Eddie Murphy rose to fame in the early 1980s on Saturday Night Live and through stand-up specials like Delirious and Raw, where his energetic impressions and distinctive laugh became trademarks. That laugh carried into hit films including Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America, making it instantly recognisable across generations. Short clips of it later spread on soundboards and social media as a universal reaction to something funny, with users reposting the same brief cackle in memes, edits and livestreams instead of typing out a laugh.