Overview
- Davidson, 31, praises Eddie Murphy, 64, in a new People interview, calling him the greatest and describing a close rapport.
- He says Murphy 'gets what I'm going through' and offers advice shaped by a comparable career trajectory and life experience.
- Both comics joined Saturday Night Live as teenagers or near it—Murphy at 19 for five seasons (1980–1984) and Davidson at 20 for eight (2014–2022).
- The pair co-star in Tim Story’s 2025 action-comedy The Pickup, which Davidson says was 'a blast' to make.
- Davidson recounts becoming a fan in childhood after his mother bought Murphy’s Delirious, and the film is now available on Prime Video.