Eddie Murphy Is Still Stung By That David Spade Joke On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Eddie Murphy is thinking back on some of the perceived “cheap shots” he has taken throughout the years.

In an interview with the latest York Times, the Oscar-nominated actor and comedian—whose latest movie, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” releases on Netflix next week—was asked if he felt he had been treated unfairly by the media and his peers over the years.

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Eddie Murphy Is Still Stung By That David Spade Joke On ‘Saturday Night Live’

“They used to be so hard on me back in the day, and a lot of it was racist stuff,” Murphy remarked.

Murphy began by describing how growing up in the 1980s “was a whole different world” and then mentioned an incident in which “David Spade said that s––t about my career on ‘SNL.'”

The aforementioned clip, which aired in December 1995 as part of Spade’s “Hollywood Minute” year-in-review, featured a photo of Murphy with the caption, “Look, kids, it’s a falling star.” Form a wish. Murphy revealed to the Times that the joke was inspired by his picture “Vampire in Brooklyn,” which had a disastrous box office run.

“I thought, ‘Hey, this is in-house!'” You’re f-–king with me like that, and I’m part of the family? That kind of damaged my sentiments,” Murphy remarked.

Eddie Murphy Is Still Stung By That David Spade Joke On ‘Saturday Night Live’

As a member of the core cast of “SNL,” he became well-known between 1980 and 1984. He is frequently credited with keeping the show on the air at one point.

“The producers felt that statement could be made. Among all the guests on that program, you have never heard somebody make light of another person’s career. The majority of those that leave that program don’t go on to have these incredible careers. It was intimate,” Murphy clarified afterward. “I thought, ‘Hey, how could you do that?'” My profession? Really? A joke about my work? That seemed like a cheap shot to me. Additionally, I felt that it was quite racist.

Later, Spade wrote about feeling terrible about his “stupid joke” and getting a call from an irate Murphy following the skit.

Spade wrote, “I’ve come to see Eddie’s point on this one.” In show business, everyone wants to be liked by others. It’s how you gain followers. However, when you are reamed in a drawing, on the internet, or in any other way, that stinks. And the sum can mount up rapidly.

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Eddie Murphy Is Still Stung By That David Spade Joke On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Murphy has largely avoided the long-running NBC sketch show over the years, though he did make a cameo in the 2015 “SNL” 40th anniversary special and made a big comeback as a host in 2019.

“In the end, everything turned out well. Both David Spade and Lorne Michaels are OK to me. This week, Murphy said, “I returned to SNL.” “Love is everything… nevertheless, I took a few shoddy photographs!”

SOURCE – CNN