Eddie Murphy became a comedy legend during his early Eighties run on Saturday Night Live. But he hasn’t graced the show’s iconic stage since hosting an episode on December 15th, 1984 – months after leaving the series during Season Nine – with bad blood souring the relationship over the years. Now Murphy is making his long-awaited return for the series’ three-hour 40th anniversary special, scheduled for February 15th. “It’s just timing,” the comedian-musician said, adding, “It just never worked out where the timing was right for me to do it. . . They’re actually having a 40th anniversary I think in two weeks. I’m going to that, and that’ll be the first time I’ve been back since I left.”
