-And then, "Dolemite."
"Dolemite Is My Name." -"Dolemite Is My Name," yes.
-On Netflix. I mean, this is --
I mean, dude, what was it like working with Eddie Murphy?
-Oh, my gosh. First of all, Eddie Murphy --
I just want to give a round of --
It's just Eddie Murphy. It's just Eddie Murphy.
It's Eddie Murphy. -It's Eddie Murphy.
-So, on the first day on set, it's crazy,
because you're doing two acting jobs.
One is being in the movie and the other one
is trying to not act like you're gonna lose it,
just completely lose it
because you're in the presence of Eddie Murphy.
-Yeah. -So, one acting job is
just trying to stay cool, just like...
[ Mumbling ] [ Light laughter ]
I don't even care. I don't even care.
[ Mumbling continues ]
-That's how you talk? -Just my comedy here.
Yeah, they thought I was having a stroke.
[ Both mumbling ] [ Laughter ]
-Eddie Murphy was like, "That's how you talk?"
[ Both laugh ]
-You're my hero. [ Mumbling ]
-Was he your hero, though? -He was --
I base so much of what I've done in my career comedically on him.
-Sure. -I didn't know sketch comedy
was a thing before "Saturday Night Live"
in the mid '80s. That was him.
I was like, "Who is this guy?"
He came like a lightning bolt.
And then, when I was in Boy Scouts,
we all memorized -- we'd listen to "Raw" and "Delirious."
-Yeah. -He was everything to me.
Everything. -How was he on set?
Did you end up being -- -He was lovely.
He was warm. It was great because --
You know, first day, he's like, "Hey, what's up, man?"
Gives you a little pat. You know?
Then, the next time you're on set, "Hey, what's up, man?"
Little longer hug. You know?
Then, the third time, I was like, "Dear diary,
Eddie hugged me for 5 seconds." [ Laughter ]
-"Today, he hugged me for 6 seconds."
-"Today, 5.5 seconds. I swooned.
[ Laughter ]
-Put hearts over it. -Hearts as the O's.
Little arrows going through.
-But it's Rudy Ray Moore's story.
-Yeah, it's about Rudy Ray Moore.
Rudy Ray Moore was -- is known as the Godfather of Rap.
He was a very blue comedian. "Blue" means "dirty."
He was, like, a dirty comedian in the '70s.
He made party albums.
So, like, really dirty, adult-themed albums.
And people would go to people's houses and listen to them.
-Yeah. -And he wanted to make a movie.
And the story of "Dolemite Is My Name"
is about the making of the movie "Dolemite,"
which was a low-budget movie. Cost about $70,000.
Nobody knew what they were doing.
And by just sheer perseverance and will,
Rudy got this movie made.
And that's what "Dolemite Is My Name" is about.
-And who do you play? -I play Jerry Jones.
Jerry Jones is the guy who wrote the script.
So, Jerry Jones was the kind of guy --
He used to write, like, black, you know, like, gospel dramas.
You know, like,
"The Darker the Berry, the Sweeter the Juice."
or, "My Brother, My Brother, Always Have My Back."
You know what I mean? -Yes.
-Right. So he'd, you know, like, yeah.
So he'd write these social dramas.
And then, Rudy enlists him to write the script for "Dolemite."
-I gotta say, you have one of the best looks
in the whole movie. It was awesome.
Look at this.
That is fantastic. [ Laughter and applause ]
-Yeah. -Look at that 'stache.
-Look at that handlebar. -Look at that 'stache.
-Look at that stiggity, stiggity, stiggity,
stiggity 'stache. -Aw, stiggity, stiggity!
-Look at that stiggity, stiggity 'stache!
-Oh, you got that stiggity, stiggity 'stache!
-That's like two hours of work
to get the stiggity, stiggity, 'stache going.
-Oh, yeah. -And to get the afro.
That was two hours of work. -Gosh, it looks great.
-But it looks terrific.
The hair and makeup team was outstanding.
-I want to show everyone a clip. -Let's take a look at the clip.
-Keegan-Michael Key and Eddie Murphy
in "Dolemite Is My Name." Take a look at that.
-We want this thing to be raw.
Tell it like it is on the streets.
-Yeah, lots of pimps and whores and cussing.
And kung-fu, karate.
Brothers love all that kung-fu and karate.
-Do you know karate? -No, but I'm a fast learner.
I can learn how to chop up me a mother --
Hyah! Hyah! Hoo! Shyah!
You know what we should have?
A all-girl kung-fu army.
-Um, you know, there's -- there's -- there's plenty of
story opportunities, Rudy.
Across this nation, inner cities are being plagued
by violent crime.
I feel the government hasn't stepped up.
-That's it. It's whitey's fault.
The mayor's corrupt, and there's an exorcism.
-God damn it. An exorcism?
-Yeah, you know, the whole, "Your mother's in hell!"
-Um, I don't know how that fits into our urban motif.
-[ Laughs ] [ Cheers and applause ]
Keegan-Michael Key, everybody!