David Spade spent 25 years trying to get Eddie…
David Spade is reflecting on his long-running feud with Eddie Murphy.
The “Tommy Boy” star opened up about his relationship with the “Coming to America” comic during a latest episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast with visitor Dana Carvey.
Spade, 61, confirmed that Murphy, 64, “hated” him after he made a joke at the (*25*) star’s expense during an episode of “Saturday Night Live” in December 1995.
David Spade performing at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California, on April 6, 2025. Getty Images for ABA
Eddie Murphy in his lately launched Netflix documentary “Being Eddie.” TODAY
“Look, children, it’s a falling star,” Spade said as a picture of Murphy popped up on the screen during his notorious “Spade in America” sketch. “Make a wish.”
“Yes, that’s right,” the “Grown Ups” star added. “You make a Hollywood Minute omelet, you break some eggs.”
Murphy didn’t forgive him for practically 30 years.
David Spade called Eddie Murphy a “falling star” during a “Saturday Night Live” sketch in 1995. SNL
Eddie Murphy stopped speaking to David Spade following the “SNL” dig 30 years in the past. SNL
“I do love Eddie Murphy,” Spade told Carvey during his podcast. “We had some bumps in the road along the way, early on. It was weird going from being a super fan to having him hate me overnight, and to try to win him back for the last 25 years.”
“I made fun of him and it didn’t go well, and he called me and we had it out,” he added of the “SNL” dig. “Actually, he had it out. I didn’t fight back really, because I did feel a little guilty about it, and he did make some sense. I just didn’t like that because he was a hero.”
The pair, however, have since resolved their battle and even made up during the “SNL” fiftieth anniversary particular back in February.
The “Joe Dirt” star told podcast visitor Dana Carvey that he and Eddie Murphy have since made amends. Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade/YouTube
David Spade told Dana Carvey that Eddie Murphy was one of his “heroes.” Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade/YouTube
“We talked a little bit and everything’s fine, and then he admitted on the show – not admitted, they just asked him about it – and he said, ‘Yeah, we’re all good,’” Spade shared. “So we’re all good.”
“This is what happened,” the “Wayne’s World” star added. “Eddie, he just totally let it go.”
This wouldn’t be the first time that Spade addressed his and Murphy’s shocking feud.
Chris Rock, David Spade and Eddie Murphy during the premiere of “Death at a Funeral” in Hollywood, California, on April 12, 2010. Eric Charbonneau
Earlier this 12 months, during another episode of his standard “Fly on the Wall” podcast, the “Joe Dirt” actor said that “everything bad has evaporated” between him and the “Trading Places” star.
“I didn’t talk to him but there’s absolutely no anything anymore. Everyone’s cool,” he revealed shortly after the pair’s reunion at the “SNL” fiftieth anniversary particular.
Eddie Murphy and his spouse, Paige Butcher, at the Los Angeles premiere of his Netflix documentary on Nov. 12, 2025. Getty Images
David Spade added that the whole lot was “cool” between him and Eddie Murphy when they ran into one another at the “SNL” fiftieth anniversary particular in February 2025. Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade/YouTube
“We were friendly. We should’ve taken a picture cause it was fun to see him,” Spade added. “There were no weird vibes at the show.”
Murphy, meanwhile, touched upon the “Spade in America” dig and its aftermath during a chat with The New York Times in June 2024.
After saying that Spade’s joke felt “racist” and like a “cheap shot,” Murphy acknowledged that it was even worse because one of his movies, “Vampire in Brooklyn,” had “flopped” at the box workplace less than two months earlier.
“It was like, ‘Yo, it’s in-house! I’m one of the family, and you’re f–king with me like that?’ It hurt my feelings,” he said during the outlet’s “The Interview” podcast last 12 months.
Eddie Murphy during the Los Angeles premiere of “Being Eddie” on Nov. 12, 2025. Starbuck/AFF-USA/Shutterstock
“I’m cool with everybody,” Murphy later added. “It’s all love.”
The “Shrek” star addressed the incident more lately during his Netflix documentary “Being Eddie,” which was launched last month.
“It’s like your alma mater taking a shot at you,” Murphy explained. “At my career, not how funny I was. Called me a falling star.”
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