Eddie Murphy, as he has always been the first to acknowledge, is the rare comedian who set out to model himself on rock ‘n’ roll superstardom. He wanted to be Richard Pryor, but he also wanted to be Elvis. That’s why, in his two legendary stand-up performances of the 1980s, the HBO special “Eddie Murphy Delirious” and “Eddie Murphy Raw” (the 1987 concert movie that’s still the highest-grossing comedy concert film ever released), he strutted around in leather suits — a red one open to the waist in “Delirious,” a paisley blue one in “Raw” — that showcased him as the sexiest stand-up comedian the world had ever known.
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