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Eddie Murphy’s return to Saturday Night Live has fans hoping he will go back in time. The actor and comedian will return to Studio 8H for his first hosting gig in 35 years, and he has already teased that he hopes to resurrect some of his most famous characters from his SNL heyday. But Murphy’s former SNL sidekick thinks at least one character needs to stay buried in the past.
Murphy’s exaggerated version of The Little Rascals character, Buckwheat, may not be acceptable to today’s audiences, points out Murphy’s former SNL co-star Joe Piscopo.
“This is Eddie’s weekend,” Piscopo told Fox News. “I wish him all the best, it’s going to be great because does he do Buckwheat? How politically incorrect is that?… I don’t know how he can possibly do Buckwheat.”
Piscopo added that he can’t wait to see how far his former sidekick “pushes the envelope” during his SNL hosting gig.