Overview
- On Dec. 9, 1995, Spade joked on SNL’s “Hollywood Minute,” “Look, children, it’s a falling star. Make a wish,” as a photo of Murphy appeared.
- Murphy called the joke racist and distanced himself from SNL for years, skipping the 25th anniversary and not returning until milestone appearances in 2015 and hosting in 2019.
- Spade said on his Fly on the Wall podcast that he went from super fan to being hated “overnight” and spent roughly 25 years trying to “win him back.”
- After a brief exchange at SNL’s 50th anniversary this year, Spade says the two are “all good,” recounting a cordial run-in and short conversation.
- In Netflix’s Being Eddie, Murphy describes the jab as a hurtful “alma mater” shot and directs his frustration at SNL’s approval process, which Lorne Michaels previously called “a mistake on our part.”