# Blackness has fallen. RIP Charlie Murphy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335 "2017-04-12T17:40:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/1 "2017-04-12T17:40:38Z")
[He had leukemia.](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/charlie-murphy-comedian-brother-eddie-murphy-dead-57-article-1.3048000) Make sure Rick James keeps his feet off the white couch in the afterlife. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/2 "2017-04-12T17:45:10Z")
And it really should be Darkness has fallen. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/3 "2017-04-12T18:10:21Z")
Oh shit. I had no idea. RIP Mr. Murphy; you were funny as fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/4 "2017-04-12T18:19:01Z")
Fuck cancer. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/5 "2017-04-12T18:20:29Z")
Damn. RIP. Ballin’ and eating pancakes in heaven with Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/6 "2017-04-12T18:57:14Z")
Seriously? That sucks! I loved that guy – I think he was even funnier than his brother. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/7 "2017-04-12T20:40:13Z")
Looks like Rick James’ slap had a delayed effect. RIP, he seemed really cool. He was also a pimp in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/8 "2017-04-12T20:46:48Z")
**Andy** beat me to the pancakes joke. RIP. True Hollywood stories was my favorite part of Chappelle’s Show. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/9 "2017-04-12T21:14:37Z")
I didn’t know who Charlie Murphy was until I saw Chapelle’s Rick James stuff. Damn that was funny as hell! RIP Charlie Murphy! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/10 "2017-04-12T21:22:39Z")
Rick James’ very personal tribute. 🙂 [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwzxfNqgJio) ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/11 "2017-04-12T21:34:41Z")
Oh, hell, missed the edit window watching the first one. Part 2 [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxX-Weiw-0s) I’ll show myself out. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/12 "2017-04-13T00:00:43Z")
I just shared the Prince basketball story with my daughter via Youtube. Some things are just damn funny. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/13 "2017-04-13T01:48:00Z")
First Rick James. Then Prince. Now Charlie. Dave Chappelle better watch out! ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackness-has-fallen-rip-charlie-murphy/784335/14 "2017-04-13T04:50:20Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > First Rick James. Then Prince. Now Charlie. Dave Chappelle better watch out! What, you think Eddie has been killing 'em all off? 😛 RIP, Charlie Murphy, you funny fucker!