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
Eddie Murphy camera, in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza—at Murphy's request, after he grew tired of constant demands from fans to "Do Buckwheat! Do Buckwheat!" In "Rolling Stone"s February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to date, Murphy was ranked second (behind John Belushi). "It is customary (and accurate) to say that Eddie Murphy is the only reason SNL survived the five-year wilderness without Lorne Michaels," they noted. In 1982, Murphy made his big screen debut in the film "48 Hrs." with Nick Nolte. "48 Hrs." proved to be a hit when it was released in the Christmas season of