ONE JOKE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

[{"selector":"#anim-fe5b4437-a07a-4459-b0c2-a368dc7429b4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.78950761904444%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] David Spade admits a single SNL joke sparked a feud that haunted him for 25 years

[{"selector":"#anim-1da6fcd4-2f62-4925-9aa9-5e63c60d05d0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.483993784016654%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In 1995, a Weekend Update jab about Vampire in Brooklyn didn’t land

[{"selector":"#anim-6ae2cd6f-0a17-4133-abdb-c5609be00111 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.60819059137771%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Spade says it felt surreal going from idolizing Murphy to feeling instantly rejected

[{"selector":"#anim-f0c30eae-6e99-417c-a011-11cc9bad623c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.462548513511834%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Murphy called Spade directly after the joke — and the conversation was tense

[{"selector":"#anim-5ec757f1-e857-4daa-ac8e-dd0f282274ae [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.084612690175693%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Spade admits he stayed quiet during the call, feeling guilty for crossing a line

[{"selector":"#anim-a0dae4c9-6c2c-48ef-a88b-c7dd27c8f4dd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.529350305084108%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In his Netflix documentary, Murphy clarified his anger wasn’t personal

[{"selector":"#anim-122c6176-0354-4eb2-8cfd-0e34e4b7f9c4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.983107986646385%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Murphy said the joke hurt because it passed multiple approvals

[{"selector":"#anim-3c425c53-4c45-469d-abc3-efe541768284 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.83639694253953%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The fallout contributed to Murphy staying away from hosting Saturday Night Live

[{"selector":"#anim-e7ebe402-21f3-4255-a66d-f1eaafde8592 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.463860957800897%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] I don’t have smoke with David Spade

[{"selector":"#anim-0f57a3e3-6bb8-48d4-a78c-756ba7c4de9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.794407772130093%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Spade says they reconnected again at the SNL 50th anniversary

[{"selector":"#anim-76645359-0c74-4f9e-b6e4-e049e40a86ef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.463860957800897%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] After decades of tension, Spade confirms the long-running awkwardness is officially over