EDDIE MURPHY: THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE
PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
Some accounts of this year’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony say that Eddie Murphy, in accepting the award this year, does his first onstage joke in 28 years. I haven’t kept count, but I know he didn’t tell any jokes during his appearance on the prime-time NBC special celebrating 40 years of Saturday Night Live. And I know that even broaching the subject he does here – Bill Cosby, a previous recipient of this award – is bold enough to earn a comedy award of its own. Check local listings.