Eddie Murphy: Comedian

1983 live album by Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy: Comedian

Cover photo by Lynn Goldsmith

Live album by

Eddie Murphy

Released| October 24, 1983
Recorded| August 17–18, 1983, DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
Genre| Comedy
Length| 50:12
Label| Columbia Records
Producer| Eddie Murphy, Richard Tienken, Robert Wachs
Eddie Murphy chronology
| Eddie Murphy
(1982)  | Eddie Murphy: Comedian
(1983)  | How Could It Be
(1985)

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Eddie Murphy: Comedian (1983) is Eddie Murphy's second comedy album. The album was the recipient of one Grammy, Best Comedy Album, at the 1984 Grammy Awards.[1]

The full concert of this performance was released as a 1983 HBO special called Eddie Murphy Delirious.

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [2]

## Track listing

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1. Faggots Revisited/Sexual Prime – 8:09
2. Singers – 10:04
3. Ice Cream Man/Shoe Throwin' Mothers – 5:52
4. Modern Women – 2:16
5. The Barbecue – 12:44
6. The Fart Game – 1:55
7. Politics/Racism – 4:34
8. Languages – 2:13
9. TV – 2:25

## Charts

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Chart (1985)  | Peak
position

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US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[3] | 35
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 94

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[5] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Eddie Murphy". Recording Academy. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. ^ Theakston, Rob. Comedian at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
3. ^ "Eddie Murphy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 212\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. ^ "American album certifications – Eddie Murphy – Comedian". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Eddie Murphy

* Filmography
* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Stand-up comedy films|

* Delirious (1983)
* Raw (1987)

Comedy albums|

* Eddie Murphy (1982)
* Comedian (1983)

Music albums|

* How Could It Be (1985)
* So Happy (1989)
* Love's Alright (1993)

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Comedy Hits (1997)
* All I Fuckin' Know (1998)

Songs|

* "Party All the Time"
* "Whatzupwitu"
* "Patience"

Films directed|

* Harlem Nights (1989, also writer)

Films written|

* Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
* Raw (1987)
* Coming to America (1988)
* Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
* Boomerang (1992)
* Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
* Norbit (2007)

Films produced|

* Life (1999)
* Tower Heist (2011)
* Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
* Coming 2 America (2021)
* Candy Cane Lane (2023)
* Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
* The Pickup (TBA)

Characters|

* Axel Foley
* Sherman Klump
* Mushu (Mulan)
* Donkey (Shrek)

Related|

* Charlie Murphy (brother)

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Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

1950s|

* "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" – Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1958)
* The Battle of Kookamonga – Homer and Jethro / Inside Shelley Berman – Shelley Berman (1959)

1960s|

* Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris – Jo Stafford & Paul Weston / The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! – Bob Newhart (1960)
* An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May – Elaine May & Mike Nichols (1961)
* The First Family – Vaughn Meader (1962)
* "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" – Allan Sherman (1963)
* I Started Out as a Child – Bill Cosby (1964)
* Why Is There Air? – Bill Cosby (1965)
* Wonderfulness – Bill Cosby (1966)
* Revenge – Bill Cosby (1967)
* To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With – Bill Cosby (1968)
* Sports – Bill Cosby (1969)

1970s|

* The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress – Flip Wilson (1970)
* This Is A Recording – Lily Tomlin (1971)
* FM & AM – George Carlin (1972)
* Los Cochinos – Cheech & Chong (1973)
* That Nigger's Crazy – Richard Pryor (1974)
* ...Is It Something I Said? – Richard Pryor (1975)
* Bicentennial Nigger – Richard Pryor (1976)
* Let's Get Small – Steve Martin (1977)
* A Wild and Crazy Guy – Steve Martin (1978)
* Reality...What a Concept – Robin Williams (1979)

1980s|

* No Respect – Rodney Dangerfield (1980)
* Rev. Du Rite – Richard Pryor (1981)
* Live on the Sunset Strip – Richard Pryor (1982)
* Eddie Murphy: Comedian – Eddie Murphy (1983)
* "Eat It" – "Weird Al" Yankovic (1984)
* Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording) – Whoopi Goldberg (1985)
* Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand – Bill Cosby (1986)
* A Night at the Met – Robin Williams (1987)
* Good Morning, Vietnam – Robin Williams (1988)
* P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults – Peter Schickele (1989)

1990s|

* P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities – Peter Schickele (1990)
* P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio – Peter Schickele (1991)
* P.D.Q. Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion – Peter Schickele (1992)
* Jammin' in New York – George Carlin (1993)
* Live from Hell – Sam Kinison (1994)
* Crank(y) Calls – Jonathan Winters (1995)
* Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations – Al Franken (1996)
* Roll with the New – Chris Rock (1997)
* The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 – Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner (1998)
* Bigger & Blacker – Chris Rock (1999)

2000s|

* Brain Droppings – George Carlin (2000)
* Napalm & Silly Putty – George Carlin (2001)
* Robin Williams: Live on Broadway – Robin Williams (2002)
* Poodle Hat – "Weird Al" Yankovic (2003)
* The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents ... America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction – Jon Stewart and the cast of The Daily Show (2004)
* Never Scared – Chris Rock (2005)
* The Carnegie Hall Performance – Lewis Black (2006)
* The Distant Future – Flight of the Conchords (2007)
* It's Bad for Ya – George Carlin (2008)
* A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! – Stephen Colbert (2009)

2010s|

* Stark Raving Black – Lewis Black (2010)
* Hilarious – Louis C.K. (2011)
* Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon (2012)
* Calm Down Gurrl – Kathy Griffin (2013)
* Mandatory Fun – "Weird Al" Yankovic (2014)
* Live at Madison Square Garden – Louis C.K. (2015)
* Talking for Clapping – Patton Oswalt (2016)
* The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas – Dave Chappelle (2017)
* Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle (2018)
* Sticks and Stones – Dave Chappelle (2019)

2020s|

* Black Mitzvah – Tiffany Haddish (2020)
* Sincerely Louis CK – Louis C.K. (2021)
* The Closer – Dave Chappelle (2022)
* What's In a Name? – Dave Chappelle (2023)

Authority control databases |

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