Overview
- On his Fly on the Wall podcast, Spade said it took about 25 years to “win back” Murphy after the Weekend Update jab at Vampire in Brooklyn.
- He recalled Murphy calling him after the episode to “have it out,” saying he felt guilty and did not push back during the confrontation.
- Spade says they spoke at February’s SNL50 special and are “all good,” a stance Murphy has also expressed.
- In Netflix’s Being Eddie, Murphy reiterates that the joke felt “racist” and says his frustration was directed at SNL for letting it air.
- The fallout kept Murphy away from SNL for years, and Lorne Michaels later said approving the joke was a mistake.