Overview

• Murphy insists Norbit still makes him laugh and dismisses it as one of his worst films, quipping that “s--- ain’t that bad.”
• He recalls co-writing the 2007 comedy with brother Charlie Murphy and standing by its humor despite critical derision.
• Norbit received nine Golden Raspberry nominations in 2008, including Worst Picture, and earned Murphy the Worst Actor of the Decade title.
• He identifies Holy Man (1998) and The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) as his genuine career low points and admits he turned down Rush Hour to star in Holy Man.
• Murphy leverages his Complex interview to promote his new heist comedy, The Pickup, which is now streaming on Prime Video.