David Spade on Eddie Murphy ‘Hating Me’ After ‘SNL’ Joke

After 30 years, Eddie Murphy left his conflict with Saturday evening live and David Spade on the 1995 flop Vampire in Brooklyn.

Spade recently clarified that he and Murphy are “all good” after reuniting last year. SNL50: The 50th Anniversary Specialnoting that he once made the Oscar nominee “hate me overnight” after a joke at his film’s expense.

“It was weird to go from being a super fan to hating myself overnight, and trying to win it back over the last 25 years,” he explained during his interview with Dana Carvey. Fly on the wall podcast.

“We had a few bumps in the road, early on. I was on ‘Weekend Update,’ on SNLnew to the show, was making fun of all the celebrities and I was making fun of him and it didn’t go well. And he called me and we sorted it out.

Spade added: “Actually, he I took it out. I didn’t really fight back. Because I felt a little guilty. And he made sense, I didn’t like it because he was a hero.

During his “Spade in America” ​​segment on the December 9, 1995 episode of SNLSpade attacked several celebrities of the era, including Murphy and Vampire in Brooklyn. “Look, kids, it’s a shooting star. Make a wish. Yes, it’s true. You make a Hollywood Minute omelette, you break eggs,” he said at the time.

Noting that he’s seen Murphy “once or twice” since the prank, having been on good terms during the NBC sketch comedy show’s 25th anniversary special in February.

Last year, Murphy called the joke a “low blow” and “racist,” adding that “it was personal.”

“In the long run, everything is fine. It has worked very well,” he added. “I’m cool with David Spade. Cool with Lorne Michaels. I went back to SNL. I’m cool with everyone. It’s all love.

After his own legendary stint from 1980 to 1984 as SNL actor, Murphy officially buried the hatchet with his alma mater when he returned as host in 2019, earning him his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.