WE'RE BACK WITH ARSENIO HALL.

ANOTHER BELOVED RETURN.

YOU'RE BACK ON SCREEN WITH YOUR FRIEND EDDIE MURPHY IN "COMING 2

AMERICA."

WHEN DID YOU AND EDDIE FIRST MEET?

>> WOW, NO CELL PHONES BACK THEN.

YOU GOT TO BE HOME TO GET THAT CALL.

AND I WAS AT THE CRIB, AND KEENAN IVORY WILLIAMS CALLED ME

AND SAID, "WE'RE ALL GOING TO HANG OUT TONIGHT, MAN.

EDDIE IS IN TOWN AND HE HAS TO WORK ON HIS TONIGHT SHOW SET AT

THE IMPROV, SO LET'S ALL MEET AT THE IMPROV."

WE ALL GOT TO THE IMPROV, AND I THINK EDDIE AND DAMON WERE THE

LAST ONES TO ARRIVE SEPARATELY, AND WHEN EDDIE WALKED UP, HE'S

JUST STARING AT ME AT A PARKING METER IN FRONT OF THE IMPROV.

AND HE'S LOOKING AT ME.

AND I SAID, "HEY, HOW YOU DOING, MAN?"

AND HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

AND KEENAN SAID, HIS MOTHER■ç TO US THAT YOU ALL LOOKED ALIKE.

AND EDDIE IS STARING AT ME AND HE SAID, YO, BROTHER, YOU DON'T

LOOK LIKE ME."

AND REPLACE "BROTHER" WITH YOUR FAVORITE INNER-CITY SLANG.

HE DIDN'T SAY "BROTHER."

WE THROW THE "N" WORD AROUND LOOSELY SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE

ALONE.

IT'S KIND OF FUNNY THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE SAID TO ME,

"YO, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE ME, BROTHER."

IT WAS FUNNY.

AND WE HUNG OUT.

I REMEMBER HIM WALKING UP TO ME WITH A YELLOW PAD, AND HE HAD AN

IDEA ON THE YELLOW PAD.

AND IT WAS THE "COMING TO AMERICA" IDEA WITH NO BARBER

SHOP.

IT WAS JUST A FISH OUT OF WATER SITUATION WHERE TWO GUYS COME TO

AMERICA LOOKING FOR A WOMAN.

AND HE HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH THESE CHANGES WHERE HIS LIFE WAS

CHANGING.

HIS CAREER WAS CHANGING.

AND HE WAS LIKE, MAN, IT'S HARD TO FIND A WOMAN WHO JUST DIGS

YOU FOR YOU, MAN.

YOU ALMOST HAVE TO MEET HER IN DISGUISE."

AND THAT GAVE HIM AN IDEA.

AND HE SAID, "AFRICAN COMES TO AMERICA, HE'S ROYALTY, AND HE

WANTS TO MEET SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW HE'S ROYALTY."

THAT IDEA CAME FROM HIS REAL LIFE.

>> Stephen: WHY DID IT TAKE MORE THAN 30 YEARS FOR A SEQUEL?

>> BECAUSE WE'RE LAZY.

NO.

LAWS IT TOOK 30 YEARS BECAUSE WE NEVER PLANNED ON DOING IT.

STEPHEN, IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE SHOOK AND SAID, "LET'S NEVER DO A

SEQUEL."

WE WERE SO HAPPY WITH IT.

JOHN LANDIS PUT HIS FOOT IN IT.

IT WAS PERFECT "WE'RE NEVER GOING TO MESS WITH IT."

BUT THE MOVIE KEPT FOLLOWING US.

IT KEPT TAPPING US.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, EDDIE IS NOT INTO SOCIAL MEDIA AT ALL, BUT

I'M A MANIAC WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M ON EVERYTHING.

I STILL DO MID SPACE.

I SEND SMOKE SIGNALS.

I LOVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE.

AND I WOULD SHOW HIM THINGS-- ONE TIME I SHOWED HIM A TEXT I

GOT FROM BEYONCE'S OFFICE.

SHE WANTED TO HAVE A "COMING TO AMERICA" PARTY AND HAVE

EVERYBODY DRESS LIKE THE CHARACTERS.

AND I SHOWED HIM.

HE SAID, "WOW, THAT MOVIE JUST WON'T GO AWAY."

EVERY TIME-- I ONE TIME SHOWED HIM VIDEO OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE A

RESTAURANT.

THDECORATED THE RESTAURANT AS McDOWELLS, AND ON HALLOWEEN

THEY WERE SERVING SEXUAL CHOCOLATE MILK SHAKES.

AND I SHOWED HIM THE LINE.

I SAID, "THE LINE IS DOWN PAST THE STRIP CLUB" WHICH WE BOTH

ANYHOW THAT AREA.

SO EVERY TIME I WOULD SHOW HIM SOMETHING.

AND THEN ONE TIME, WHEN HE FINALLY DECIDED WE SHOULD DO IT,

HE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA.

AND I LOVED THE YET.

I'M LIKE, "YEAH, MAN, WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS."

BUT THE ONLY THING I HATED WAS HE WANTED TRACY MORGAN TO PLAY

HIS SON.

AND I THINK EDDIE AND TRACY LOOK ABOUT THE SAME AGE.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, YOU DO--

>> BUT HE'S EDDIE MURPHY, HE'S EDDIE MURPHY, SO YOU HAVE TO SAY

IT EASY.

>> Stephen: SURE.

>> LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?

I DID IT IN JOKE FORM.

I SAID, "HEY, MAYBE THE THIRD ONE, MORGAN FREEMAN CAN BE YOUR

SON."

AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID, "YEAH, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.

BUT I WANT TRACY IN IT BECAUSE I LOVE TRACY."

AND EVERYBODY LOVES TRACY.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> IF IT'S THE CLIP I THINK IT IS, I'M TALKING TO MYSELF,

BECAUSE I'M A VERY LONELY.

I THINK SIMI IS TALKING TO MORRIS THE BARBER.

I MIGHT BE TWO PEOPLE IN THIS SCENE.

>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, JIM.

>> SO WHAT YOU DOING BACK HERE, IDIOT AMINE.

>> I JUST DISCOVERED I MAY HAVE A SON IN THIS LAND.

>> HOW MUCH CHILD SUPPORT ARE YOU PAYING?

>> THE KING DOESN'T PAY CHILD SUPPORT.

>> NO CHILD SUPPORT FOR 30 YEARS AND YOU CAME BACK, YOU ARE A

DUMMY.

>> Stephen: WELL, ARSENIO, IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO MEET YOU.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN, MAN.

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHEN I WAS IN ATLANTA, AND MY SPECIAL ON NETFLIX CAME OUT,

YOUR PEOPLE INVITED ME.

AND WE HAD NEVER MET, AND, OBVIOUSLY, I COULDN'T LEAVE

ATLANTA THEN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, MAN.

AND THANKS FOR HAVING ME TODAY-- TONIGHT.

>> Stephen: I WANTED TO MEET YOU FOR A LONG TIME.

AND PLEASE GIVE MY BEST AND MY THANKS TO YOUR MOM.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I'M GOING TO SEND YOU THIS.

I'M PUTTING IT IN FEDEX!

>> Stephen: PLEASE, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU WHEN I HAVE AN

AUDIENCE.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO COME TO THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER, DOG.

>> Stephen: YOU CAN SEE "COMING 2 AMERICA" ON AMAZON STARTING

FRIDAY, MARCH 5.

ARSENIO HALL, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY CELESTE.

THANKS, MAN.

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