9. Eddie Murphy
He started off as one of the funniest shock comics of the early 1980’s, but Eddie Murphy eventually shifted his career toward kids films. The films, including The Nutty Professor and Shrek (in which he played donkey), were funny and entertaining, but as an adult I find his early stand-up shows are among the funniest shows in the history of the art. Between the impressions of his inebriated uncle at a family cookout, to his hypothesizing about what Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton of The Honeymoonerswould sound like as enthusiastic homosexuals, it’s all incredibly offensive but some of the funniest moments in comedy history.
Outside of comedy and acting however, Murphy has a very respectable singing voice and has built a small but notable career as an R&B singer, having released albums in the 80’s and 90’s.
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