Eddie Murphy unveiled the greatest soul legend you never heard of, Murray Murray, on Sunday’s “Feeding America Comedy Fundraiser.”
Murphy portrayed the fast-talking character, a legend in his own mind, on the comedy special co-produced by Funny or Die hosted by Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish and Byron Allen.
“If you got a record player, you know Murray Murray,” Murphy’s Murray said in the fake documentary setting. “If I got this voice and Jesus couldn’t sing, then it must be the Voice of the Lord. All I am is a gift from God.”
The fake doc featured President Barack Obama and late legend Ray Charles heaping praise on Murray Murray, who took credit for creating Charles’ signature-look glasses (“I said ‘Ray, try these on’ “) and then took credit for one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speeches.
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