Nowadays when you ask someone who their favourite stand-up comedian is, they’ll mention Jimmy Carr, Aziz Ansari, Ricky Gervais, Amy Schumer (just kidding) etc.
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All decent choices, but 80’s and 90’s kids will probably tell you that the true GOAT of stand-up comedy is Eddie Murphy, and according to TMZ (and numerous other outlets) he’s about to make a return to stage after Netflix offered him $70 million to film some specials for them.
Eddie Murphy, Netflix close to $70M deal for standup comeback: report https://t.co/vZbkMMIDUc pic.twitter.com/eZPGlp79kh
— Page Six (@PageSix) July 19, 2019
$70 million might sound like an obscene amount of cash (I mean it is) but it’s in line with that Netflix have paid other A-list comedians for their Netflix specials. Dave Chappelle got $60 million to do three of Netflix specials, Chis Rock got $40 million for two of them, and Ellen DeGeneres made $20 million off her solo special.
If Eddie Murphy’s new material is anything like his stand up classics ‘RAW’ and ‘Delirious’, we’re in for a treat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-VHbjohje4
Can’t wait.
To watch comedian Andrew Schultz make the best Donald Trump joke ever, click HERE. Guy is seriously underrated.
