Eddie Murphy’s busy year just keeps going, with the comedian declaring that he’ll be embarking on a stand-up tour next year.
“Next year, in 2020, I’m going to go on the road and do some stand-up,” Murphy said on a recent episode of the Netflix podcast Present Company With Krista Smith, although he did not reveal further details.
And to make things even more exciting for Murphy fans, the 58-year-old is reprising his role as Prince Akeem in Coming 2 America, slated for release in December 2020.
News of Murphy’s upcoming stand-up tour comes on the heels of his reported $70 million deal to do a series of stand-up specials for Netflix, which has similarly thrown bucketloads of cash at Dave Chapelle, another comic well-known for his politically incorrect routines.
Murphy was always a massive stand-up draw. His blockbuster 1987 movie Eddie Murphy Raw grossed $50.5 million on an $8 million budget, making it the most financially successful stand-up film of all time.
