The Murphy Monday Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week... I have the Host of Comedy Vinyl Vibes & Founder of the Harlem Comedy Festival... Mr. Neruda Willliams.  He has a show that highlights vinyl comedy albums and what better way to incorporate what we both do than to do a podcast highlighting The Grammy Award Winning Album  "Eddie Murphy: Comedian" which is actually the audio version of "Delirious"...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes.. We have to revisit movies for a second opinion. In an earlier episode, We talked in depth about "SHOWTIME" with Jeremy Burnett. However, he wasn't really sold on the premise of the movie. This week I have special guest Truck Hudson (ABC's For Life, Luke Cage S2, & upcoming season of Power 'Book II'). He actually picked SHOWTIME because...

Send us Fan Mail This is a Best Of Episode of The Murphy Monday Podcast. If you have never listened to an episode or want to catch up on episodes you might have missed. This is the podcast for you. I talk about the behind the scenes antics of the podcast of with guests Jewel Singletary & John Fudge Rickenbacker Jr. We talk the creation of the pod; Why the pod was started; If I should continue...

Send us Fan Mail This Week we have Ibrahim Khalif (from “The Ignant Negus” podcast) on the pod to talk about his new comedy album and the differences between “Coming To America” vs “Coming 2 America”. This episode is jam packed.. We talk about Ibrahim’s dislike for “Golden Child”; His love for “Boomrang”; Finding out that “That’s My Mama” is an actual tv show; The effects of watching “Coming To Am...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of The Delirious Episode... We jump right into this episode. Starting from where the previous episode ended. We talk about Eddie Murphy hosting the VMAs; How controversial this standup special was; Does it still hold up?; and why "Doctor Doolittle" is in Rob Santos' Top Five.  Support the show Tell An Eddie Murphy fan to tell an Eddie Murphy fan that you love...

Send us Fan Mail Been on the road for the past couple of weeks.. Didn’t want to leave you hanging so here’s part 1 of a Jam Packed “Delirious” episode. I speak to Comedian Rob Santos. We talk about the business of Standup Comedy, The Legacy of Paul Mooney, and The importance of 1982’s “Delirious” Support the show Tell An Eddie Murphy fan to tell an Eddie Murphy fan that you love this podcast

Send us Fan Mail Happy Murphy Monday!! This week on the podcast.. We talk to Jelani S. Jeffries!! He is an actor, writer & director that has transitioned into music. We talk about his beginnings as a child actor on Sesame Street, SVU, Sopranos & his current project @weareurbansuburban !!! We also talk about how it was being a child actor; Auditions he missed out on; working with Dave Chapp...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Mother's Day.. This special episode is featuring MY MOTHER! She is a Pastor at Christian Uprise Through Edification Ministries and an avid movie watcher. She is not the biggest Eddie Murphy fan. However, she does like some of his movies. We talk about her likes and dislikes of Eddie; Her list of Eddie Murphy movies; Why she loves the movie "Mr. Church" and she...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back... This week we’re talking about “48 hrs” and the sequel “Another 48hrs”. My guests on this episode are Tim Saliani & Kevin Scott from “The Films On Tap” Podcast (Governor’s Comedy Club Network). I went on their podcast a couple weeks ago to defend Eddie Murphy’s career... Since then.. They have come back to being Eddie Murphy Fans!! We talk about their critique on...

Send us Fan Mail This week.. I had a really big guest scheduled. THEY CANCELED!! So instead.. I have a mini episode of a conversation I had with comedian Vernon Payne of “The Broken Mic” podcast. We had a conversation about what it means to be a Crossover comedian. We talk briefly about a Eddie but we mostly talk about Bernie Mac, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock & Robin Harris. Enjoy!! Also checkou...

Send us Fan Mail This week.. I had the pleasure of speaking to the lead bassist for the 80s rock group "Twisted Sister".. Mark "The Animal" Mendoza.  We have been talking behind the scenes for awhile about getting him on the podcast. He is a big fan of standup comedy. He's seen Red Foxx in Vegas, Richard Pryor in concert and a very young Eddie Murphy at The Comic Strip. He...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have Comedian Mike Celona (Amazon) coming by to promote his new comedy prank call album & talk about the movie “Nutty Professor 2”. We get nostalgic and talk about our love of The Nutty Professor. We question whether this was a disappointing sequel or a movie that was misjudged at the time. Mike also explains to me why Beverly Hills Cop 3 is on his Top 5 Eddie Mur...

Send us Fan Mail This week.. We’re talking about the Eddie Murphy Self Titled Stand Up Comedy album released in 1982. My guest this week is from the “So Shameless” & “Hard Or Soft” podcasts. 2 of the most successful Urban podcasts out there. We talk about Eddie Murphy’s impact on the black community; Eddie Murphy vs Kevin Hart; Who had a steeper decline Eddie or Wesley; The Eddie Murphy Self T...

Send us Fan Mail This is an amazing episode with the social scientist himself.. Comedian Dave Lester. Dave gives us his Black comedy Mount Rushmore of Standup Comedians. He gives us his unique take on how we consume entertainment. He gives his take on the movie "Coming 2 America" and We try to figure out the general consensus of how the movie is viewed. You don't want to miss this o...

Send us Fan Mail The reviews for Coming 2 ?America are in. Nigel calls a couple of his friends to get live reactions of the movie. In this episode, Nigel will let you know what the movie for next week's episode will be Support the show Tell An Eddie Murphy fan to tell an Eddie Murphy fan that you love this podcast

Send us Fan Mail On the eve of the Premiere of "Coming 2 America"... I got the opportunity to speak to Clint Smith (Former VP of Eddie Murphy Productions). In this brief interview, we talk about his friendship with Eddie Murphy, His scene in the movie "Trading Places" and his famous catch phrase from "Coming to America".... "That Boy Good".  He drops a coupl...

Send us Fan Mail After the premiere of "Coming 2 America"... John "Fudge" Rickenbacker and I sat down with Comedian Rodney  Perry (Madea's Big Happy Family, Coming 2 America) to talk about his extraordinary standup career. This man is a LEGEND. He 's worked with just about every King & Queen of comedy. Plus he has the stories to back it up. He tells us about his e...

Send us Fan Mail Here's a preview of the season premiere of THE MURPHY MONDAY PODCAST. I spoke to Clint Smith from "Coming To America" and "Coming 2 America". He's known for his catchphrase "That Boy Good" and "You Lyin', You ain't never met Dr. Martin Luther The King". Here is a snippet of our interview and he gave us a plug/drop. Get re...

Send us Fan Mail As we approach Season 2 of the Murphy Monday Podcast... I teamed up with Bryan Connolly if  “The World Is Wrong” podcast for a Crossover Episode to talk about why the world is wrong about the movies “Meet Dave”, “Beverly Hills Cop 3” and the actual movie we came to talk about “I-Spy”! The 2002 movie that teams Eddie Murphy with Owen Wilson.  Bryan is also a Super Fan of Adam Sandl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode.. We talked about everyone's favorite movie "Dolemite is My Name". A movie I have spoken about before but not from the same perspective as my guest Nicky Sunshine (FYI, SNL, 108 Soul radio station). We also talked about diversity in improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade. We discussed Coming 2 America (Sequel); Eddie and Bill Cosby's relationshi...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is about the movie “Showtime”. A 2002 comedy about 2 cops (who do not like each other) partner up to take down criminals while shooting a reality show. One hates cameras while the other one loves the spotlight. To help me with this.. I have asked actor Jeremy Burnett (Blue Bloods, Elementary, Jessica Jones) to be a guest on the podcast. We talked about what it’...

Send us Fan Mail This week on THE MURPHY MONDAY PODCAST!!! We’re talking about Disney’s The Haunted Mansion movie. This is a movie that was inspired by an Amusement park ride. Because of this I’ve asked the hosts (@itsmeadriane &  Ryan Bieber) of “The Dark Ride” Podcast (@drunkdistory) to help me with this. They specialize in Disneyworld folklore & have fun drinking while doing it. We talk...

Send us Fan Mail We're talking about "Trading Places" again!!! This time it's all about the money. I am confused about how Billy Ray & Winthorpe put the "Dukes" in the poor house at the end of the movie. Because of this, I asked Brian K Wagner (Host of Business Blast Radio) to explain this to me. He specializes in trying to mix Business with Comedy, Is currently p...

Send us Fan Mail In The 20th Episode of The Murphy Monday Podcast, John "Fudge" Rickenbaker is back on the podcast. When we get together.. LAWD HAVE MURPHY! We talk about our time working in an amusement park; Why Beverly Hills Cop 3 isn't like the other movies and We go in detail about the beef between Eddie Murphy and John Landis.  Support the show Tell An Eddie Murphy fan to tell...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year!! This week I talk to Comedian Camille Theobald (SL,UT Housewives Podcast)We talk about her love for the movie "Doctor Dolittle"; the difference between sketch and improv; what is a "Karen" and why her "Karen" videos are so popular on TikTok and if she has ever seen the movie "ROOTS". All this plus her Top 5 Eddie Murphy Movie...