over the years, perhaps I did watch it like 10 or 20 years ago. Anyway one thing really sticks out here. If you know anything about Johnny, then you would also pick up on it. Johnny did it with many superstars. He would assert his position as the host of the show and not show any fear. He did it to Dean Martin and others too. So in this segment he keeps nailing Eddie about the bike theft. It WAS Eddie who brought it up, mind you. Johnny wasn't racist at all, you guys are merely confused.

[@aamaliyahkhan1524]

Its that best African American accent ❤❤❤

[@NICKEYBLACK35]

Johnny and his so-called subliminal racist questions, humor, and jokes. Eddie handled you buddy.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

YES HE DID!! EDDIE had class man. He handled that well🥰

[@Norwegianization]

@@nicoleraheem1195 has it been any other guests on these kind of shows who experienced the same racist questions, and humiliations? i'd like to watch them on youtube if there is any.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

@@Norwegianization Certainly. Look at Minister Farrakhan on Phil Donahue.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

But I think the hosts are trained to speak that way because Oprah is shady asf (underhanded) too. Check out Oprah with Mariah Carey And Wendy Williams With Whitney Houston. I wouldn't say it's racism completely because I've witnessed Oprah and Wendy ask the same degrading type of questions.

[@MICHAEL_MAY_8]

LMFAO! 😂😂😂 Racism and stereotyping are two different things Nostradumbass!

[@m42037]

BHC4 is coming soon. His words after "Coming 2 America" is complete

[@bryanharrell5303]

Did Eddie hook up with Daphne from Frasier?

[@HelloRound9]

😮

[@Lofirobot89]

Back when people were just people and it wasn’t all PC feelings hurt so easy. Walking on eggshells or you lose your career.

[@jamesten]

This is been somewhat edited down.

[@JoJoGunn1956]

Yes, very amateurish.

[@willx_1]

Eddie Murphy is the best, he handled johnny's sws a** slick comments like a G.

[@jabbrown10]

That gang comment especially

[@daniwarren2955]

I can here all the characters from nutty professor!!❤

[@FestiFesti31]

sure u do😂😂😂

[@christinespiers-wy9kr]

Where can I watch the Johnny Carson show?

[@Mister006]

Yeah, Jane Leeves was HotAF back in '87! She was promoting for a 2nd season of "Throb" sitcom. She ended up with a TV exec.

[@johnpendarvis7885]

Johnny got one in with the shoeshine joke.

[@cher_sh]

From SNL, to stand-up shows, Bev Hill's Cop 1, Beverly Hills Cop 2, now Beverly Hills Axel F. Many movies, Coming to America Harlem Nights The Klumps Bowfinger Norbit voice of Donkey Shrek 1&2 The one when he casted as a Veterinarian and talked with the animals, Dr. Dolittle, Raw, Delirious, RogersNeighborhood and Buckwheat skits/shorts on SNL. Myriad of creativity. My husband and I and family enjoy the laughs 😅😂😊😅🎉🎉🎉

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

He was cast* (the word "casted" does not exist) and Norbit was an absolutely shitty movie.

[@broadwayjoenamath2151]

Eddie had America by the ass in '87‼️

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

Watch how much different Ellen looks in her older days. This isn't Ellen. Ellen was a bit overweight had shoulder length hair and was absolutely not what we see today. So humble. I didn't think her stand up was very funny at all. But obviously someone in a high place did. Tbh I didn't like her much then and now I can't even sit through five minutes of her show. And then I found it how bad ,rude, and cruel she is to her employees and I didn't think I could dislike her more than I already had. But nope, seeing that she was such a phony and a very mean person made me just despise the woman. And I really hope after her treatment issues of her colleagues was known that her career is now dead and buried. She really didn't deserve what she had to begin with so please! See ya later!

[@stevenjohnson7442]

Couldn't have been broadcast in 1986, as Beverly hills Cop 2, was released in May 87.

[@bender75]

LOL, Ellen was the next guest! :D

[@erikbelanger4551]

They made johnny that smoking room. 😂

[@timwhetstone9285]

Eddie was a cool customer from the get-go.

[@antoniochapman3986]

Back when Eddie Murphy was cool.

[@camxdidxthat]

Was? Eddie is 60 and would take your girl is a second.

[@bunnie12345]

stfu antonio ..u r a loser !

[@illstatechicago23]

Eddie handled Johnny Carson's stereotyping, ignorance, and racist quips EXCEPTIONALLY WELL if you ask me🤷🏾‍♂️💯😉👍🏽 well done💯💯💯

[@michaelg.tucker6363]

The only racist is racists like you who assume that if a White man asks a Black man those questions it has to be out of racist motives and that the White man is a racist. Because Black people would never, ever ask White people questions like that.... Only an ignorant racist thinks that way.

[@williest1]

9:45 - "I have a... Friend." Whitney Houston

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Wild Charlie Murphy was a boxwe then his career took off on Chappelle Show

[@derekcooper3549]

Was Ed part of the Carson show ?..coz he was always there

[@anotheryoutubeaccount9852]

Lol - you must be 8 years old!

[@robertthompson3941]

(Where Eddie IS originally from!

[@robertthompson3941]

-s+??????

[@Gollyfats]

His pants are so tight lol

[@swacfan100]

Pants were more form fitting then. Skinny Jeans they wear today? Thats what you call tight.

[@lloydcountess2744]

I don't think Johnny was racist at all.

[@Chris-wj8fz]

Richard Pryor and eddie murphy

[@donniedemarco]

7:22 GREAT COMEBACK

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Edward Regan Murphy, conocido artísticamente como Eddie Murphy (Brooklyn, Nueva York; 3 de abril de 1961)

[@holybear]

"Do your laugh for me." How embarrassing. 🙄 When people did that to Eddie when he was on stage he'd tell them to fuck off.