Such was the case on Thursday when people recalled comedian Charlie Murphy's tale about a time when Prince beat him in a basketball game. It all started after a Twitter user shared a vintage clip ...

But Charlie Murphy — who died at age 57 on Wednesday ... unbelievable stories about two of music’s biggest stars. In the Prince story, Charlie — who admittedly fell victim to the androgynous ...

part of an ongoing series called “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories,” Eddie, Charlie and their friends meet Prince (played by Chappelle) and his band, The Revolution, at a party.

when the legendary comedian confirmed his late brother Charlie Murphy’s story about playing pickup basketball with Prince in a classic “Chappelle’s Show” sketch. “That is totally and ...

Prince was a legendary musician who happened to be very good at basketball, and basically every mention of this now involves Dave Chappelle thanks to Charlie Murphy. So it’s no surprise that a ...

especially the Prince and Rick James installments. The one featuring Chappelle as the “Purple Rain” singer was particularly amazing, so we invite fans and readers to remember Charlie Murphy ...

When I heard that Charlie Murphy had died, the first thing I thought of was his classic Chappelle’s Show story about playing basketball with Prince. He was a great standup and an actor with ...

Charlie Murphy died on Wednesday at the age ... One of his most famous stories involved Prince. Murphy says that Prince challenged him and his friends to a basketball match after a party they ...

In a new interview with Esquire, blues guitarist Micki Free, a former friend and collaborator of Prince, said as much. He’d know, too, as he himself played in the game. Charlie Murphy wasn’t ...

one of the greatest comedy sketches period — Charlie Murphy recounted the time he was beaten in a game of pickup basketball by Prince (it’s a true story). You know it by heart: “Assemble ...

We've been over this, and fairly recently, too: Prince was awesome at basketball, and the much-watched Chappelle's Show skit starring Charlie Murphy was true according to so many people ...

In 1985, Micki Free found himself at the center of what would become television history: a pick-up basketball game involving Prince and Charlie Murphy. It's a game that has become embedded into ...