Joe Piscopo Says He Was ‘Scared Silly’ When He Joined “SNL”, but Was ‘So Grateful’ to Have Eddie Murphy by His Side

Joe Piscopo Says He Was ‘Scared Silly’ When He Joined “SNL”, but Was ‘So Grateful’ to Have Eddie Murphy by His Side

Piscopo was 28 years old when he joined 'Saturday Night Live' in 1980 alongside 19-year-old Eddie MurphyEddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo.Credit: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyNEED TO KNOWOn April 18, 2026, Joe Piscopo attended the American Film Institute's 51st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award honoring Eddie MurphyDuring the event, the 74-year-old recalled working with Murphy on Saturday Night Live four decades agoPiscopo told PEOP…

Eddie Murphy receives life achievement award by AFI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy took a moment to look out at the star-studded room at the American Film Institute ceremony — at his family, his peers, the people who have shared his journey — and let it all sink in. “Seeing all of my family, all my kids, my beautiful wife, and seeing all the different people I worked with, I’m just really filled up,” said Murphy, who received the life achievement award at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Satu…