*Eddie Murphy is itching to get back on stage and do his stand up comedy thing. We guess he wants to get raw again. Look for him and Netflix to hook up to make it happen.
And what would it take to make it happen, you might be wondering? Well, sources close to Murphy tell TMZ that Netflix is offering a $70 million incentive to Murphy to make it happen.
On the other hand, we hear TMZ has been “unable to firmly confirm the exact figure” at this point. But when you think about it, that figure is not out of line with what headliners on Murphy’s level have commanded from Netflix in the past. And besides, he is Eddie Murphy. Duh!
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Here’s more via the NY Post:
Dave Chappelle raked in $20 million for each of his three award-winning specials, Chris Rock banked $40 million for his two-show package and Amy Schumer reportedly asked for — and received — more than $11 million for her last Netflix showcase.
Let us not forget that the former “Saturday Night Live” star — and Oscar nominee for “Dreamgirls” — actually helped pioneer this game. His acclaimed live specials “Eddie Murphy: Delirious” and “Eddie Murphy: Raw” paved the way for this format back when Chappelle and Rock were starring in B movies. The prolific baby-maker has been teasing a return to the live stage for some time, and even dropped some hints during his recent surprise appearance on Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”
“You know that you not doing stand-up drives people crazy — you know that, right?” Seinfeld, 65, asked “The Nutty Professor” star.
Murphy admitted that standup icon Don Rickles also asked him to step back up to the mic before his death in 2017.
“I’m going to do it again,” Murphy told Seinfeld. “Everything just has to be right. You have to get up there and start working out. Still gotta go to the comedy club.”
Netflix representatives tell The Post they don’t comment on the financial details of its contract negotiations.
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