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Eddie Murphy on Coming 2 America: I want people to have great experience while watching it
Released in 1988, Coming To America,the American rom-comthat featured the comical and charming Eddie Murphy received love and appreciation from film critics and viewers alike. The movie gave Eddie a loyal fan base worldwide, across many generations, making him one of the best actors in Hollywood in the genre of comedy. 33 years later, Eddie Murphy is back as Akeem with the sequel to the cult classic. Titled Coming 2 America, the romantic comedy is all set for a global premiere on March 5th 2021 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
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Other than the fact that he is having a Q-tip stuck up his nostrils every morning, life is good for Arsenio Hall.
He’s got a stand-up comedy special on Netflix, still generating chatter after its 2019 release. He’s developed a large social-media following, about one-million-strong between Twitter and Instagram. He celebrated a big birthday, No. 65, last week. (Yes, 65; you have permission to feel ancient.) And he is co-starring in the long-awaited, much-anticipated, sorta-delayed sequel
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Dolemite Is My Name is filled to the brim with funny people. Of course, front and center is Eddie Murphy as Blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore, leading a cast that includes guffaw-inducing brothas Mike Epps, Tituss Burgess, Keegan-Michael Key, and Craig Robinson. But, without question, the most surprisingly hilarious performance is delivered by someone much less expected to come with the funny: Wesley Snipes.