What happens when you put Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, and Jay-Z in a blender? No, not a flesh-and-guts gazpacho that only Hannibal Lecter could love. You get comedian, master mimicker, and ...

Jay Pharoah started on Saturday Night Live as the one of the youngest cast members and four seasons in he’s hit his stride. The stand-up and comic impressionist swings through the Valley on Friday.

Performances in biographical movies such as “Malcolm X,” The Hurricane,” and “Antwone Fisher” made Denzel Washington a Hollywood legend. The Oscar winner can even channel hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” ...