Comedy legend Eddie Murphy reflects on his career, influence of icons like Elvis and Michael Jackson, facing racism in press, and legacy. Topics include password management, tap dancing, Trump's verdict, and a dinner with Dave Chappelle.

Comedy legend Eddie Murphy shares insights on navigating fame, returning to stand-up comedy, dream projects, and reflections on his career. He discusses interactions with iconic idols, his acting career, creative challenges, disconnecting from the news cycle, and his influence on comedians like Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle.

Legendary comedian Eddie Murphy and popular chef Matty Matheson join the show. Topics include Trump bragging about acing a cognitive test, AI in drive-through orders, odd Venmo transactions, meeting the Pope, Eddie Murphy's career beginnings and upcoming projects, taste-testing unique desserts, and promoting a new Hulu show.

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In order for Eddie Murphy to become “Eddie Murphy” he had to become a comedian. Eddie tells Marc, comic-to-comic, what it was like being a Black teenager on Long Island building a standup act fueled by impressions and inspired by Richard Pryor. And now, with fatherhood at the center of his life, Eddie explains why he wants to bookend his career by going back on stage. Eddie also talks about the real reason he exploded on the movie scene, why he stopped doing standup before he turned 30, and why it was finally the right time to make Coming 2 America. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.