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Right now, I'm listening to Radio Delilah tell everyone how they should be celebrating Christmas (as if she's the damn go-to expert on anything).

Or just Tony's son as a huckster who cons everyone into believing he's really Todd.

Especially when bringing back Victor JUST to kill him off again served no purpose.

I noticed it on AMC the first time Megan McTavish was HW. All of a sudden, people were just antagonistic toward each other. I tend to blame it, though, on confrontational talk shows like "Ricki Lake" and "Jenny Jones" coming into vogue at that time.

It seemed appropriate to have another, much-welcomed visit from Mr. Robinson, too, considering how "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is currently out in theaters. But, man, I wish someone HAD written a "Dyn-O-Mite is My Name" sketch. Eddie Murphy as Jimmie "J.J." Walker? That might've been fun to watch, lol!

Agree.

Agree! Eddie Murphy has experienced his share of public embarrassments over the years. (Remember when he (allegedly?) picked up a hitchhiking "transvestite"?) Unlike Bill Cosby, though, Eddie's never presented himself to the public as an upholder of family values. So, AFAIC, Bill had it coming. Also, Wyatt's statement brought back to mind all those accusations from others that Eddie has never used his celebrity or fame to help other, struggling entertainers of color -- when, in fact, I think Eddie did what he could to help promote Black comics such as Chris Rock and (ugh) Arsenio Hall. I remember reading about that and thinking, "Wow, Eddie HAS mellowed," lol. But, you're right, it was tremendously generous of him NOT to go in on "the Coz" like that. I'm not so sure another comedian -- Dave Chappelle, for example -- would have felt and responded the same way. Heck, if I'd been a writer for SNL, it would've taken everything within me NOT to write a commercial parody where Bill feeds all his victims Jell-O Pudding Pops.

For sure, after "Boomerang" was only mildly successful at the box office (compared to the earlier, bigger hits), I think Eddie began to lose some of the fun and joy in making movies. I also think he began to panic -- "What if I never make another successful movie?" -- and started doing more movies (with scripts even worse than the ones for "Best Defense" and "The Golden Child") strictly for financial reasons.

Best ratings in two years? Another knife to Lorne Michaels' gut! I love it! LOL!

In the immortal words of Richard Pryor (start @ 4:25):

Are you talking about "Norbit" being released during the voting period? Because, if you are, I couldn't agree more. IA with both of you. Yet, when I watched some of those movies in question, I just felt that Eddie was extremely low-energy, like a part of him never got over his post-"Harlem Nights" doldrums.

YES! I was thinking the EXACT SAME thing as I watched last night! The humor might've been milder -- and it's true, SNL was a LOT sharper in the '80's -- but I tend to blame that on today's climate, when even left-leaning folks are complaining about political correctness "killing" our capacities to laugh and enjoy a [!@#$%^&*] joke. Nowadays, you have to play everything safe, because anything is liable to offend someone out there. There's no way that a character such as Buckwheat, or Mister Robinson, or especially Velvet Jones would work if it were introduced today. Twitter, if it had been around in '81 or '82, would have crucified Eddie's career before it even started, lol. Meanwhile, I'll bet it must KILL Lorne Michaels to know the average SNL viewer was more excited to see Eddie last night than they ever were to see Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler or any SNL alum return (original cast members notwithstanding). Lorne has always sought to minimize Eddie's value to his show. Last night, though, proved Eddie still has the capability, after all these years, to captivate an audience even with mediocre material -- whereas, with most others who come back, the law of diminishing returns often comes into play. I just hope this wasn't the first, last and only return visit from Eddie. I'd love to see him come back and host again; and if not host, then at least join the ranks of Alec Baldwin and John Goodman as someone who can be counted on to make surprise cameos. I pray Eddie realizes (especially after tonight, if he hasn't already) how much we have missed him being truly, truly funny and reconnects with that part of himself that still knows how. It's been too long since I've watched an Eddie Murphy movie and felt he was truly happy to be there.

You know what would have made the "Holiday Gig" (slightly better)? A surprise cameo from Bill Murray's "Nick the Lounge Singer." (I am so desperate to see Murray and Murphy together on the same project, it's pathetic.) ICAM, @DRW50. But, how can you watch the show again on a regular basis, knowing how they, along with "The Apprentice" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," normalized our current president?

If he did, then he was savvy. Other EP's would keep a "money couple" Bo and Hope front-and-center and then look stupid when the couple is gone and they have no one to take their place (even though they had months and should've been more prepared).

I think that's the difference between the Eddie Murphy of today and the Eddie Murphy of the 1980's. Back then, he was hungry, for lack of a better word. But now, he's older, and he's made it, so he's more willing to play straight man and let the other guy (or cake) shine. Ironically, I think Eddie a better job with sketches where he didn't revive old characters. The ones where he did...I dunno, they felt "off" to me. (The "Black Jeopardy" sketch w/ Velvet Jones, in particular, should have KILLED but didn't.) I dunno, maybe those sketches were written by people who weren't all familiar with them? Or, it could be just one more sign that SNL's writing is in serious need of an overhaul and has been for the better part of the 2000's. Say what you will about Dick Ebersol, but I think he knew better how to produce a SNL w/ Eddie than Lorne Michaels did. I don't believe Lorne, who'd rather push tired people like that godawful Will Ferrell, will ever "get" someone like Eddie, not even as a guest host.

And, of course, there was the moment when Eddie dropped the "s"- bomb. (That was probably planned, though.)

Seeing Eddie on SNL again after all these years was...well, it was just fantastic. Maybe not the best episode, writing- or performance-wise, but the fact that his return happened at all more than made up for the deficiencies.

I doubt Trump will ever "lose the evangelicals." They're just too ready to go off the cliff with him. That's why there's always a Jonestown (or a Waco, or a Heaven's Gate).

Don't get me wrong: I heart "Moonlighting" like a total bitch. But I don't kid myself into thinking Cybill got as far as she did in her career because she was a master thespian.

LOL! But seriously. I'm with Whoopi, who said on "The View" that this is nothing to cheer about, regardless of which side of the aisle you're on politically. We shouldn't have been brought to this moment in time. But, the president violated the Constitution, and the House had no choice but to do its' job. It's sad.

We all make mistakes when we're young.

Oh. Oh, no. I thought you were kidding. Yikes. Sorry, @DramatistDreamer!

LOL!! I'm surprised no one's mentioned Susan Lucci being the daughter of Phyllis Diller!

Diana (Dill) Douglas (ex-Lily, LIAMST) was the first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother to three of his sons, including two-time Academy Award winner Michael.

Here's a thought: what if NBC, rather than ABC, had picked up EON?