James Brown liked Eddie Murphy’s celebrity hot tub skit on “Saturday Night Live” so much that he suggested the comedian play him in a biopic.

Former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle famously wasn’t a fan of the 1988-98 CBS sitcom Murphy Brown. But millions of viewers — and Emmy voters — were. In its 10 seasons and 247 episodes (not ...

Murphy starred on “Saturday Night Live” from 1980 to 1984. One of the skits he became most known for on the sketch comedy series was impersonating Brown in “James Brown’s Celebrity Hot Tub ...