Jerry Lewis the live show in four-plus years, one being Martin's funeral. He was then interviewed by James Lipton on "Inside the Actors Studio". In 1996, Lewis served as executive producer of the Universal Pictures release of "The Nutty Professor" remake, starring Eddie Murphy as the lead role of Professor Sherman Klump. Lewis would also appear on the 12th American Comedy Awards in 1998. In 2000, Lewis appeared as a guest on "The Martin Short Show", then "Russell Gilbert Live" and also executive produced "". In 2003, Lewis did guest appearances on "The View", "Your World with Neil Cavuto" and did a
The Nutty Professor (1996 film) of 4, calling it "a movie that's like a thumb to the nose for everyone who said [Murphy had] lost it. He's very good. And the movie succeeds in two different ways: it's sweet and good-hearted, and then again it's raucous slapstick and bathroom humor. I liked both parts." Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a B+, writing "You can feel Murphy rediscovering his joy as a performer. He rediscovers it, too, as Sherman Klump, a fellow who, much like Murphy, is on the bottom rung, desperate to reinvent himself, and — at long last — does." "The