Eddie Murphy 1982. Nolte was scheduled to host the December 11, 1982, Christmas episode of "Saturday Night Live", but became too ill to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The following year, Murphy starred in "Trading Places" with fellow "SNL" alumnus Dan Aykroyd. The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop III") and proved to be an even greater
Trading Places (song) 2 U" (2004) by Destiny's Child. Digital Spy's David Balls gave "Trading Places" three out of five stars, and wrote that the song's lyrics "may be verging on the sickly, but Usher just about gets away with it". Mark Edward Nero of About.com called it "all-around excellent: the vocals, production and (especially the) lyrics all excel". Andy Kellman from Allmusic said that the song was the best of "the small handful of brow-raising moments" on "Here I Stand". IGN's Chad Grischow criticized the song's production, calling it "a muddled mess". "Trading Places" debuted on the United States "Billboard" Hot 100