His much-lauded return to Saturday Night Live last week saw Eddie Murphy revisiting some of the most popular characters from his past, including Mr. Robinson and Gumby. In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the comedian is taking another look back — but this time, it’s at some of the problematic jokes that haven’t aged so well.

In a conversation with CBS’s Tracy Smith, the 58-year-old star was asked to reflect on homophobic jokes he included in his ‘80s stand-up routines, including a bit about having “nightmares about gay people” in 1983’s Delirious. While Murphy told Smith that he still finds “some” of his old material to be funny, not everything has held up.

“Some of it, I cringe when I watch," he admitted. "I'm like, oh my God, I can't believe I said that!"

Eddie Murphy is reflecting on some of his most controversial jokes. (Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Niche Imports) More