Saturday Night Live wanted Eddie Murphy to play Bill Cosby
in a sketch
Murphy spoke with writers on the night of the show but
eventually said no
Norm MacDonald said Murphy didn't want to 'kick a man' when
he's down'
Instead, the Cosby sketch was performed by SNL star Kenan
Thompson
Murphy appeared on stage for just 1 minute 25 seconds during
the show
Hollywood star Eddie Murphy refused to play Bill Cosby
during Saturday Night Lives’ recent 40th anniversary show because 'he didn't
want to kick a man when he's down'.
Murphy, making his return to SNL for the first time in 30
years, had been asked by writers to play Cosby, who is facing a string of
allegations of assaulting several women during the height of his fame.
Saturday Night Live writer Norm MacDonald told his 507,000
followers on Twitter that he wanted Murphy to play Cosby in a sketch on the
anniversary show.
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