My pop was friends with Melba Moore, she and Lillo Thomas opened.As far as his stand-up pre-SNL...I've heard plenty of comedians talk about his early days in the clubs.Chris Rocks referenced it when he was on WTF.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/chris-rock-on-wtf-talks-eddie-murphy_n_1072475.html