Eddie Murphy recalls David Spade’s 1995 SNL joke about him that sparked their feud: ‘I felt it was racist’

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1. Alt headline: former comedian cant take a joke

2. Absolutely ridiculously soft take. It’s not racist to make a joke about a movie bombing. That doesn’t even make sense, especially in the context the joke was told.

3. The only thing funny about ‘A Vampire in Brooklyn’, we’re the jokes about it.

4. He’s still upset about a joke in 1995?

5. Was like 30 years ago, get over it. You made at least 10 garbage movies over this time, how about spend more time trying to be funny, instead of being petty. 80s was a long time ago, last time he was funny.

6. A joke about someone’s star falling is racist? He made the exact same joke about a lot of people on Hollywood Minute. That was the point of the sketch. David Spade must be racist against white people too then.

7. Such a weak take on a mile joke.

8. People with big egos always have thin skin. Oh, shit. I mentioned his skin. That’s racist.

9. If he had balls he’d publicly apologize to Spade

10. Eddie Murphy is one of the saltiest motherfuckers. He also hates Tom petty for a lyric in a song petty released (jammin me, 1987 – “take back Eddie Murphy” just listing things to be sick of). The lyric was written by Bob Dylan though lol

11. Eddie Murphy press tour in full swing for July 3rd release. We’ll see a lot more articles.

12. No one would even remember that if he didn’t make a big deal out of it lol. It would have been a random filler joke in an episode basically no one saw.

13. how many racist and homophobic jokes did you say since the 80s eddie? you can dish it out but cant take it back pusc.

14. Just because you feel something it doesn’t make it a fact.

15. Eddie is still alive? Imagine that.🤷

16. Lots of losers who didn’t read the article in the comments here.

17. They probably just rubbed each other wrong. This is way there’s some lame story behind it.

18. I love Eddie. What fucking bullshit.

19. Joe dirt wasn’t comedy gold. Spade career is in the shitter.

20. Eddie Murphy should avoid bringing up past jokes. His 80s era stand up would be considered quite problematic these days.

21. I’ve listened to Spade and others around him tell this story many times. There is nothing racist about this comment, and Spade was indiscriminate in his quips.

    Sounds like Eddie’s ego got inside his head on that one. It’s way easier to blame racism than to consider that his career might not thrive indefinitely.

22. Beverly Hill’s Cop – pretty good

    Beverly Hill’s Cop 2 – not so bad as sequels go

    Beverly Hill’s Cop 3 – there’s no meat left on this bone, pretty much a cash grab.

    Beverly Hill’s Cop 4 – JFC these people are old! Unashamedly a total cash grab.

23. Eddie is a has been and a POS, there I said it. The days of Delirious and Come to America were a long time ago. I used to love him, but as I have aged I have come to hate his attitude towards women, in particular WOC. He is irrelevant now and trying to get noticed, must have something new coming out soon.

24. I assume because he thinks they (SNL) wouldn’t have come after their own on such a joke if they were a different race, can easily fact check if they have done it with other alums

25. I think his ego took a hit and he couldn’t shake it.

26. That joke was fucking awesome and was absolutely not racist 

27. This feels like when I was called sexist for not liking Taylor Swift.

28. Does Eddie actually believe it was racist or he just wanted publicity ahead of his new movie coming out?

29. People are missing the point here. Eddie Murphy isnt calling the joke racists. It’s the fact that they targeted him and no other ex cast member. Like they would never take a dig at bill Murray or dan akroyd.