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Chris Rock Honors Eddie Murphy at 'SNL 40' - Watch Now!

Chris Rock Honors Eddie Murphy at 'SNL 40' - Watch Now!

Chris Rock takes the stage at the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Celebration to honor Eddie Murphy at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday (February 15) in New York City.

Chris talked about the then 19-year-old comedian and how he looked up to him – Eddie played many iconic characters on the late night variety show including Gumby, James Brown and his children’s show spoof Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood.

After chatting about Eddie, he came out and took the stage. He didn’t say much or reprise any of his famous characters, which was a bummer! Watch the moment below…

Chris Rock Honors Eddie Murphy

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