Eddie Murphy will be coming to a stage near you… in due time.
In a chat with Kevin Hart on the "Comedy Gold Minds" podcast, Eddie said he planned to return to stand-up in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic changed everything.
"My plan was to do 'Dolemite,' 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Coming 2 America,' and then do stand-up. And then the pandemic hit," Eddie said.

Before COVID-19, the plan was working too. In October 2019, "Dolemite Is My Name" was released. Two months later, he returned to "SNL" and hosted for the first time in 35 years. Then, on March 4, the "Coming to America" sequel was released on Amazon Prime.
"The whole time last year I would have been out working on my act, trying to get my [stuff] right, and then the whole thing shut down," he said in reference to the global health crisis and the stay-at-home recommendations.
Still, he added, "When the pandemic is over and it's safe for everybody to go out and do it, then the plan is to do it."

Eddie, who turns 60 next month, began his career as a stand-up comedian. His "Raw" comedy special in 1987 was given a theatrical release and took in more than $50 million at the box office. To this day it's the highest grossing stand-up comedy concert film of all time.
Back in 2019, Eddie had mentioned while chatting with Jerry Seinfeld on "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" that he planned to get back into stand-up comedy.
"I'm going to do it again. Everything just has to be right," he said at the time. "You have to get up there and start working out."