>Yes Eddie saved SNL and maybe he's the biggest star of the
>show. But during his reign Lorne Michaels wasn't under
>control, if he was I think he woulda kept Eddie on a short
>leash and he wouldn't have blown up they way he did. Lorne
>Michaels seems like he wants black performers to only play the
>side role and not the lead, definitely not the star of the
>show.


Yep...And u basically underlined the beef between Lorne and Eddie....

Eddie felt that Lorne never respected his impact on SNL because it was done when Michaels was off the show...But when the Eddie jabs started coming his way in the '90s it was under Lorne's watch....

Like I said, Murphy showing up was a HUGE first-step. There was talk that he would never walk on that set again...Hell he telegraphed his appearance when he said just days before the special that he wouldn't be in any sketches....Dude is just getting use to the idea of being a part of that SNL family again....