Thursday, July 26, 2012

Comedian (CBS, 1983) by Eddie Murphy

This is one of the funniest people ever at his funniest.  Murphy's impressions and brazen attitude are in full-effect on "Faggots Revisited/Sexual Prime" and "Singers."  Along with his Bill Cosby impression from Raw (which unfortunately never made to record), Eddie's James Brown impression is one of the funniest ever.  Cosby's influence on Murphy is still very apparent though with the stories told on this album.  "Ice Cream Man/Shoe Throwin' Mothers" and "The Barbecue" are all experiences that one could see the Huxtable children going through.  However, Murphy put his own twist on it with four letter words and youthful energy which gave him a comedic voice all his own.

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