Talent coordinator Neil Levy claimed Murphy contacted and pleaded with him for a role on the show, and after seeing him audition, Levy fought with Doumanian to cast him instead of Robert Townsend.
Talent-koordinator Neil Levy tvrdio je da ga je Murphy kontaktirao i molio za ulogu u emisiji, i nakon njegove audicije Levy se borio sa Doumanian da ga angažira umjesto Roberta Townsenda.