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Joseph Papp Auditions

CLIP02/27/82

Struggling actor Rubin (Eddie Murphy) holds a woman hostage to summon director Joseph Papp for an at-home audition, enlisting both his hostage and the police to sing along to "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" at gunpoint. [Season 7, 1982]

Comedy Late Night Highlight
Tags: Stand off, Struggling actor Rubin holds his agent hostage in order to summon Joseph Papp for an at-home audition., Elizabeth Ashley agent, Elizabeth Ashley hostage, Eddie Murphy Joseph Papp, Joseph Papp audition, Hostage audition
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