'SNL' veteran Eddie Murphy looks back at betrayal on show

Eddie Murphy has buried the hatchet on his feud with Saturday Night Live after the show mocked his career, and he is ready to talk about it.

The 64-year-old actor and comedian reflected on feeling an utmost betrayal by the show during his new documentary, Being Eddy.

Murphy, who was a regular cast member on the show from 1980 to 1984, said, “It’s like your alma mater taking a shot at you. At my career, not how funny I was. Called me a falling star,” in the film, which premiered on Wednesday, November 12.

The SNL alum shared that jokes about former cast members were always “shot down” during his time at the late-night show, and yet when David Spade held up a photo of Murphy and told the audience, “Look, children, it’s a falling star. Make a wish,” it went on air.

Murphy noted that after he saw the segment, “I wasn’t, like, f--- David Spade, I was like, f--- SNL. That’s what y’all think of me? Oh, you dirty mother f---ers. And that’s why I didn’t go back for years.”

However, he added, “That little friction I had with SNL was 35 years ago.”

With the passage of time, Murphy moved on from the hurt and made amends with Spade. He went back to host the show in December 2019 and reprised his fan-favourite characters.

During this year’s 50th anniversary special, the comedian revisited the show, making clear that there is no bad blood anymore.