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David Spade gives a year-in-review Hollywood Minute. Aired 12/09/95
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[@Mcelly58]

David spade is a social media comment section brought to life

[@bossfan49]

Except his comments are more original than: That didn't age well, Why is no one talking about..., I'm dead, this is underrated, who's watching in 20__?, First!, Trumptard/Libtard, Who else came here from.....?, You couldn't get away with this nowadays, No one: Absolutely no one:, ..., So we just gonna ignore....

[@TDW2364]

A social media comment section is David Spade dead.

[@sassyfras4085]

@@bossfan49 omgosh, so very true. Well done!!

[@hanne9170]

The original troll

[@MontagZoso]

@@bossfan49 well said!

[@joefelice5062]

Oh shit, the infamous Eddie Murphy burn.

[@zigwil153]

yep.

[@k_e3735]

It was probably the least offensive joke out of all of them too lol

[@tomitstube]

which just goes to show you, it's always somthin'.

[@DunmoresMovieMania]

The TRUE Eddie Murphy joke. It was 1995 - he hadn't made a good movie in almost a decade.

[@zigwil153]

@@DunmoresMovieMania IMO, it’s been 31 years. ‘Another 48 hours’ was the last. Of course he’s made millions since but for VO work/ kid movies. He started to take himself too seriously.... surrounded by his clan of sycophants.... he lost touch with reality.

[@sstaners1234]

“David, Eddie Murphy is on the phone and wants to talk to you.” ‘Tell him I’m not here.’ “He knows you’re here and he’s threatening to find you.”

[@caesar349]

😂

[@johnlabry325]

Lol

[@lisasmith5030]

This is what SNL used to be like??? Savage! I love it!

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

Yes. Great jokes. Given free/er reign you write with more ambition.

[@TrueHelpTV]

yeah.. hopefully they pull the plug after 50 years... because they aren't willing to push boundaries or be offensive anymore, unless its to pump political propaganda and coin it as a "joke"

[@JC-nq3ux]

yep until everyone got soft and complained about comedy. its sad

[@monotech20.14]

@@JC-nq3ux Wrong.

[@spiegel3269]

Yup. They had some balls back then. Didn't care about offending a few hyped up celebs. It was back in the era when Letterman struck fear in any celeb brave enough to go on his show. He had no problem skewering them right to their faces. There was some magical Tv back then.

[@darkmarc]

Funny that Eddie Murphy was pissed off at this, considering he did almost the exact same joke about Garrett Morris back in the 1980s.

[@benjamins9121]

Eddie is a pretentious A hole. He does a few good movies and all of a sudden he thinks he should be treated like Paul McCartney or something. I cant fault him for believing that though, there must not be a lot of oxygen that far up his rearend

[@peterwieser4631]

And Bill Cosby. Poor Bill, I blame Eddie's hilarious and well deserved parody of then America's dad for kicking off self esteem /shame/criminal spiral that ended in his syndication royalties to nosedive like hungry falcon targeting slow rabbit.

[@Rochelle1985]

The FIRST black cast member on SNL....not cool, Eddie :-/

[@rapturereadyyt]

If you dish it out, you have to be able to take it.

[@kevint1719]

Not to mention impersonating Mr T taking it in the ass. Which was hilarious but Eddie ripped on plenty of celebrities.

[@rfphill]

I've been in a David Spade rennaissance since discovering his podcast with Dana Carvey. I forgot how awesome he was back then. Truly great podcast with so many great stories and guests.

[@albertda]

Same here

[@dumbguydepot304]

@@albertda Same here too! I feel like the Carvey/Spade combo makes the perfect host as the two are incredibly well rounded with interests and experience but with rather different lives. I'm definitely team 'Fly On The Wall'

[@lennonacid]

It's ironic, isn't it? The Eddie Murphy joke was probably the least brutal and offensive, but that's the one that got David Spade in the most trouble! Comedic gold, David!

[@DGCMO]

Explain the joke I'm not sure what it is referencing I'm so lost

[@lennonacid]

@@DGCMO Eddie Murphy was one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980's, maybe even the top 10. But once the 90's hit, he wasn't nearly as popular anymore. So when David say 'Look kids, a falling star, make a wish' David is basically saying that Eddie Murphy is a falling star, like a movie 'star' whose career is falling. Also, back in the old days, when you saw a 'shooting star' or a 'falling star' in the sky, you made a wish. 😎😎

[@jordanevans3735]

I think the funniest thing to me in hindsight is that it was immediately preceded by a dig on Heather Locklear who he later dated

[@privateprivate1865]

@@lennonacid k

[@lennonacid]

@@privateprivate1865 L

[@montemccarty6512]

I love that Chris Farley protected him twice at Hollywood parties cause he burned them on SNL.

[@JohnnyinTheRoom]

He probably gave them motivation to do so. "My name is Matt Foley, and I am a motivational speaker."

[@montemccarty6512]

Adam Sandler and David Spade have told this story. They didn't say who was offended. But, most sources say it was Eddie Murphy and MC Hammer that took offense. He burned them both bad on SNL. Took some flack for going after Murphy. He has just got busted with male/female hooker.

[@monsterguyx6322]

1995 Spade, early pioneer of the "I liked it better the first time, when it was called [x]" setup.

[@Paulafan5]

Didn't he invent that bit? Or at least the first one to do that bit on tv.

[@kylehegedus5498]

In 1993, he said that he liked Stone Temple Pilots better when they were called Pearl Jam!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bossfan49]

I liked Black Sheep better the first time when it was called Tommy Boy.

[@shanecochran2491]

I love how he dated Heather Locklear later 🤣😂

[@britt01]

I knew I wasn't crazy, I was like he dated her after that joke. Years later, but still.

[@davidgangemi3314]

Bad actress and a short attention span one too it would seem. 😄

[@Fakeaorta]

IN: Checking the comments section first. OUT: Seeing my observation already posted!

[@JohnnyinTheRoom]

It pays to be a smart arse or as we say in Australia "a little shit."

[@shanecochran2491]

@@Fakeaorta 👍

[@reedsweeney8903]

2 bears 1 cave brought me here

[@JaneDoe-em7zi]

That Journey joke was spot on! 😂

[@Javmon9]

Man, 1995 was such a big year for celebrity news.

[@rogersmith7808]

They should have Spade on SNL once each year just to do one of these.

[@blazerocker1734]

True, they should, but that's not the culture Lorne and NBC want these days. It's all Democrats, Liberalism and wok-ism *good!* Republicans and normies BAD!

[@rogersmith7808]

@@blazerocker1734 Obviously you must have bumped your head or something but dummies like you always want to make everything about politics. Douche.

[@bigbowl37]

@@rogersmith7808 no he’s right

[@rogersmith7808]

@@bigbowl37 It might appear that way to someone with their head up their ass. lol

[@anotherjewishsharpnicholas9425]

This is a program that is both now leftist and was the first to normalize Donald Trump. They're a fundamentalist political program like one would see in an authoritarian country. In other words, they would NEVER allow something like this, that upsets the fascist system.

[@hubbali666]

spade had balls

[@derekseven1647]

Still does.

[@jimsimons6348]

Gotta give credit to SNL for having the balls to post this.

[@rumayar5]

Spade has always been underrated

[@freebird97hd]

The Michael Bolton joke is where I cracked. Funny shit

[@teppeiando]

This is the infamous moment that made Eddie Murphy avoid SNL for so long

[@jjjlove2260]

And hate David for 20 years 😆

[@tuulafai4046]

I remember watching that joke

[@dgrant7291]

David Spade is like the Jeff Beck of comedy........rare....very rare and really really naturally talented.

[@anda6963]

Nice analogy... Shit...

[@geezerguy6410]

Yeah but at least Frampton didn't steal Spades bit...yet....

[@DanStrayer]

Great analogy indeed, although I think Joe Satriani’s guitar is gently weeping.

[@OArchivesX]

Spade is average.. Farley is the one you are talking about lol.. even Spade knew that himself that he was just barely hanging on in SNL times while Shneider, Sandler, and others were popping off.

[@kellyawj87]

Omg, he killed me even more than Chris Farley! So snarky, sarcastic and sardonic. Genius.

[@marklechman2225]

This clip just drives the point home that SNL isn’t even remotely cutting-edge anymore.

[@glowilk5377]

Especially the 2022 writers

[@racecar06]

oh the irony,the funniest thing iv'e seen in 20 years. David Spade comedy genius !

[@DPMusicStudio]

Have you seen his show Lights Out? Check out the KZbin channel... he's more savage now than he was back then.

[@gradeahonky]

The true irony is it's the funniest thing I've seen Eddie Murphy be a part of in 20 years.

[@user-zm3rj5ol5v]

Man!! He’s sweeping and moping the floor with these guys.😂😂😂

[@mattpiekos]

Man I remember watching this live when I was 12. Still just as funny today.

[@puertoricanboy100]

The other days

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

Yep. I was 13 and lost it at the Eddie jab.

[@NotBrianStelter]

“Alright, they’re not all winners, move on.” “They’re there for pace”

[@cityhawk]

The Antonio Banderas, Michael Bolton, and Heather Locklear jokes were way more ruthless than the one about Eddie. I’ve heard 100 million times worse. If Eddie had any wit at that time, he would have countered back.

[@roywhiteo5]

He went redzone

[@joe3times503]

How would he have countered back though? There was no social media. Was he supposed to call a press conference?

[@DaPorterDude]

And then he went on to date Heather Locklear.

[@RichV20]

The first three were never overwhelmingly beloved celebrities and an international superstar on the level of Eddie Murphy. This was the first time since Eddie's shot quickly to stardom in the early 80s that he was experiencing a decline at the box office. The films weren't being well received and although moderate hits, they were not the massive blockbusters people were used to. David was the first to strike. Eddie did have a little family-friendly comeback with Nutty Professor and the Shrek films, but that ended up being a double edged sword as he started making unfunny family movies after that and became irrelevant in comedy.

[@jaunty17]

It hurt Eddie because it was a little bit true... which is also why it was funny. But all of Spade’s stuff was like that, and it still is.

[@clownnookie]

It was A LOT true. Eddie was stinkin' up the place.

[@theblacksourcemoniekblack1687]

Eddie ended up ok tho. I would say his career has been amazing and he’s legit legend. He did fall off, and his comeback was full of corny shit, but it was mostly EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL corny shit and A LOT of it. That coupled with his early work which was so progressive and cutting edge makes for a well rounded career. I mean, we couldn’t expect him to stay edgy and ground breaking forever! He was dropping genius shit already by age 21! I just watched Coming 2 America and it wasn’t early Eddie good, but it was EXCELLENT for a comedy from a brilliant comic in his 50s who has been at it rather consistently for over 30 years. A legend. In spite of his many crap films, I still call him legend. All that said, this was a great Hollywood minute!!

[@josh0g]

@@clownnookie At that point he was a moneymaker no matter how bad the movie was. There was a few years where Will Ferrell sort of did that too... It's like they got to a point where they could put their career on autopilot because the calls kept coming and the offers were good. They had to pull back a bit and be more selective and smart about what they said yes to.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Poor multi-millionaire, thin-skinned Eddie Murphy. What a tender and sensitive soul.

[@daveclark8337]

I heard someone talking about getting invited to Eddie's mansion and realizing why he's not funny anymore. He said it's because he's been living the lifestyle of Louis Winthorp III for 20+ years now.

[@georgehorn1970]

First time I've ever watched this and it's really good. He can even admit to the failed jokes.

[@krankrk]

He is so dream

[@Superaficokings87]

2:45 😂😂

[@dmolesevich]

Spade is a walking comments section. I always loved these. Prime SNL.

[@rapturereadyyt]

The Anna Nicole Smith remark was brutal, and also the funniest bit. David nearly made me pee myself with the "second spine" line.

[@wilcorrigan2970]

You needed to say piss yourself.

[@izzah310]

i am more attracted to david than i'd like to admit

[@toniigx8]

i feel ya

[@janne6200]

THANK YOU SOMEONE AGREES

[@skyyjones6299]

@@janne6200 Rightttt

[@katemotley7402]

Same

[@cadeedanger1502]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

[@racebiketuner]

IMO one of Spade's best bits.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Funny stuff. Especially the Locklear and Murphy jokes.

[@danw1951]

It’s a roast people. If you can’t take the Hollywood heat, there’s always finger painting.

[@XXusernameunknownXX]

Classic. Man I miss the early 90s era.

[@gingerjones111]

David is an absolute comic genius.

[@moncorp1]

Norm doing Weekend Update and Spade doing Spade in America. The last two funny things snl ever aired.

[@jjjlove2260]

I came here just to see the burn joke David made about Eddie. I just read an article where he wrote about it in his book. Apparently, David said that Eddie hated him for over 20 years because of it. 😆

[@langdonalger9219]

This aired 25 years ago. Where does time go?

[@apoclypse]

Now people are going crazy over Bill Burr's monologue but have no idea what SNL was like in the 90's. Spade and Norm MacDonald were absolutely brutal.

[@imrustyokay]

@burteriksson He's one of those guys who think they're funny by ranting about "Cancel Culture".

[@imrustyokay]

The only difference was Norm and Spade were actually funny

[@DPMusicStudio]

@@imrustyokay Sorry, but Bill Burr is legit funny. Both Norm and Spade have said as much.

[@cliffy827]

@burteriksson loved Burr's roast of Philadelphia. "You're claim to fame is a fictional character that doesn't exist. You built him a statue instead of Joe Frazier who's from here but because he's black, he don't get one."

[@paulleeamory.5832]

@burteriksson Cancel culture is basically when someone, typically if they're famous, is ostracized and metaphorically cast out of society because of something they said or did years ago or recently. It's really annoying and it's happened to a lot of actors and comedians who aren't politically correct. But cancel culture doesn't seem to have a preference now, given that it's been affecting both sides of the political spectrum.

[@xrpjordan9630]

Classic Spade, this guy was a savage and nobody was safe. I miss when SNL was a comedy show.

[@BAM5636]

Yet the reviews were terrible and this cast was largely all fired because SNL wasn't funny anymore back then they said.. See everything you are saying had already been said in every generation.

[@RichV20]

@@BAM5636 Everyone was fired except Spade and Norm, the two most brutal, savage roasters on SNL in 1995.

[@John_Doh]

@@BAM5636 You say that as if critics know what's funny. The audience is the judge, and everyone knows SNL's funny flew away over 20 years ago and hasn't looked back.

[@BAM5636]

​@John_Doh Your response is just funny. "Everyone knows". Okay follower. Lol. I guess that's why you talk in reused cliches. You are just going through the cycle again. Like a battery in the matrix. Cope I guess.

[@BAM5636]

​@@RichV20True, which is why I said the cast was largely fired.

[@davidw2739]

That Money Train joke was brilliant.

[@LooxeY]

Boy was Eddie Murphy pissed...

[@Claro1993]

Márton Lukács 2:47

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Yes, the Eddie Murphy joke is iconic, but the Selena/Micheal Bolton reference is savage!!!

[@PatriciaLopez-nr5nf]

Yea i didn’t appreciate my hometown girl joke. Anything related to that witch that killed our Beloved Selena is never going to be funny in any case.

[@kylemoucha]

The Eddie line is apparently a lot of the reason Murphy didn’t return to host for so long. I heard that in a book I think I read.

[@anastasijapetrovalv]

David is so funny! And seriously how small of Eddie to get upset at this joke. It’s a brilliant joke. And Eddie is genius no matter what

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

Yeah, I'll bet Eddie is embarrassed looking back at it. I wouldn't be surprised to hear him admit so much, because he's a man who can swallow his pride. He's shed a huge amount of his old ego in the last couple decades and has really mellowed.

[@TemakiTom]

Yeahhhh, it was just a joke and the whole bit is about making fun of EVERYTHING, but I get why he was upset. Eddie carried that show on his back, he was the biggest movie star of the 80s (thanks largely to SNL), it would be rough to have your alma mater take a jibe at you when your career was in a weird place. I'd take it personally, too. Needless to say, Eddie bounced back, he's the best, I hope he and Spade are cool with each other, but I GET IT. I don't think Eddie was being small.

[@robertostrom5675]

Imagine you saved SNL from getting canceled after the original players left. Your career is in a rut. You find out someone on the show you carried for years is ripping on your career. Can’t blame him for being pissed. Funny though. I like edgy humor.

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

@@robertostrom5675 Sure he can be pissed, but he wasn't right in the way he handled it. I don't think he had quite learned how to laugh at himself yet. I'd like hear his take on it today. I am almost positive he would laugh about it and be ashamed of his younger reaction.

[@JustChasingWaterfalls]

I think people will forget and Eddie getting mad now that Will Smith showed out.

[@JoshLavian]

I used to watch SNL week to week these years, as a preteen, hoping each episode would feature a Hollywood Minute. They were so fucking funny

[@cl759]

Casino joke absolutely the best although I agree with every single 1 of his reviews.

[@steveconn]

Except it was way better than Goodfellas; only similarity was an antsy Joe Pesci character, and even he had a richer character in Casino.

[@Redmenace96]

@@steveconn wrong. just wrong. Watched Scorsese my whole life. When watching Casino? The entire time was consumed with deja vu. He went to the well, too many times. And casting the same actors, is one more problem.

[@Kaddywompous]

@@Redmenace96 Get off it. Casino is a stone cold classic.

[@Redmenace96]

@@Kaddywompous You probably like Simpsons Season 21, too. Too much, is never enough for fans!

[@Kaddywompous]

@@Redmenace96 Somehow my appreciation for a Scorsese masterpiece transmogrified into an assumption about my consumption of The Simpsons. Lol. Ok.

[@kevinbaker1642]

More humor in these five minutes than the last 12 years of SNL

[@canislupus5]

Before there was Ricky Gervais hosting the Golden Globes, there was Spade's Hollywood Minute.

[@leejones8582]

Back when SNL had the balls to say controversial stuff

[@yamatotakeru9078]

Amen to that

[@cheaptoyman]

Double on the Amen.

[@sandradavid4026]

Yes, and back when they were actually funny!

[@christianmeglio9111]

It was an amazing time.

[@reclutamientomonterrey2573]

and 6 years later after you comment .. it keeps getting lamer and lamer ... by the second

[@johnnylavery5512]

Here in 2021. Still hilarious 😆

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

The Heather Locklear joke at 2:30 is just as wicked as the Eddie Murphy joke. And he was write in both cases at the time. It's a GREAT joke. He kills from that moment on.

[@jameswillard1]

2:30 I think the most amazing part is the fact that he went on to date her, must have been an awkward conversation on their first date 😳

[@TTony-tu6dm]

Shows that she had enough substance to be able to take a joke, which is a skill too many people lack today

[@parimabartender]

Hahaha I love the Eddie Murphy hey kids make a wish its a falling star hahahhaha savage

[@ecroft1000]

was that all eddie was annoyed with for all those years. there are so many jokes there that was so much more offensive the murphy joke was tame

[@labanyadatta251]

the funnier thing is that he dated Heather Locklear after this!

[@philippeh3904]

I think it’s because it was true

[@imrustyokay]

I mean, Eddie Murphy did save SNL from being cancelled back in 1981.

[@schweitzer-man6227]

@@imrustyokay Yeah but around that time Eddie's career needed saving. He got it next year with The Nutty Professor but Spade was right on the money.

[@drew703]

@@imrustyokay honestly, in my opinion, Phil Hartman and the Chris Farley, Sandler, Chris Rock group helped too

[@manichounds]

Refreshing in these days of thought crime.

[@Michigame]

Anyone else come to check this out after David's interview on Two.Bears One cave? Can't believe Eddie took that so hard.

[@wrestlingcommunity]

Me

[@swjackson917]

2:47. He almost lost his life for this joke.

[@allhell138]

Michael Jackson’s burn was so much better than Eddies though😂 Edit…ok, that Michael Bolton joke was great too 😂😂

[@nailboy7370]

I love these! Where's the rest of 'em? Show 'em all! More, More, More PLEASE

[@Dan-su2xp]

Almost 30 years later and this still cuts hella deep. Go Spade

[@jamiemullen8772]

Eddie was PISSED.LMFAO

[@valueinvestor77]

Never realised how much Vince McMahon now looks like George Hamilton.

[@MikefromQueens]

We need this caliper stuff now

[@WalkingmanPattaya]

Almost 30 years later I see and hear the famous Eddie Murphy "Falling star" joke that made EM mad at David for 20 years... Love these old SNL clips. Of course here in 2024 we have Dana and David doing Fly on the wall podcast where members, writers, and hosts of SNL tell stories from seasons they worked in

[@vegasmitch8209]

The Eddie & Micheal Joke was VERY Funny!!! So was the Anna joke! 🤣

[@edwinsallan]

That Michael Jackson joke!

[@yamatotakeru9078]

So true!

[@brittney05B]

Huge fan of David Spade!

[@nilfux]

"Hey look a 30 year grudge"

[@billturner8823]

Did Norm write these jokes? I can hear him saying them, lol.

[@Tripp393]

“Ca-seen it, already” hilarious

[@ThunderPants13]

At Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe. If I were using that microscope right now... I still wouldn't be able to locate the humor in this video.

[@sschario60]

Spade and Odenkirk 🙌

[@ROLtheWolf]

Still makes me laugh out loud.

[@ianwilson2007]

Brilliant

[@ianprice4352]

Who’s here cause of 2 bears 1 cave?

[@MASTER.SON.]

Those shoulder pads make David look like he's a little boy wearing his daddy's work clothes

[@derekseven1647]

The strange thing is that about 10 yours later David Spade started dating Heather Locklear wow I guess they talked about that joke a lot

[@samanthab1923]

What's with that jacket? Stop Making Sense Collection!

[@rgvt5638]

Yeah really. Wardrobe probably doing what they could to make the little fella more imposing 😆

[@Pinkdew1]

Everyone called me Powder in elementary when that movie came out because I was so palled. 😢 Still am. 😅

[@delilah2839]

That Michael Bolton fan club joke was HILARIOUS and offensive at the same time lol

[@MrBones-ky6fb]

Don't know what Eddie Murphy was so pissed about, I always thought Billy Baldwin took the biggest hit in this segment...

[@samanthab1923]

I feel bad for Baldwin. Just found out he hasn't been doing much better than Stephen.

[@davidgangemi3314]

Billy Who??😆

[@bravozero6]

Eddie Murphy said way harsher raunchier things before this interview Btw that MJ joke RIGHT AFTER 😂😂

[@lagoonrd4173]

Eddie called spade about that comment 😂🤣

[@Luvknots78]

This still makes me laugh.

[@iPOCK3TS]

Lol the Eddie joke hit hard af 😂😂

[@mikehalpern1439]

Hey you make a Hollywood omelet you gotta break some eggs 🤷

[@DivinoIable]

Sooooo good!!! 🙌🙌

[@skyavalanche]

Ferocious Spade!

[@christopherperron2611]

I miss this type of humor on SNL. He is a master of finding funny things in the worst of situations.

[@jamegumm]

4:24 this joke gave me Skippy vibes

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

Back when SNL wasn't afraid to be savagely funny!

[@tylergifford9169]

Here from segura podcast :)

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

That was fun to watch in 2021

[@Claire_Southernbelle]

2:47

[@MatiasGeraldoThe2nd]

And theeeeeeeere’s the boy joke I always wondered about!