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  • Eddie Murphy discusses Elvis Presley, Bruce Lee and if he takes offence to the 'N' word.
    Date aired - 11/4/1985 - Eddie Murphy
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    Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
    His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
    Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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  • @raymond18
    @raymond18 Před 4 lety +6008

    Why was it so hard for him to interview a black comedian? He had Pryor experience.

    • @multiwale1
      @multiwale1 Před 4 lety +149

      Omg that punchline is all kinds of dope!!! U a rapper by any chance bro?

    • @nayrelletv7675
      @nayrelletv7675 Před 4 lety +15

      raymond18 😂

    • @motob4406
      @motob4406 Před 4 lety +27

      Well done

    • @trampassmith6482
      @trampassmith6482 Před 4 lety +19

      Nice work, sir

    • @doewe310
      @doewe310 Před 4 lety +79

      He was awkward on the Pryor interview too though.

  • @Stillreal312
    @Stillreal312 Před 3 lety +1100

    This is the type of awkward conversation you have when you're left alone with your friends friend

    • @vini_nicius643
      @vini_nicius643 Před 3 lety +15

      LMAO

    • @killgorian131
      @killgorian131 Před 2 lety +21

      No doubt, which is funny because Eddie once said they were friends outside the show.

    • @Malouco
      @Malouco Před 2 lety +2

      This is how I talked with the chef at Lola55

    • @G.G_one
      @G.G_one Před 2 lety

      LOL

    • @bobhaskell8780
      @bobhaskell8780 Před 2 lety +2

      They had no connection at all.

  • @KevinRohr
    @KevinRohr Před 3 lety +306

    eddie spinning that n-word drop into a joke about racists watching the show with approval was brilliant

  • @Anfubvinch
    @Anfubvinch Před 3 lety +374

    This is one of the most disjointed, awkward and at the same time weirdly entertaining interviews of all time

  • @Thatkenyannigga
    @Thatkenyannigga Před 4 lety +3169

    This is like ‘Between Two Ferns’ but not on purpose. 😂😂😂😂

    • @CJCtelevisionnetwork
      @CJCtelevisionnetwork Před 4 lety +24

      thatkenyannigga perfectly said

    • @deanhoban9517
      @deanhoban9517 Před 4 lety +3

      thatkenyannigga 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @awwskit3929
      @awwskit3929 Před 4 lety +2

      thatkenyannigga lol

    • @Rinchen8192
      @Rinchen8192 Před 4 lety +7

      I assume most TV talk shows would be like this without the "Laugh" prompts for the audience.

    • @prasun911
      @prasun911 Před 4 lety +2

      that's what I thought too lmaoooo

  • @nashvilleboss3379
    @nashvilleboss3379 Před 4 lety +3867

    Imagine Jimmy Fallon asking Kanye West this today.

    • @TeaDrinker3000
      @TeaDrinker3000 Před 4 lety +209

      Knowing Ye, he'd prolly find a way to make it more racist himself

    • @TS-qq7vr
      @TS-qq7vr Před 4 lety +89

      Trump could call him that straight up and he'd be cool with it.

    • @GodWeenSatan
      @GodWeenSatan Před 4 lety +50

      It would make jimmy worth watching?

    • @TS-qq7vr
      @TS-qq7vr Před 4 lety +72

      @@GodWeenSatan: I'd pay money to see Jimmy Fallon say "neee GAH" like that.

    • @tobiaszwronka5920
      @tobiaszwronka5920 Před 4 lety +16

      Lol or asking Chappelle

  • @elvisindahouse124
    @elvisindahouse124 Před 3 lety +574

    eddie murphy dealt with that so well. used comedy to ease the awkwardness in the room and turn it into laughter. truly one of the greats.

    • @tomservo5007
      @tomservo5007 Před 2 lety +29

      they are both friends off stage. Eddie probably dared him to say it

    • @PengaYT
      @PengaYT Před 2 lety +2

      @@tomservo5007 cap

    • @prince.mushroom
      @prince.mushroom Před 2 lety +5

      Definitely discussed beforehand

    • @monember2722
      @monember2722 Před rokem +9

      It was not always a big deal to say the "n" word. If you weren't calling someone the word. Anybody said it. Now it's practically sacred.

    • @jsullivan2112
      @jsullivan2112 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@monember2722 Definitely true it got worse over time.

  • @johnbaugh2437
    @johnbaugh2437 Před rokem +114

    Cavett’s interviews are usually excellent, even with challenging guests. This was so weird, even by 1980’s standards.

    • @dakrawnik4208
      @dakrawnik4208 Před 8 měsíci +3

      i've seen about 6 and they are all cringe

  • @doiteffortless8396
    @doiteffortless8396 Před 4 lety +3479

    He said ni@&a like he had been holding it in all his life smh

    • @georgiosnmanesiotis9561
      @georgiosnmanesiotis9561 Před 4 lety +49

      correct

    • @woofwoofdoggo
      @woofwoofdoggo Před 4 lety +10

      Fr

    • @XxShadowGTxX
      @XxShadowGTxX Před 4 lety +192

      Man said it like he was trying to sound it out at a fucking Spelling Bee 😂

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird Před 4 lety +23

      Do it Effortless yeah that was horrific

    • @JA-yx9mq
      @JA-yx9mq Před 4 lety +76

      Do it Effortless dick cavvett’s not racist at all. he had plenty of black guests including jimi hendrix . not only that but he was famous for arguing with this racist senator from the south

  • @jayfay786
    @jayfay786 Před 4 lety +3072

    He dropped the n word out of no where. Eddie is a class act.

    • @cxidp
      @cxidp Před 4 lety +198

      It only seemed out of nowhere because he made a literary reference that went over Murphy's head. This was in Twain's book. Of course it is a vile word. But discussing its history in literature is not vile.

    • @TheKWord
      @TheKWord Před 4 lety +189

      George Karst nah he definitely dropped it out of nowhere, he could have brought it up the use of the N word in a more more sophisticated way that he did

    • @cwell510
      @cwell510 Před 4 lety +102

      Naw, he was slowly working his way into that word. He first told Eddie about Mark Twain, then asked him about Huckleberry Finn, and went off the deep end by asking him about the N-word.

    • @cxidp
      @cxidp Před 4 lety +62

      Indeed, Collin illustrates my point. Again, as vile as the n-word is we should still discuss its history. Since Eddie Murphy never read Mark Twain his reaction was tense. The sad irony is that Murphy, whose early career included masterful satire of bigotry, is unaware of this outstanding tradition he shares with Mark Twain.

    • @ccshredder9506
      @ccshredder9506 Před 4 lety +7

      @@cxidp I think the fact that Cavett is presenting to an audience that may have read HF, he knew those people would want to know his reaction to the fact that it's actually in the book, which Murphy doesn't know cause he hadn't read it. I think he was trying to rile him up to the point of either opening up as a person in front of millions of ppl, or he wanted a reaction due to shock. He got #2.

  • @JNava
    @JNava Před 3 lety +154

    Dick was leaning towards that subject little by little “you like Mark Twain?” “Do you read? Have you read Huckleberry Finn” “Are you offended by the word Neega?” Like he was beating around the bush, trying to approach the question carefully but he FAILED really bad at it. This isn’t the way to go about asking that question. lmfao

    • @lanetomkow6885
      @lanetomkow6885 Před 3 lety +12

      Your comment made me burst out laughing too. Thanks hahahaha.

    • @BelleTolles
      @BelleTolles Před 5 měsíci +3

      I thought the same way. Like he happened upon the idea to use Mark Twain to get to the question. Because otherwise why are you asking Eddie Murphy about Mark Twain out of nowhere

    • @jaypostsvideos4011
      @jaypostsvideos4011 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@BelleTolles ...Because Mark Twain is the greatest comedic mind to come out of the US and Eddie Murphy was a comedian?

  • @kaifreeman9558
    @kaifreeman9558 Před 3 lety +357

    This is the most bizarre interview I’ve ever seen

    • @patrickpaganini
      @patrickpaganini Před 3 lety +24

      Totally - weird eh. Eddie Murphy is quick thinking - he punished him.

    • @will8573
      @will8573 Před 29 dny

      that's because you are a sensitive person that has no experience with real interviews and you only watch jimmy fallon and all that bs

  • @keewindeugenemenra
    @keewindeugenemenra Před 4 lety +2972

    He said the n word like that teacher in the Boondocks.
    Edit: Music. Listen to it. Channel. Click on it.

    • @keewindeugenemenra
      @keewindeugenemenra Před 4 lety +18

      @1111111 11 I remember.

    • @danielbell2925
      @danielbell2925 Před 4 lety +59

      The insane part is that in his prime he worked with civil rights icons

    • @box5bastard277
      @box5bastard277 Před 4 lety +15

      Like the real teacher who said it lol yell

    • @jacksmith9729
      @jacksmith9729 Před 4 lety +13

      Now that’s spot on. Did a double take like wait he couldn’t be referencing that, it came out 30 yrs later

    • @John-X
      @John-X Před 4 lety +23

      neegah

  • @mr.j7288
    @mr.j7288 Před 4 lety +2197

    Eddie Murphy is a Smooth young brother and handled this with class

    • @ocan1033
      @ocan1033 Před 4 lety +71

      Yeah I agree. You look at Ed's first interview with Johnny Carson and he obviously has a sense for Johnny's less-evolved, Nebraska-boy take on race relations. And he calls Carson out on one of his questions about Murphy being able to "buy anything he wants" now that he's famous. Eddie was sharp enough to know that Carson probably used the word more regularly off camera and in Cavett's case it was just liberal guilt and awkwardness.

    • @crazyleg2006
      @crazyleg2006 Před 4 lety +12

      Can't wait to see The King back on SNL in a couple months.

    • @AprilCampbell
      @AprilCampbell Před 4 lety +26

      Especially with the level of ignorance, inpreparedness and insistent on using the N word. What a piece of shit this guy. Murphy is a genius at making light of these racist who thinks that they are not racist bc they consider an industry person who has never been to their homes, their kids have never played together. This is sad

    • @dramahawkpromotions9621
      @dramahawkpromotions9621 Před 4 lety +7

      Yeah Eddie is cool

    • @MichaelRusso
      @MichaelRusso Před 4 lety +20

      Eddie Murphy is a great man of character. He is miles above Dick Cavett.

  • @francisaugistino701
    @francisaugistino701 Před 3 lety +85

    I adore this interview for many reasons. It showed Eddie as a leader, and as the perfect guest to answer ill placed questions from a veteran interviewer. Dick was very odd this evening, but Eddie was graceful and full of class. Shows exactly why Eddie made the big time, talented, quick witted, and incredibly smart, even though he’s only 24-25 in this clip.

    • @theboxingbiker
      @theboxingbiker Před rokem +4

      Watch the interview he did with Ali and Frazier. He was trying to agitate them, Ali caught it early and put him in his place fast.

    • @mmhcreates
      @mmhcreates Před rokem +1

      Someone who is confident Vs someone who is feeling anxious and insecure.

  • @kel-melprevail8127
    @kel-melprevail8127 Před 11 měsíci +13

    3:35 the quick wit...it takes intelligence and perfect comic timing to come up with a tiny skit like that.... Genius

  • @simonpeter5032
    @simonpeter5032 Před 4 lety +443

    Usually dick's jokes don't make me laugh but "we've told them this is new orleans" caught me.

    • @clifst.laurent1068
      @clifst.laurent1068 Před 3 lety +13

      Yes! That one got me

    • @KeizerHedorah
      @KeizerHedorah Před rokem +5

      I don't usually laugh at dick jokes either but that was a knee slappa fosho

    • @Zamarae
      @Zamarae Před 7 měsíci

      That joke was so mundane

    • @MundiaKamau
      @MundiaKamau Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@ZamaraeNo it wasn't🙂

  • @JRAw89
    @JRAw89 Před 4 lety +762

    Eddie's double-take blink when Cavett drops the N bomb on him nonchalantly is just perfect!

    • @blackmagic-kp6gd
      @blackmagic-kp6gd Před 4 lety +44

      Exactly he was so caught off guard cause the way cavett. Said it made me mad too

    • @michaelcaraccia7819
      @michaelcaraccia7819 Před 3 lety +6

      @@blackmagic-kp6gd But when Eddie let them say it in Trading Places that was cool. Cause that was for money and all.

    • @jjjlove2260
      @jjjlove2260 Před 3 lety +10

      @@michaelcaraccia7819 was that not a film?

    • @eddyrocks
      @eddyrocks Před rokem +9

      It was so out of no where too he was just as caught off guard by it back then as I am today

    • @monember2722
      @monember2722 Před rokem +4

      @@eddyrocks probably not. Back then the word was just a word unless you were calling someone that to insult them. Anyone said it if it wasn't used to insult. Different times. Now the word is unspeakable.

  • @robl7532
    @robl7532 Před 4 lety +296

    This moment we all got to see Mr. Murphys true talents. Owning a room. He ran this so well, and made Dick look stupid on his own long running show.

    • @jayallen81
      @jayallen81 Před 3 lety

      Murphy was boring. He is also a raving homophobe.

    • @Gorrgrim
      @Gorrgrim Před 3 lety +3

      @@jayallen81 So you came to watch this video and scour through the comments to make this comment? You have a hate boner for Murphy you have to seek him out?

    • @alicemiriah
      @alicemiriah Před 3 lety +6

      How’d he make him look stupid?

    • @JohnSmith-su3ze
      @JohnSmith-su3ze Před 3 lety +4

      @@jayallen81 So what? Eddie can hold whatever opinion he likes. You're not the dictator

    • @visualizecreate2530
      @visualizecreate2530 Před 3 lety +2

      That is the talent of a comedian.

  • @jbideastoo
    @jbideastoo Před 2 lety +41

    That was probably the most awkward thing I have ever seen. Eddie handled it like a champion.

  • @user-gk3lu1gg9t
    @user-gk3lu1gg9t Před 4 lety +361

    Imagine a talk show like Jimmy Kimmel talking to a black actor like, say, Denzel Washington, and saying "Are you offended by the word "NIGGEEUHH"?

    • @tristramcoffin926
      @tristramcoffin926 Před 4 lety +13

      Jimmy Kimmel wore blackface on his show. So, not much of a stretch.

    • @Fireoncityy
      @Fireoncityy Před 4 lety +2

      Different times man. Imagine stoning a person to death 2k years ago. Thankfully atleast in part. Humans change. Unfortunately not everyone and not everything.

    • @euphoricatheist6694
      @euphoricatheist6694 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Fireoncityy It's not unfortunate that not "everything" changes. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

    • @officialgoogleyoutube
      @officialgoogleyoutube Před 4 lety

      @@euphoricatheist6694 ?

    • @euphoricatheist6694
      @euphoricatheist6694 Před 4 lety +1

      @@officialgoogleyoutube He said "Humans change. *Unfortunately* not everyone and not *everything*.
      "
      I was pointing out the redundancy of "everything" in that sentence. Obviously not everything needs to change.

  • @DarkMsStress
    @DarkMsStress Před 4 lety +265

    These type of questions were what young Eddie used to call, 'The Negro Files'. He called out Letterman for doing the same during an interview on his show.

    • @TheWaitingRoomTWR
      @TheWaitingRoomTWR Před 4 lety +8

      DarkMsStress like x files but for blacks?

    • @Harley157d
      @Harley157d Před 3 lety +3

      I think I saw that interview. Letterman asked him what he does with all his money, and Eddie said, would you ask Elizabeth Taylor that same question

    • @DarkMsStress
      @DarkMsStress Před 3 lety +1

      @@Harley157d That was it.

    • @will8573
      @will8573 Před 29 dny

      eddie and dick were friends

  • @SomeCrazyMofoke
    @SomeCrazyMofoke Před 3 lety +23

    I like how Eddie Became the Interviewer. And them looks he was given Cavett. Priceless.

  • @beautsarah1
    @beautsarah1 Před 2 lety +81

    Every person who has been in Eddie’s position knows exactly what his thinking and what he’s saying without saying it.

  • @rickrick5041
    @rickrick5041 Před 4 lety +730

    That was a bit awkward lol

    • @pcs56
      @pcs56 Před 4 lety +13

      Dick trying to show how cool he was because he and Eddie were friends IRL.

    • @Bitchtheman
      @Bitchtheman Před 4 lety +31

      It was less tense when Hitler tried explaining mein kumpf to his Jewish accountant.

    • @nochannelmusician769
      @nochannelmusician769 Před 4 lety

      A little bit I GUESS

    • @box5bastard277
      @box5bastard277 Před 4 lety +4

      @@Bitchtheman now that was hilarious🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yell

    • @abelmedina7879
      @abelmedina7879 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah cuz hes like aaay i remember MLK dieing?..What do tou think when I say the work n*****

  • @AntJonez218
    @AntJonez218 Před 4 lety +580

    3:11 😂😂😂 the way Eddie Murphy reacted was like wtf why did you jus say that 😂.

    • @RobertMichael
      @RobertMichael Před 4 lety +13

      Ant Jonez 218 😂😂😂 like wtf

    • @curtisking8393
      @curtisking8393 Před 4 lety +75

      He seems to have genuine confusion and discomfort which makes it even more sad that it was said to him while he was on TV.

    • @jxsxph8671
      @jxsxph8671 Před 4 lety +17

      He seems like for a second he was about to go off and I dont blame hi.

    • @christopherperson1939
      @christopherperson1939 Před 3 lety +6

      Yea and you could tell that Eddie was having a good time and a lot of respect for Dick Cavett, before he made that fucking comment

    • @kayracan3663
      @kayracan3663 Před 3 lety

      It was normal back then.

  • @reubenselvam4864
    @reubenselvam4864 Před 3 lety +48

    1. Never seen Eddie flummoxed before, even though it was brief
    2. That host lives up to his name

    • @sliceserve234
      @sliceserve234 Před 3 lety +6

      This comment wins the award

    • @politicaloutsider413
      @politicaloutsider413 Před 3 lety +1

      Dick Cavett was the one flummoxed, lol.
      Dick Cavett was and still is a closet bigot.

    • @coypu2005
      @coypu2005 Před 3 lety +10

      @@politicaloutsider413 Cavett was never a bigot. You say this because he’s white?

    • @suslarry7
      @suslarry7 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@coypu2005 it think this video alone shows how much of a bigot he was tho🙄

  • @crpggamer
    @crpggamer Před 3 lety +27

    When I watched Eddie Murphy as a kid in the 80s this is exactly what he was like in all his movies. Basically really relaxed and always had a good joke. This reminds me of Beverly Hills cop.

  • @michaelweston2285
    @michaelweston2285 Před 4 lety +396

    half the interview: "how old were you in this particular year?"

    • @konstantinopoulos33
      @konstantinopoulos33 Před 3 lety +35

      Wow it’s so weird because you’re a black comic but you’re not Richard Pryor. You’re twenty years younger! Isn’t that weird? That you aren’t the same person?

    • @LardGargantuus
      @LardGargantuus Před 3 lety +9

      yeah really dumb interview

    • @amilcarballantyne
      @amilcarballantyne Před 3 lety +4

      ...sigh...no guys the thing with Eddie around this time was that he had achieved so much at a young age...he got his big break at 20 and achieved things in his early 20s that some comics took decades to achieve. In this interview he's only 23 or 24

    • @michaelc225
      @michaelc225 Před 3 lety +3

      @@amilcarballantyne thank you jesus people are dumb sometimes

    • @glenndrexler1677
      @glenndrexler1677 Před 3 lety +1

      Dick! Your'e falling
      Apart"!

  • @KMC706
    @KMC706 Před 4 lety +1330

    Dick Cavett immediately ran to the “I have black friends” defense.

    • @Kishie98
      @Kishie98 Před 3 lety +14

      Thinking the same damn thing! 😩

    • @wildmercuryfilms
      @wildmercuryfilms Před 3 lety +16

      KMC Murphy did the same damn thing. Murphy would say: “I have black friends. I have black relatives.”

    • @theAMrecords
      @theAMrecords Před 3 lety +9

      Did the same with Richard prior🙄

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox Před 3 lety

      Oh bullshit. You can't be serious.

    • @wrmacdonald9383
      @wrmacdonald9383 Před 3 lety +33

      Seemed Cavett was more interested in interviewing 'a black man' than in talking amiably with Eddie Murphy. And Murphy comes off much more nuanced than Cavett.

  • @thelunaticfringe9511
    @thelunaticfringe9511 Před 3 lety +75

    I love Cavett I think he's a wonderful interviewer but this is far from his finest hour. Murphy is a class act. He had really funny responses to some not so great questions

    • @stewmott3763
      @stewmott3763 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Yeah, Cavett must have not had his coffee yet or something. Well off his usual pace.

    • @will8573
      @will8573 Před 29 dny

      first off dick cavett is way better than these stupid interviewers like jimmy fallon and all those doofuses and dick and eddie were friends

  • @gizmodude6250
    @gizmodude6250 Před 3 lety +37

    Damn he just came out of nowhere with that question 😂

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle Před 4 lety +412

    This period was not Dick's finest. On numerous occasions it felt like he had forgotten one of the fundamentals, namely, putting a guest at ease.

    • @barrontrump3943
      @barrontrump3943 Před 4 lety +4

      cant put a insecure colored to ease without giving him something for free

    • @tiago7160
      @tiago7160 Před 4 lety +49

      @@barrontrump3943 how was eddie insecure? hes in a room full of white people in the 80s i would like to see how comfortable you would be with someone making it awkward in a room full of black people on tv

    • @barrontrump3943
      @barrontrump3943 Před 4 lety +2

      humbl3hackn3y its a simple word that was said regarding a legitimate issue and he came off insecure about itDoesn’t matter who’s around you.

    • @tiago7160
      @tiago7160 Před 4 lety +12

      @@barrontrump3943 dick was just awkward about it don't blame it on eddie dick was making bad jokes not adding nothing to the convo don't tell me you didn't cringe/ eddie cringed he wasn't insecure i don't think you know what that means/if you gonna say it say it normally with confidence then they zoomed to his face to see his reaction it felt like dick wasn't comfortable saying it he should've just called it the n word

    • @tiago7160
      @tiago7160 Před 4 lety +5

      to say it doesn't matter who's around you is pretty ignorant because we as humans act diff depending who we with and how comfortable they makes us feel he made him uncomfortable he just said it out of nowhere no warning it he could've lead it there and then asked him and you know it

  • @olu7477
    @olu7477 Před 4 lety +1101

    It would be nice to hear Eddie's thoughts about the interview today

    • @olu7477
      @olu7477 Před 3 lety +2

      @ducktravisty louisiana Interesting!

    • @andreaandrea6716
      @andreaandrea6716 Před 3 lety +6

      Absolutely!

    • @kawaiiafangirl
      @kawaiiafangirl Před 3 lety +23

      @ducktravisty louisiana absolutely true. The majority of people here who are offended on Eddie's behalf don't know that at all.

    • @dominokaitis4483
      @dominokaitis4483 Před 3 lety

      @@kawaiiafangirl what did he say

    • @dominokaitis4483
      @dominokaitis4483 Před 3 lety

      @@olu7477 what did he say?

  • @LordMarlle
    @LordMarlle Před 3 lety +16

    If i hadn't just seen the video of Eddie reminiscing about his friendship with Cavett and how Eddie would dare Cavett into all manner of things I too would have been a bit saddened. Now he seems like the most fearless man alive. Still a supremely weird piece of television

  • @BillWithers96
    @BillWithers96 Před 3 lety +82

    Most of you commenting don’t understand Eddie and Dicks relationship. Eddie likely dared him to say it before the show lol
    Context is everything.

    • @amann3161
      @amann3161 Před 2 lety +11

      Most likely not

    • @ahmedj1254
      @ahmedj1254 Před 2 lety +14

      Lmao he’s right. He dared him. They’ were super close. Look it up.

    • @hrtmike17
      @hrtmike17 Před 2 lety +8

      Came here to say this. Eddie dared him lol, their relationship was hilarious

    • @troyk4452
      @troyk4452 Před 2 lety

      @@amann3161 I'd say your thoroughly burnt lol...

    • @therealbs2000
      @therealbs2000 Před 2 lety +1

      That is a damn good bit and nobody got it

  • @eti401
    @eti401 Před 4 lety +1606

    I love them both, but this is unbearably uncomfortable

    • @august6389
      @august6389 Před 4 lety +107

      @@RPMcM09 no, he just wanted to set up a conversation for Eddie but Eddie gave short answers. I think dick was trying to be a bit too funny though lol

    • @onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433
      @onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433 Před 4 lety +35

      @@august6389 I think Dick is a dick

    • @imafatbastard6193
      @imafatbastard6193 Před 4 lety +15

      Watch them on letterman together.
      They were actually friends

    • @BJMallory
      @BJMallory Před 4 lety +8

      Ethan Colburn maybe Charlie was backstage getting ready to come out and whoop Dick Cavett’s ass.

    • @garfieldharrison510
      @garfieldharrison510 Před 4 lety +7

      Very uncomfortable

  • @samanthadavis8203
    @samanthadavis8203 Před 4 lety +987

    I love how cool Eddie handled himself and kept out smarting him

    • @timmy4312
      @timmy4312 Před 4 lety +54

      There was no such tension between the parts, so by outsmarting what do you mean?

    • @samanthadavis8203
      @samanthadavis8203 Před 4 lety +31

      @@timmy4312 the host was being subliminal

    • @timmy4312
      @timmy4312 Před 4 lety +12

      @@samanthadavis8203 how can one even be that

    • @samanthadavis8203
      @samanthadavis8203 Před 4 lety +30

      @@timmy4312 same way one can be sarcastic

    • @Tech-tonic187
      @Tech-tonic187 Před 4 lety +12

      @@samanthadavis8203 exactly the fact that your explaining this to the fool shows how tone deaf and ignorant people are to this day lol

  • @chainsawhanshaw
    @chainsawhanshaw Před 3 lety +21

    That Memphis joke response had me rolling

  • @joaquinvargas3915
    @joaquinvargas3915 Před 3 lety +61

    Such a weird interview. Cavett is usually WAY better than this, and it's not like he's never had a brilliant black artist on his show before. Really strange. Eddie handled it beautifully, made Cavett instantly realize his awkwardness.

    • @eriks8382
      @eriks8382 Před 2 lety +1

      I think it’s because from his personal interactions with Murphy, it’s probably the first time he’s actually had to consciously talk his way through racial topics. Watch his interview with jim brown and Lester Maddox again or Richard Pryor he didn’t actually do much talking

  • @hooliogoolio4446
    @hooliogoolio4446 Před 4 lety +353

    The class of murphy is off the charts here

  • @Pablito46
    @Pablito46 Před 4 lety +1618

    Today Cavett would've been fired on the spot.

    • @VGMDK1999
      @VGMDK1999 Před 4 lety +216

      And deserved it

    • @kinkydaddy3147
      @kinkydaddy3147 Před 4 lety +155

      He should have been back then

    • @michaelfrazia4569
      @michaelfrazia4569 Před 4 lety +150

      So every rap song or black comedian who uses the word should be removed from the airwaves? When you allow some to say something while banning others you create more separation and segregation. Sweeping something under the rug and pretending it doesnt exist isnt effectively solving a problem.

    • @ulf5202
      @ulf5202 Před 4 lety +58

      Thomas Anderson no he wouldn’t deserve that it’s just a word

    • @glittpow4540
      @glittpow4540 Před 4 lety +76

      Ulf if it’s just a word then why do white people always want to say it so badly

  • @brkitdwn
    @brkitdwn Před 3 lety +64

    Eddie cringing the whole time.
    Me cringing the whole time.

  • @thefantasyreview8709
    @thefantasyreview8709 Před 3 lety +17

    "Elivs was from the deep south...back then there were no shoes in Tuppalo" - Eddie Murphy is damn funny.

    • @suzannepinder7555
      @suzannepinder7555 Před rokem +1

      When he said they had no shoes & then asked "your wife is from there?" That was the get back @ him part...so you married a barefoot woman? Hilarious...he tried to avoid answering too.

  • @DavidWCooke
    @DavidWCooke Před 4 lety +125

    How the f'k did he jump to Mark Twain from JFK??? He really wanted to get that conversation started. 🙄

    • @tim3198
      @tim3198 Před 4 lety +6

      Watch the video again. It has to do with what they were exposed to as children, what their frame of reference was or came from.

  • @JonnyOgg
    @JonnyOgg Před 4 lety +159

    cavett is pretty lucky that murphy handled this so gracefully.

    • @bal_masque
      @bal_masque Před 3 lety +4

      @fynes leigh I'm about 99% sure shows never had rehearsals back in the day.

    • @aminaismaiil
      @aminaismaiil Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah, i swear he had Muhammad Ali on his show soo many times he never had the nuts to say it infront of him

    • @JA-yx9mq
      @JA-yx9mq Před 3 lety +21

      @@aminaismaiil what are you talking about?? dick cavett didnt call anybody the n word he was literally asking eddie what was his stance on the word within the movie/book . if your gonna get upset because someone was REFERENCING something then your too sensitive

    • @JA-yx9mq
      @JA-yx9mq Před 3 lety +1

      @Bleu Barclay 😐

    • @JA-yx9mq
      @JA-yx9mq Před 3 lety

      @Bleu Barclay your trying too hard

  • @thoughtfuldevil6069
    @thoughtfuldevil6069 Před 3 lety +26

    3:09 this is the weirdest thing to imagine seeing on television from the year 2021.

  • @dyamigerhold8009
    @dyamigerhold8009 Před 3 lety +49

    I think we can all agree that the way Eddie handled Cavett's ignorance in this pretty much saved the whole interview

    • @Leefoster10
      @Leefoster10 Před 6 měsíci +1

      They was friends

    • @Mr.JoeMontanya
      @Mr.JoeMontanya Před 6 měsíci +1

      Go watch the Jimmy kimmel interview they were friends Lol

  • @thebackup2121
    @thebackup2121 Před 4 lety +600

    Even tv audiences in the 70's were going yikes to this.

    • @benjamincox4211
      @benjamincox4211 Před 4 lety +29

      The Backup this was 1985

    • @DocNintendo
      @DocNintendo Před 4 lety +7

      It was 85 you dummy

    • @nancybabbage1169
      @nancybabbage1169 Před 4 lety +23

      i dont care you didnt know this was the 80s your sentiment was bang on.

    • @josedirks3973
      @josedirks3973 Před 4 lety +6

      Coz they been trained to only use the n word when theres no black people around.

    • @asherouk7308
      @asherouk7308 Před 4 lety +4

      Retrospectively, the 70s and 80s are almost the same in that it was a politically incorrect, tell it like it is, pre-internet Cold War world.

  • @nikoskabbadias
    @nikoskabbadias Před 4 lety +376

    If you felt like you are bad at your job, take a look at this

    • @preciousw
      @preciousw Před 4 lety +2

      Lol

    • @Ciridan
      @Ciridan Před 4 lety

      i must have missed something

    • @frostkid08
      @frostkid08 Před 4 lety +4

      @@Ciridan clearly and you can't be black haha

    • @frostkid08
      @frostkid08 Před 4 lety +3

      @Respect/Walk talk show host calls person derogation insult that people literally have died over.... Great....

    • @SpeccyHorace
      @SpeccyHorace Před 4 lety +7

      @@frostkid08 He didn't call him it.

  • @troyk4452
    @troyk4452 Před 2 lety +1

    Lmfao !! "Lil baby listen the presidents been shot " Hes the greatest...

  • @wishiwascooler
    @wishiwascooler Před rokem +2

    Damn, this interview was done 8 days before I was born!

  • @muckymucks
    @muckymucks Před 4 lety +427

    I love Cavett but I've watched him interview a few black people and he tends to bring up race and it gets awkward. The only person he didn't bring up race that I've seen is Jimi Hendrix and that was a great interview.

    • @timothylyle2025
      @timothylyle2025 Před 4 lety

      The man with two hrs
      D's utxuyb

    • @-a-cb-l9000
      @-a-cb-l9000 Před 4 lety +49

      Personally I think Cavett was struggling with his personal views on race and it really showed with other races when interviewed.

    • @friedman01
      @friedman01 Před 4 lety +19

      Definitely shows his cloistered social circle and that he hasn’t really interacted with non whites

    • @token555
      @token555 Před 4 lety +26

      Cavett was never good at interviewing ANYBODY who wasn't straight-laced. If you've seen him trying to interview Lennon and Joplin, you know what I mean.

    • @-a-cb-l9000
      @-a-cb-l9000 Před 4 lety

      @@token555 will take a look into that.

  • @ZinsWorld
    @ZinsWorld Před 4 lety +297

    I love how eddie called him on it. Wanted to "get away saying the word on tv in front of him"..... it was so out of nowhere and the tone was almost aggressive...... and the way the camera held eddies face to make sure to get his reaction...... tell me that wasn't planned.....

    • @nikoskabbadias
      @nikoskabbadias Před 4 lety +50

      Well spotted, the rest of the interview the camera is on who is speaking, at that moment camera turned to Eddie early and stayed on him...
      Not that it would be very likely that you d say that word in front of a black person on camera, by accident...
      Bunch of scumbags the producers of this show.

    • @MustangRed1967
      @MustangRed1967 Před 4 lety +25

      I think it was. (Planned)

    • @ram29jackson
      @ram29jackson Před 4 lety +2

      @@MustangRed1967 all tv is. All is propaganda

    • @eltoro969
      @eltoro969 Před 4 lety +12

      I believe Dick knew he was on his way out of the loop at this time and wanted to be more rad and edgy than before but it failed big time.

    • @Cypress1600
      @Cypress1600 Před 4 lety +4

      Logic wtf is wrong with you?

  • @msfabulista
    @msfabulista Před 3 lety +4

    That ‘uh huh’ Eddie drops at 4:20, along with that stare and comments afterwards, is so so telling.

  • @AllusernamesgoneFUCK
    @AllusernamesgoneFUCK Před 2 lety +8

    3:09 Eddies reaction is priceless

  • @greyinvader
    @greyinvader Před 4 lety +132

    Even in this interview Eddie was hilarious. It's definitely time for a comeback.

    • @mariahyohannes
      @mariahyohannes Před 4 lety +8

      he has a new movie dropping on netflix this month or later this year and coming 2 america next year

    • @rrbaggett7
      @rrbaggett7 Před 4 lety

      @@mariahyohannes Omigosh, you've made my week with this news. Thank you!

    • @FrancoisDressler
      @FrancoisDressler Před 4 lety

      Hosting SNL this Christmas too!

  • @joeyvalek985
    @joeyvalek985 Před 4 lety +702

    this is the most awkward interview i’ve ever seen

    • @tymesho
      @tymesho Před 3 lety +23

      Absolutely. And didn't Eddie handle it with class?.......wow.......

    • @ajjackson1526
      @ajjackson1526 Před 3 lety +8

      Oh, you haven't seen the Pryor one yet?

    • @dn7685
      @dn7685 Před 3 lety

      Check out this awkward tupac interview. Its really cringy. m.czcams.com/video/GpPbYGJRg0Q/video.html

    • @tymesho
      @tymesho Před 3 lety

      @@yezz-_-3570 LOL, indeed.

    • @tymesho
      @tymesho Před 3 lety

      @@yezz-_-3570 ty!

  • @swiger416
    @swiger416 Před 3 lety +51

    This feels like someone from the 50's interviewing someone from the today.

  • @flumpster91
    @flumpster91 Před 2 lety +5

    I usually like Dick Cavett interviews but there is something really off about this interview. Very odd

  • @kwamemullins2975
    @kwamemullins2975 Před 4 lety +25

    An exceptional high school teacher of mine, asked me the same question in 1985, but in a matter of fact way. It happened after a lot of the very small percentage of Black students freaked out after reading Huckleberry Finn. The same teacher had my back some years earlier after the white students were whispering behind my back. Thank you Mr. Lind for being a man and great teacher. Rest In Peace.

    • @johndalton3180
      @johndalton3180 Před 4 lety +2

      This is lovely. I'm glad you remember him fondly.

  • @slamjackson2137
    @slamjackson2137 Před 4 lety +380

    Wtf? Cavetts just dangling his age and “experience” over Eddy’s head the whole time, so weird, it’s not even an interview, it’s like he’s just sizing him up, intimidated and at a loss, trying to project his insecurity. And then the N word shit, which could’ve been an important discussion but was fumbled horribly by Cavett. Holy moly. Props to you guys for uploading this.

    • @therealrussellsmyth
      @therealrussellsmyth Před 4 lety +24

      Perfectly put
      What a creepy dude

    • @shashankiyer5751
      @shashankiyer5751 Před 4 lety +20

      Thats what great about this channel, they're putting flaws and everything in here for the rest of time, takes a brave man to do that

    • @therealrussellsmyth
      @therealrussellsmyth Před 4 lety +25

      islanti why are you so triggered by the comments ?

    • @jonathanjordan315
      @jonathanjordan315 Před 4 lety +6

      @islanti This is from the 80's - the N word wasn't acceptable then. One look at Eddie's face tells you that Cavett crossed the line, even by 1980's standards

    • @spindillio
      @spindillio Před 3 lety +4

      Cavett has had some tremendous interviews, many of which you can watch on CZcams, but this one was terribly awkward.

  • @neheboi1012
    @neheboi1012 Před 3 lety +3

    Lmaoo, the way he said the word reminded me of that boondocks scene.

  • @BEEBEE159
    @BEEBEE159 Před 3 lety +39

    That was a really weird and uncomfortable so-called interview. I can't imagine how hot it must have felt sitting in that room. Dick Cavett was acting very strange indeed, like a closet racist.

    • @trapez77
      @trapez77 Před 3 lety +3

      You sound stupid he didn’t say anything that could be racist. Your just mad that he said the forbidden word even though he wasn’t calling someone that name

    • @BeeHatGuy
      @BeeHatGuy Před 2 lety +5

      @@trapez77 he may not be racist, just being incredibly ignorant there, but you on the other hand, are definitely racist

  • @wiseguymaybe
    @wiseguymaybe Před 4 lety +80

    I think Eddie should have gone to commercial right after Cavett said "We told them this is New Orleans." Kind of leave on a high note.

    • @EltonBeatles
      @EltonBeatles Před 4 lety +5

      The George Constanza move.

    • @wiseguymaybe
      @wiseguymaybe Před 4 lety +1

      @@EltonBeatles😆😆😆Exactly,/

    • @nancybabbage1169
      @nancybabbage1169 Před 4 lety +2

      after that one joke the whole thing went down the toilet so fast, Cavet was off his rocker here.

  • @23kc
    @23kc Před 4 lety +117

    Wow, that was really awkward.

  • @Skeware
    @Skeware Před rokem +5

    3:09 that was weird but at the same time perfectly handled by Eddie.

  • @mgraves9484
    @mgraves9484 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm 63, I love Eddie Murphy, I love Dick Cavett -- Eddie owned this interview.

  • @fundamentalbear8347
    @fundamentalbear8347 Před 4 lety +88

    I think The Eric Andre show set looks alot like this one

  • @barnabaswannabe4652
    @barnabaswannabe4652 Před 4 lety +457

    "And then I will spend the rest of our time trying to prove I'm not a racist...name drop, name drop, name drop, awkward giggle"

    • @arthub9
      @arthub9 Před 4 lety +30

      That's precisely what he tried to do.

    • @hasselett
      @hasselett Před 4 lety +23

      Well, he is not a racist. His question was clearly extremely misconstrued on account of how he delivered it. He shouldn't have said the word like he did, as it completely derailed the conversation.

    • @nerdguru86
      @nerdguru86 Před 4 lety

      @@arthub9 exactly

    • @cocopus
      @cocopus Před 3 lety +1

      waaaaah dont say de n word is waaassssiiiissstttt

    • @mollers92
      @mollers92 Před 3 lety +4

      @@hasselett That, I think, was the problem when he interviewed pryor as well. He was so awkward about asking a straight question he tried to be funny and it just comes off terribly.

  • @greggc.touftree5936
    @greggc.touftree5936 Před rokem +2

    The only Dick Cavett Show video to be demonetized.

  • @pacifront83
    @pacifront83 Před rokem +9

    Eddie is the gold standard; a legend.

  • @petemarr824
    @petemarr824 Před 4 lety +81

    Ouch!. That went down as bad as it could be

  • @joshgoodman9882
    @joshgoodman9882 Před 4 lety +90

    3:11 in this moment he knew he was gonna have to make *Norbit*

  • @gsymmonds3487
    @gsymmonds3487 Před rokem +3

    "Where did that come from?" Yes indeed. WTAF? But Eddie Murphy what a Genius, what a king. He is so above in intelligence and power.. This is the way to deal with racism.

  • @reputablehype
    @reputablehype Před 3 lety +15

    I love how he's like "I've had all these people on the show" like it was an act of altruism and doesn't make him money.

  • @TheEriklindberg
    @TheEriklindberg Před 4 lety +31

    wow Eddie handled that so well, with a smile and charm

  • @alexanderramirez8670
    @alexanderramirez8670 Před 4 lety +38

    8:10 is literally how I felt for most of this video

  • @BeierFilms
    @BeierFilms Před 3 lety +18

    So hard to watch. Cavvett did some amazing interviews when he was younger, including some in which he was very sensitive about race and got along great with his black guests. No idea why he was so cringy here. Kind of wished I hadn't seen this because it's hard to forget.

  • @kcmarcy
    @kcmarcy Před 3 lety +6

    Bizarre 😮 I couldn't even watch to the end. It's like Dick had temporarily lost all rational thought, social skill and charm. I'm impressed at Eddie's composure. I salute you sir.

  • @Dee-Hendricks
    @Dee-Hendricks Před 4 lety +35

    Lmao! Eddie was like...let's just go to commerical.

  • @gabrielbossei1609
    @gabrielbossei1609 Před 4 lety +36

    wow, I'm not american and just discovered who Dick Cavett is, but I got really interested in these interviews. But that's the first one I see Cavett so dull. He is so sharp in the 70's interviews.Can anyone explain me why?

    • @VideoAmericanStyle
      @VideoAmericanStyle Před 4 lety +18

      Gabriel Bossei He got older, and consequently, more out of touch. Happens to the best of us!

    • @gabrielbossei1609
      @gabrielbossei1609 Před 4 lety +2

      @@VideoAmericanStyle Yeah and I bet he wasn't that dull even with the coming of age, probably was just a really uninspired day!

    • @Danimal77
      @Danimal77 Před 4 lety +7

      @@VideoAmericanStyle He wasn't old here. He was in his late 40's.

    • @nyembsafric1
      @nyembsafric1 Před 4 lety +1

      Take a wild guess

    • @thegoat8414
      @thegoat8414 Před 4 lety +2

      Race baiting wasn’t as popular in the 80’s due to the party decade of the 70’s which was looked at as the first decade black people were “Completely Free” and fresh off the civil rights movement and it was easier to ask race baiting questions because most black celebrities were “super woke” and wanted to speak for their people, similar to what the media TRIES to RECREATE today with today’s black celebrities but these times don’t have the racial tension of times past.

  • @happybongmore4363
    @happybongmore4363 Před 2 lety +2

    Dick...When you're in a hole...STOP digging!
    Hilarious.

  • @stefanhoimes
    @stefanhoimes Před 3 lety +2

    This interview is from two years before I was born. I'm glad to live in a world where people don't (generally) say that word on TV like it's nbd or funny anymore.

  • @williamholland9171
    @williamholland9171 Před 4 lety +52

    Eddie is a class act. Kept his cool and actually dominated the interview. I miss Eddie Murphy’s work.

  • @jaspert2532
    @jaspert2532 Před 4 lety +134

    The look on Eddie's face when Dick suggests they're friends...

    • @toddhensley880
      @toddhensley880 Před 3 lety +20

      Now what’s funny is Eddie did a WTF podcast interview with Marc Maron where he basically confirmed he was friends with Cavett but hasn’t seen him in years.

    • @backseatpalace
      @backseatpalace Před 3 lety +7

      @@toddhensley880 yeah they went to baseball games together

  • @georgewashington9173
    @georgewashington9173 Před 5 měsíci +1

    He really didn't expect Eddie to be that sophistically smart.

  • @johnryder557
    @johnryder557 Před 2 lety +4

    I didn't think was going to stop laughing from Eddie Murphys mockery of country accents lol

  • @Rhythmicons
    @Rhythmicons Před 4 lety +35

    The band was like "Man we're going to have to save him."

  • @jasperhalsey8574
    @jasperhalsey8574 Před 4 lety +75

    “Not a drop”

    • @furkanaltun2116
      @furkanaltun2116 Před 3 lety

      @E.A. de Ruiter i can memorize some expressions if it is like this always

  • @Kinodawker
    @Kinodawker Před 2 měsíci

    The casual way he brings it up is so funny. Also the way he shocks himself and says “did I say that?” Then drops the hard r like ten seconds later. Lmfao

  • @DrSkullhedface
    @DrSkullhedface Před 2 lety +1

    Eddie Murphy established this as a historical document. A cultural production that represents the bell curve of its time. It is a spectacle to behold.

  • @CCCoNeTiMe
    @CCCoNeTiMe Před 4 lety +18

    Never seen this before; and I didn't think that I could love Eddie any more than I do and then he goes and shows me the greatest riposte ever.

  • @michaelh6611
    @michaelh6611 Před 4 lety +29

    Eddie turned that into a funny ass impression

  • @israel.horowitz
    @israel.horowitz Před 3 lety +2

    “Eddie, we’ve told them this is New Orleans...” 😂

  • @bacchuslax7967
    @bacchuslax7967 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I’ve never seen Cavett flustered. Wow. He tripped over his own here

  • @danielzelazny4055
    @danielzelazny4055 Před 4 lety +50

    Just about the worst interview Cavett ever did.
    Why is he trying so hard to be a fool?

  • @mbjasondify
    @mbjasondify Před 4 lety +67

    This shows how sharp Eddie is. Cavett just trying to be a little edgy, got put in place quick by the man.

  • @ayyylmao101
    @ayyylmao101 Před 4 měsíci

    The way he tiptoed to the question only to drop it like an anvil with the WORST emphasis on the syllables absolutely killed me 🤣

  • @luelue5514
    @luelue5514 Před 3 lety +2

    ... “not a drop” lmao go Eddy!