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What to stream this weekend: Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills, Emma Roberts in space, 'Bluey' minisodes
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills, Emma Roberts in space, 'Bluey' minisodesThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include an album from country music star Zach Bryan, Eddie Murphy reprising his role as Axel Foley and Discovery Channelโs annual โShark Weekโ hoping to bite off a chunk of primetime viewership.
Detroitโs favorite non-robot police officer returns in first trailer for new Beverly Hills Cop sequel
Read full article: Detroitโs favorite non-robot police officer returns in first trailer for new Beverly Hills Cop sequelBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F follows street-smart Detroit police officer Axel Foley who, again, needs to go to Los Angeles to solve a crime in a jurisdiction that DPD most definitely doesnโt cover.
โGuys like us get the last laughโ: Axel Foley teaches Lions quarterback Jared Goff about Detroit
Read full article: โGuys like us get the last laughโ: Axel Foley teaches Lions quarterback Jared Goff about DetroitDetroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff received advice from Beverly Hills Cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) on adjusting to the city after he departed from the Los Angeles Rams.
Russell Brand questioned by London police over 6 more sexual offense claims, UK media say
Read full article: Russell Brand questioned by London police over 6 more sexual offense claims, UK media sayBritish media report that comedian Russell Brand has been questioned for a second time by police investigating allegations of sexual offenses.
Eddie Murphy wants 'Candy Cane Lane' to put you in the Christmas spirit for years to come
Read full article: Eddie Murphy wants 'Candy Cane Lane' to put you in the Christmas spirit for years to comeEddie Murphy fondly remembers watching classic Christmas movies as a child with his family during the holidays.
BBC says 2 more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand's behavior
Read full article: BBC says 2 more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand's behaviorThe BBC says two more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand since the broadcaster launched a review into the actor and comedianโs behavior.
New this week: Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith and 'You People'
Read full article: New this week: Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith and 'You People'This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Sam Smith and Elle King, the return of Jennifer Lopez in the rom-com โShotgun Wedding,โ and the TV show โPoker Face,โ starring Natasha Lyonne as a wise-cracking, friendly drifter who has an uncanny ability to immediately know if someone is lying.
Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for 'Baskets,' dies at 68
Read full article: Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for 'Baskets,' dies at 68Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely and Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series โBaskets,โ has died at age 68.
Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame
Read full article: Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of FameFILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES โ Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organizationโs show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color. Iโm very moved.โMurphy went on to send a message to Hall about his famous red leather suit from his 1983 stand-up special โDelirious.โโMy red suit was not that tight Arsenio,โ Murphy said. โI get a lot of cracks about that red suit.
Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
Read full article: Eddie Murphy to be inducted into NAACP Hall of FameFILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES โ Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The NAACP Image Awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will also simulcast on BET, MTV, VH1, MTV2, BET HER and LOGO.
33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda
Read full article: 33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to ZamundaNEW YORK โ When Eddie Murphy made the original โComing to America,โ he was, almost indisputably, the funniest man in America. โNow I take nothing for granted and appreciate everything.โThirty-three years after โComing to America,โ Murphy and Hall have returned to Zamunda. At the barbershop, where Murphy and Hall also reprise their characters, the conversation bounces from Teslas to transgender people. Before making โBlack Panther,โ Murphy has said Ryan Coogler approached him about a โComing to Americaโ sequel. Ruth E. Carter designed the costumes of both โBlack Pantherโ and โComing 2 America.โ Both were shot in Atlanta.
Fun movies for New Years
Read full article: Fun movies for New YearsYou likely have a long 3-day weekend coming up and itโs the perfect time to relax and zone out with a good movie. Movie reviewer Greg Russell gave us some fun movie suggestions. Jack is the single guy who has an apartment, but all the married guys he works with want to use his apartment to have a party. Then his old lover ends up at his apartment and they find out they were meant for each other. Watch the video to see what else Greg recommends you watch for New Years!
Tommy โTinyโ Lister, who played Deebo in โFriday,โ dies
Read full article: Tommy โTinyโ Lister, who played Deebo in โFriday,โ diesFILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister greets fans as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" at the Microsoft Theater. Tommy Tiny Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the Friday films, has died. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ Tommy โTinyโ Lister, a former professional wrestler who was known for his bullying Deebo character in the โFridayโ films, has died. His character was known for his infamous line โGet knocked out like your father used to.โโRIP Tiny โDeeboโ Lister,โ Ice Cube said Thursday night on Instagram. โWWE is saddened to learn that Tom โTinyโ Lister, known as Zeus to the WWE Universe, passed away today,โ the WWE said in a tweet.
New this week: Selena series, 'Shameless' and Shawn Mendes
Read full article: New this week: Selena series, 'Shameless' and Shawn MendesBecause live shows arenโt really a thing in 2020, sheโs launching a holiday TV special on Apple TV+ on Friday. โMariah Careyโs Magical Christmas Specialโ will includes a mix of musical performances and dancing with amination. โ Shawn Mendes released his debut album in 2015 and heโs dropping his fourth effort Friday. Along with the album is the Netflix documentary called โShawn Mendes: In Wonder,โ which is available for streaming and follows Mendesโ rise and journey over the last few years. โ Christmas came early when Carrie Underwood released her first holiday album in September, and on Thursday sheโll debut a musical TV special to accompany the album.
'Coming 2 America' to launch on Amazon Prime in March
Read full article: 'Coming 2 America' to launch on Amazon Prime in MarchโComing 2 America,โ the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy, has landed on a date to come to audiences. The film which reunites Murphy and Arsenio Hall will debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021, Amazon Studios said Friday. Originally a Paramount Pictures theatrical release, the studio sold the film to the streamer last month but had yet to finalize a date. โComing to America was a cultural phenomenon that is one of the most loved and celebrated comedies of all time,โ said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, in a statement. โWe know audiences around the world will fall in love with this hilarious, joyful movie that will surely become a timeless favorite.โJames Earl Jones, Shari Headley and John Amos will also be reprising their roles alongside new additions like Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and KiKi Layne.
'Saturday Night Live' has best season opener since 2016
Read full article: 'Saturday Night Live' has best season opener since 2016โSaturday Night Liveโ scored its biggest season premiere audience in four years and second best in 12 years, emphasizing the importance of presidential election time for the NBC comedy show. During a busy week for news and sports, โSaturday Night Liveโ was the most-watched entertainment show, despite starting at 11:35 p.m. on the East Coast, the Nielsen company said. With 8.24 million viewers, it was the second most-watched โSNLโ episode since May 2017, with the exception being last December's triumphant return of Eddie Murphy. โWe needed โSaturday Night Liveโ to rise to the occasion for this moment, and it didn't,โ agreed Eric Deggans, critic for National Public Radio. โDebate Analysis,โ NBC, 6.94 million.
Oops, says Emmy: 'This Is Us' actor gets award after mix-up
Read full article: Oops, says Emmy: 'This Is Us' actor gets award after mix-up(The Television Academy via AP)LOS ANGELES โ In a virtual Emmys version of the wrong-winner Oscars gaffe, Ron Cephas Jonesโ guest actor award for โThis Is Usโ was announced for another nominee, Jason Bateman. In a voice-over announcement, Bateman was declared the winner for his guest appearance on HBO's โThe Outsider,โ while the screen displayed Jones' name. He expressed delight when learning that the pair made Emmy history as the first father and daughter to win in the same year. More than 100 cameras are being deployed to nominees at home and elsewhere so winners can accept their award in real time. Other winners Saturday included Eddie Murphy, whose return to โSaturday Night Liveโ after more than three decades earned the star his first Emmy Award, for guest comedy series actor.
Keegan-Michael Key, Better Made potato chips and Wesley...
Read full article: Keegan-Michael Key, Better Made potato chips and Wesley...While promoting the film with co-star Wesley Snipes, Key was visited by movie reviewer Greg Russell who had a present. Two bags of Detroit's Better Made potato chips. The ladies at "Multimedia Makeup Academy" pulled off an amazing Halloween makeover live on the show in only 40 minutes. You have to have a few tricks up your sleeve after you've competed on Food Network's "Halloween Baking Championship." Detroit Food Scene!!
Eddie Murphy, Keegain-Michael Key and Will Smith shine on screen in these new movies
Read full article: Eddie Murphy, Keegain-Michael Key and Will Smith shine on screen in these new moviesThere's something for everyone at the box office this weekend from a spooky Halloween children's movie, to a standout Eddie Murphy comedy. Greg Russel sat down with Jason Carr to talk more. This new take on the classic tale is geared towards kids, making it the perfect family film to see this weekend. Greg Russel says the movie deals with the deep question, "how do you battle yourself?" "Dolemite is My Name " is a biographical comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, and Wesley Snipes.
Eddie Murphy plans return to standup comedy
Read full article: Eddie Murphy plans return to standup comedyBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Eddie Murphy has multiple upcoming projects and a standup tour sounds like one of them. "Next year I am going to tour, do some standup," Murphy revealed while speaking on the "Present Company with Krista Smith" Netflix podcast. No dates, no cites, no official tour announced, but he will be on stage working out material for a potential comedy special with Netflix. Murphy's 1987 comedy special "Raw" earned more that $50 million. In 2011, Murphy said he had no interest in making family movies any more, and basically disappeared from public eye.
Hollywood Minute: Taylor Swift album debuts huge
Read full article: Hollywood Minute: Taylor Swift album debuts hugeTaylor Swift's "Lover" sets records on its first day, "Lawrence of Arabia" is back in theaters, and Eddie Murphy will be back on SNL! The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.
'SNL' announces Eddie Murphy, Phoebe Waller-Bridge will host
Read full article: 'SNL' announces Eddie Murphy, Phoebe Waller-Bridge will hostNew faces include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the Emmy-nominated star and creator of Amazon's "Fleabag," and David Harbour, who is known for roles such as Netflix's "Stranger Things" and the upcoming Marvel film "Black Widow." She will host the October 5 episode, featuring musical guest Taylor Swift. "SNL" kicks off what will be its 45th season on September 28 with host Woody Harrelson and musical guest Billie Eilish. Kristen Stewart will host the November 2 episode, with a musical guest who has yet to be announced. The "SNL" lineup so far:Sept. 28 -- host Woody Harrelson / musical guest Billie EilishOct. 5 -- host Phoebe Waller-Bridge / musical guest Taylor SwiftOct. 12 -- host David Harbour / musical guest Camila CabelloNov. 2 -- host Kristen Stewart / musical guest TBADec. 21 -- host Eddie Murphy / musical guest TBAThe-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
Eddie Murphy to host 'Saturday Night Live' for first time since 1984
Read full article: Eddie Murphy to host 'Saturday Night Live' for first time since 1984"Saturday Night Live" released a few names of hosts and musical guests for their upcoming new season. Eddie Murphy, who worked on the show as a cast member from 1980 to 1984. The season opener on Sept. 28 will be hosted by Woody Harrelson, with musical guest Billie Eilish. Taylor Swift is set to be the musical guest on Oct. 5. #SNL pic.twitter.com/7HrcoM8OPg Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) August 26, 2019Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Arsenio Hall confirms he'll be in 'Coming to America' sequel
Read full article: Arsenio Hall confirms he'll be in 'Coming to America' sequel- The Prince of Zamunda will not be alone in the "Coming to America" sequel. Actor and comedian Arsenio Hall tweeted on Monday that he'd be in the sequel to the 1988 film with Eddie Murphy. Hall played Semmi, the sidekick to Murphy's Prince Akeem. In the original, African Prince Akeem comes to Queens, New York, to avoid an arranged marriage. The as-yet untitled "Coming to America" sequel is scheduled to hit theaters on August 7, 2020.