The problem was their lives were "too perfect," Foxx lamented. The jokes don't hit the same when everything seems too good to be true. Around that time, Foxx was hit with a health

“I remember seeing Eddie Murphy at his house, this was around ‘Coming 2 America,’ and he says he’s going to try to go do stand-up. I say to him, ‘You can’t,’” Foxx said. “He says, ‘Why?’ I say, ‘This ain’t funny. Your house is too nice. Whatever that scent is …’ He had a scent. You know, the s**t that pumps through the house.”

Jamie Foxx attends The Hollywood Reporter's Stand-Up Emmy Roundtable with Sarah Silverman, Seth Meyers and others. The comedian recalls visiting Eddie Murphy's home and its mysterious scent.