Eddie Murphy will be the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen to honour Murphy in October for his contributions to ...

Eddie Murphy’s career has spanned decades, and this October some of the people he’s inspired will honor him as he receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center. Suggested ...

Chris Rock, in his funny and heartfelt tribute to Eddie Murphy during February's "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special, credited his friend with inspiring a generation of comics – and saving ...

While being honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday evening, Eddie Murphy did his first stand-up set in 28 years and used his very first joke to poke fun ...