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Eddie Murphy Reflects on SNL Feud and Reconciliation

11/12/2025

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Eddie Murphy, the actor and comedian, discusses his long-running feud with Saturday Night Live in the Netflix documentary Being Eddie.
He recalls David Spade mocking him in a 1995 Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch, with the show failing to prevent such jokes.
Murphy reconciled with SNL and Spade after hosting SNL in December 2019, appearing at the 50th anniversary special, and saying he has no smoke with Spade.

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Story summary

Eddie Murphy, the actor and comedian, discusses his long-running feud with Saturday Night Live in the Netflix documentary Being Eddie.
He recalls David Spade mocking him in a 1995 Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch, with the show failing to prevent such jokes.
Murphy reconciled with SNL and Spade after hosting SNL in December 2019, appearing at the 50th anniversary special, and saying he has no smoke with Spade.