--- description: It's been more than 30 years since Eddie Murphy has appeared on 'Saturday Night Live,' but the comedian confirmed his return to Studio 8H for... title: Eddie Murphy Says He's Returning to 'SNL' After 30 Years image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad953711402041e/69877cb75f570fee9fb14ff7/155434979.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Eddie Murphy Says He's Returning to _SNL_ After 30 Years by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 30, 2015 2:31 AM CUT  Eddie Murphy arrives at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Nov. 3, 2012 Eddie Murphy arrives at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Nov. 3, 2012Gabriel Olsen—FilmMagic by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 30, 2015 2:31 AM CUT It’s been more than 30 years since Eddie Murphy has appeared on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ but the comedian confirmed his return to Studio 8H for the show’s 40th anniversary special. Murphy broke the news in a [phone interview with News One Now](http://newsone.com/3086874/oh-jah-jah-eddie-murphy-talks-new-music-return-to-snl-for-40th-anniversary-video/ "undefined"). “It just never worked out where the timing was right for me to do it,” Murphy said, explaining his three-decade absence. “They’re having a 40th anniversary. … I’m going to that. And that will be the first time I’ve been back since I left.” Murphy last stepped foot on the ‘SNL’ stage on Dec. 15, 1984 as a host, 10 months after ending his stint as a cast member … [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/eddie-murphy-says-hes-returning-snl-after-30-years-n296436?cid=par-time-article%5F20150130 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3688915/eddie-murphy-says-hes-returning-to-snl-after-30-years/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3688915/eddie-murphy-says-hes-returning-to-snl-after-30-years/"},"headline":"Eddie Murphy Says He's Returning to SNL After 30 Years","datePublished":"2015-01-30T02:31:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:00:27.809Z","description":"It's been more than 30 years since Eddie Murphy has appeared on 'Saturday Night Live,' but the comedian confirmed his return to Studio 8H for...","url":"https://time.com/3688915/eddie-murphy-says-hes-returning-to-snl-after-30-years/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad953711402041e/69877cb75f570fee9fb14ff7/155434979.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad953711402041e/69877cb75f570fee9fb14ff7/155434979.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Spike TV's \"Eddie Murphy: One Night Only\" - Arrivals","caption":"Spike TV's \"Eddie Murphy: One Night Only\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Gabriel Olsen—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3688915/eddie-murphy-says-hes-returning-to-snl-after-30-years/","name":"Eddie Murphy Says He's Returning to SNL After 30 Years"}}]}] ```