I have to agree that I was quite disturbed by some early Eddie murphy stand-uo material - homophobic jokes based on typically ignorant stereotyping.
Overall though I like the man: a true entertainer and that's where the crux of the matter lies. Comedy is an entertainment business and i found most of those films very entertaining. People tend to forget that basic aim all too often - too interested in writing oh so very clever stuff and missing the object of the game.
I also like Lee Evans a lot: Yeah no brilliantly strong material but an absolutely incomparable 'entertainer' - it's his job y'know. As Perry said, he uses his expressions and body to great effect - not some disappearing up it's own fundament very very clever line that most people will have to go and get a dictionary to be be able to understand. He is what he is and he does it superbly.
entertainment entertainment entertainment - it's what the thread's about - want something heavier - better suited to books.
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