Eddie Murphy Acceptance Speech | 2015 Mark Twain Prize
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- The Mark Twain Prize recognizes people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th century novelist and essayist best known as Mark Twain. As a social commentator, satirist and creator of memorable characters, Samuel Clemens was a fearless observer of society, who startled and outraged many while delighting and informing many more with his uncompromising perspective of social injustice and personal folly. He revealed the great truth of humor when he said "against the assault of laughter nothing can stand."
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The inaugural Mark Twain Prize was presented to Richard Pryor during the first annual Kennedy Center Celebration of American Humor, October 20, 1998. The event was created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Bob Kaminsky, Peter Kaminsky, Mark Krantz, and John Schreiber and is televised annually. The Kennedy Center is grateful to Cappy McGarr for his steadfast support of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor since its inception. Previous recipients of the Mark Twain include Richard Pryor (1998), Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), Bob Newhart (2002), Lily Tomlin (2003), Lorne Michaels (2004), Steve Martin (2005), Neil Simon (2006), Billy Crystal (2007), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009, rescinded in 2018) Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Ellen DeGeneres (2012), Carol Burnett (2013) Jay Leno (2014), Eddie Murphy (2015), Bill Murray (2016), David Letterman (2017), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018).
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏. While I was watching this, my 8 year old daughter heard his voice and asked: Dad is that Donkey? YES
Wow! Now that's amazing!
😂😂😂😂
james oller ... did you ever see the episode of Oprah when Shrek came out. Eddie told a story that at the premiere of the movie, Eddie's daughter was sitting on his knee. When Donkey came on screen, he whispered "its daddy.. baby, its daddy" she looked at the screen and then back at him with a funny face "no, thats donkey"
@@msrainbowbrite that never happened
@@8830wjs i saw it on oprah. why do you say that never happened?
This is the closest we've gotten to a set from Eddie since '87.
And also the best 5 mins of standup to this day
@@pamposandreou9655 don't overreact
It's quite sad how he abandoned his standup career many years ago
the Bill Cosby bit had me DYING
@@kerzytibok3211more $ in the silver screen.
Eddie said it was this moment he decided to come back to stand up. Cant wait until he gets back on stage.
Cause it was classic. This why Dave said that Eddie is naturally funnier than him
Yea eddie told you that. lol
Dude that makes sense. Was wondering about this. He recently interviewed with Maron and said he had a whole slate of specials, movies, tours, appearances, etc. lined up but then pandemic happened....
@@mindful_minipods he said it on cars and coffee w Jerry Sienfield that he was gonna comeback to the stage...
No.
Cosby hated him for one reason and one reason only. He was a threat. This man single handedly saved SNL from extinction and then performed on the Tonight Show.....all by the age of 19. Bill's ego just couldn't handle it.
Yea, Cosby hated him because he thought that what Eddie did directly competed and at the same time reflected on him because they are both black. I get that it was different times but I don't think the general public related the two of them as much as Cosby thought they did.
@@littleripper312
Agreed and Cosby was really focused and changing the perception of black people and felt with profanity, violence, etc...especially with Eddie's talent level that his rise would negate that effort. He was wrong but perception is reality if you believe it right or wrong it becomes your reality.
Probably what bothered Bill was that Eddie succeeded as a move star at a very young age, while Bill couldn’t put out one great movie; all flops. That would piss me off too.
Even though Bill made no appearance on the show. If he hated Eddie, he should hate every other comedian with a modicum of success for the same reason.
I always thought he hated Eddie, because in one of Eddies standup Eddie did joke about someone putting pills in drink (in reference to cosby)
This man broke major ground for African Americans becoming mega stars because he was so God damn talented he couldn't be held back. He can do it all and paved the way for many others to reach that level of success.
He is one of the great legends, him a Prior.
*Pryor
He is one of the greats ! Def tip ten Pryor, Murphy , Williams , Carlen Chapel add some more.
Him and Jordan. They were superstars that were accepted by white mainstream.
unfortunately it's still controlled. Eddie wore the dress.
...and some people worry his return to stand up won't be as good. He's still got it.
I don't think people were worried about his stand up abilities. More so that he might get too PC and boring.
Eddie is a freak of nature. He can roll out of bed and do standup.
@@obadiahplainman8897 …..he hasn’t in over 30 years, so not sure how you know.
"I don't want to go too far on Bill." This is the perfect line to end that segment because what made it so funny was the fact that he already went too far on Bill lmao
Gotta love that they muted “fuxk” and “shit” but not the N-word... Gotta love it.
Are you sure they muted it? It looked/sounded to me like he omitted the words himself? But maybe you are right.
It's all about the Hard R
It is the Mark Twain prize after all...
I don't think they muted anything. He mouthed those words
They muted all except the n-word
For someone who, at that point, hadn't been on stage for eighteen to come out and have five minutes that killed like that, he's still got it! And especially after his Comedians in Cars and SNL appearances, it's plain to see he's still a master of his craft. Would love to see him do a third comedy special.
To be this calm and still exudes such charisma! We need this man back on stage!
"I Dont want to go to far on Bill" Eddie is a GOD!!!! I loved growing up with him
"TOO far"
Stoopid
here he showcases how his stand up is so pristine, a mastery of kindness/generosity, story-telling and laughing
I grew up on Delirious and Raw, and it's so great to see Eddie standing in front of an audience and telling jokes again. Coolest and funniest dude ever.
Yes please !
Sasser2015 raw was funny but delirious was ahead of its time tbh I used to always watch it to the point where I basically knew the whole standup word for word. It was simply magical.
3:59 Eddie's a bit teary. He might have been thinking, "Oh shit. I still got it."
His facial expressions and delivery of his jokes is what makes them that much better and just like he was back in Delirious and RAW. Fingers crossed his return to stand up, there is no one other like Eddie Murphy.
@@Marcel-Marcel don’t know where you read that I expressed my love for him in my comment, all I can say is that I’m a fan 😂. These mistakes happen when typing on the phone. I’ve corrected it if that makes you feel better.
"I don't want to go too far on Bill."
I choked on my joint😂
Eddie Eviscerated Bill
😂😂😂😂😂 Right? He says this after comedically stabbing the man in the chest for 2 straight minutes
Didnt censor the N word? Very Mark Twain 😂😂
I came down her for this. They censored everything except the HARD n word lmao like why take the time to censor anything else at that point 😂😂😂😂
@@xayer98 and he used the R version too! That was EPIC!
@@xayer98 It was symbolic By Eddie. Huckleberry Finn WAS censored for the N word by many many schools.
LoL you Nailed it.
2:15 "Sur-Prize of course being.. you ain't gettin no money." hahaha
That's "surprise"
Eddie Murphy's Mark Twain Prize acceptance has aged so damn well, LOL!!!!
His impression of Cosby has always killed me 😂
This Mark twain acceptance speech turned out to be an iconic Eddie murphy standup performance! After all these years still knowing how to nail a solid Bill cosby impression,incredible!
Wish he had done an Elvis or Michael Jackson skit as well.
5 minutes of this better than all of Amy Schumer's ''Specials'' put together.
Eddie could just stand in a room and it would be better !
No lies detected
No, he didn't steal jokes.
Still RAW
Eddie Murphy is a national treasure. This is the perfect prize...award, er, surprise for him. What a legend. Love his work.
Imagine giving Ellen this award BEFORE Eddie Murphy.....
I really hope he really does a stand up special for Netflix....I still find him funny and it is so effortless for him...amazing
Eddie is one of the greatest. I love his impersonation of Cosby, so spot on.
Delirious was and still the best stand up special that any comedians has made. A living legend
Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle my 2 favorite comedians of all time .
Bill was always terrible to Eddie and always preaching to him. This may be the most relished last laugh ever.
Wow !! I didn't know he felt like that about one of my most favorite comedians, Late Sir George Carlin..
Much love Mr Murphy ❤️🙏❤️
I’d imagine almost every comedian feels that way
@@ZakMason10 good point 👍🙏
Need an unedited version of this, this is hilarious!
Eddie honoring George Carlin! That is pretty awesome that even he thinks George Carlin is funnier than he is. Take a good person to admit that
People love him so much, they want to laugh at everything he says
that, or he just had a strong set
Er. People love Eddie Murphy and laugh because he is FUNNY.
Ye, I'm struggling, but hey I don't love him.
2022 This man is a true legend!!!
Well spoken. I’ve considered Eddie Murphy to be an inspiration of mine since Grade School when I used to watch the Doolittle movies. Then saw he has decent music too
this was a little piece of comedic genius from a true legend. The cosby impression was soooo fking good
He's still the GOAT. So damn talented.
I just wish they had a camera on Chappelle when Eddie started the Cosby routine. I'd have loved to see his reaction, because that whole skit clearly shows the influence Eddie had on his comedy.
It was nice to see Dick Gregory in the audience. I haven't seen or heard from him in years.
He died in 2017
One of the best acceptance speech at the Mark Twain (sur)Prize
"...I don't wanna go too far on Bill." Ha ha ha ha!
Understatement of the evening.
Love you Eddie thank you for all the laughter. Legend
Eddie is fantastic, Cant wait to see his next stand up show.
He still got it!!
"Bravo" Eddie , well deserved and Still goin strong !
Glad he is getting honored.
Yeaaah! Eddie’s back! There is only ONE Eddie Murphy and he hasn’t missed a beat!
He makes it look effortless.
I can't wait for his stand up this was oi ff the top of his head brilliant
He is soooo much. Love him!
Eddie - we need you back!
so great to hear that he is dropping props to George Carlin 💜 I love Eddie even more 💋🌹
Eddie deserves this & more.
Bill impression was hi-la-ri-ous!!!
shailinjanki FUCKIN HYSTERICAL I CRIED
@@brandonbless9593 OMG ME TOO IM BLEEDING
I loved Eddie exacting his revenge on the mean Bill Cosby. Cosby was hard on Eddie coming up, and Eddie mentioned to Jerry Seinfeld on CICGC... that he was not a fan of Cosby.
And
WHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO IS
HANNIBAL BURRIS?!
Eddie please come back and do stand up again we need you
Very rewatchable :)
Had to pause the video to finish my bong hit cause I kept laughing 😂
Absolutely hilarious 😂😂
I genuinely ♥️ this man!!!
I feel like Eddie was testing the waters, and he succeeded. Give us one more 🐐🙏🏾
Legend. Enough said...
I'm old enough to remember when Bill Cosby was criticising Eddie by taking the moral high ground. Eddie was a bad example of a black man etc. Seriously. If you are younger you might not know that but Bill used to attack Eddie for being vulgar.
Meanwhile, a bunch of us white kids who had never met a black person were in awe of Eddie's genius. 30+ years later and I still can't hear an ice cream truck go by without giggling at the pure, childish innocence of it all.
@@cf453 - You'd never met a black kid? Where did you live? Maybe that's a joke I don't get.
Actually, now I think about it in the 80s Bill Cosby had the number one TV show, Eddie became was the top Movie star, Michael Jackson was the biggest music star, Mike Tyson was "The Baddest Man on the Planet" and everyone was wearing Air Jordan sneakers. Black people were crushing it.
@@AnyoneCanSee In a semi-rural pocket two hours north of San Francisco. It was remarkably class/race segregated. The only black kids I "knew" were Emmanuel Lewis and Gary Coleman.
Things have gotten much better.
You're absolutely right, and that success extended into producing and directing as well.
Eddie deserves his flowers... Truly.
A fucking legend ❤
can't wait to hear the rest of eddies new standup!
Eddie Murphy one of the Greatest
I don't know if anyone noticed..but Eddie was doing the omitting of the curse words...not a censor. So it was him that decided what words were heard.
I was wondering why the Kennedy Center would cut out the curse words and not the hard-r n-word Eddie dropped at the end there.
I watched it when it aired, he did not censor his self, they cut it out on this YT post
Richard Pryor had me laughing so hard once, I actually passed out for a minute. I couldn't even breath. George Carlin's 7 dirty words lives on in comedy infamy. Eddie learned from the best. Bill Cosby was always on TV talking shit about Pryor and Murphy because they used profanity and all kinds of racial slurs. But they picked on *everyone*. Aint nobody that was safe. And you know what? we had a lot more harmony back then. They used to call Bill Cosby "America's dad". back then! "he would say shit like "If you can't do comedy without using profanity and using racial slurs then you don't have any talent". Look where he is now!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, but....if you're old enough to remember Pryor, Carlin and Murphy's standup, you must remember what a must-see The Cosby Show was. I know that wasn't just him, there was a wonderful cast and great writers, but still. He was pushing a very clean and positive image and everyone loved him back then. Everyone loved Murphy too. Hell, some people liked Arsenio!! Just saying don't be too judgy of Bill back in the day (I mean, apart from the rape. Judge the hell out of him for that!!)
He's still got it.
chill delivery is amazing
God given talent never leaves,
This my friends is one of the most beautiful moments I have ever witnessed. Vindication beyond belief and a huge shout out to Hannibal Buress. Lol
This man is a genius. I heard another interview where he talked about returning to stand up but really needing to work off the ‘rust’…I don’t see any rust here.
எனது சம்பளம்
நல்லபடியாக
வந்து சேர
அனைத்து கடவுளுக்கும்
மனு அனுப்பி உள்ளேன்.
This should have more views
Richard Pryor put on so many up and comers including the genius, Eddie Murphy. Murphy put on an entire generation of comedians and is still making work for other creatives in the industry. Dave Chappelle has now taken up the mantel of comedic brilliance, mentoring today's generation of comedians and artists. So wonder to see the sheer emotional intelligence it takes to read the room, the zeitgeist, the streets, and make such comedy seem so effortless that the entire world laughs.
I would love to get on the bill if Eddie Murphy does go back. I at least would try to do my best
Eddies a freaking legend and any standup he does I'm going to watch, probably till the little bits in the computer fall out. I'm ready.....Eddie. Were all waiting......patiently......
Nailed it.
Dude has still got it.
I looked up a bunch of George Carlin'a stand up shows....yo! Yes he is awesome! Wish he was still here.
Eddie's way of saying, "Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
i have seen a lot of these...and this acceptance speech is the most hilarious moment i've seen in these awards ha
He belongs on the mount Rushmore of comedy. Plain and simple.
Eddie still got it!!!!
bleep out the whole family of the f word but not the n word.. interesting.
I’ll bet it’s because they feel weird about it, like trying to tell a black person what’s wrong with the word.
Chappell said it best in his latest special... well, Dave it's okay for you to say nigger because you are one... no I'm not!
Again, Eddie mouthed those words
Seriously tomorrow this guy could kill a world tour no doubt about it
Still got it...
I wish he would do another stand up special. I still watch delirious all the time. Raw was good. But I grew up on delirious
He still got it
I want half Eddie
I don't see no rings on these fingers.....
Still got it
I love Eddie Murphy
damn i wish his speech was longer
2:39 Eddie Murphy goes in on his archnemesis Bill Cosby.
Eddie is a very difficult man to not like. I feel like I'd laugh if he asked me where a gas station was.
Interesting a certain word wasn't bleeped out
Come back, Eddie