Buckwheat Returns In ‘SNL’ And Eddie Murphy’s Silly Sendup Of ‘The Masked Singer’ Andrew Husband News & Culture Writer Twitter December 22, 2019 Masked Singer - SNL ...

Eddie Murphy returned to Saturday Night Live last night (Dec. 21) to host the show for the first time since 1984. You can see videos of all of those sketches below. “It’s great to be back here ...

Buckwheat is one of many characters the legendary comedian brought back for this holiday episode and the crowd absolutely loved it. The sketch ended up being a send-up of The Masked Singer.

During the NBC late-night skit-a-thon, the man who pretty much singlehandedly rescued SNL after the Not Ready for Primetime Players left busted out Buckwheat, Gumby and Velvet Jones.

Eddie Murphy is back on ‘SNL’ after a 35 year absence, bringing back his most iconic characters including Buckwheat, Gumby, Velvet Jones & Mister Robinson!

Former cast member Eddie Murphy put a 2019 spin on acts like Buckwheat, Mr. Robinson, Gumby and more when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 21. (Video: The Washington Post) ...

A bit of background, there was a skit on “Saturday Night Live” back in the 1980s satirizing the media’s overkill following the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

On the final episode of 2019, Saturday Night Live alumnus Eddie Murphy made his return to host, bringing back many of his well-known SNL characters with him. That included all-time favorites ...

He’s Eddie Murphy, dammit! The “Saturday Night Live” alum, who’s making his long-awaited return to the show this week after a 35-year absence, said Thursday that he’d … ...

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) December 22, 2019 After this, Buckwheat showed up as part of a Masked Singer skit, being revealed as the signing celebrity inside a giant Ear of Corn costume.