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By Anslem Samuel | Published September 19, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

STAND-UP COMEDY Murphy may be known for his blockbuster films these days, but the perennial funnyman earned his chops the old-fashioned way on the stand-up comedy circuit. While numbers for his 1983 special Eddie Murphy Delirious were tough to dig up, Eddie Murphy Raw (1987) earned more than $50 million at the box office. More recently, Murphy has expressed plans to return to the stand-up stage, but there have been no official announcements just yet.

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Murphy may be known for his blockbuster films these days, but the perennial…

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