Dana Carvey Addresses His Absence fromSNL50as David Spade Says There Were 'No Weird Vibes' with Eddie Murphy at the Show

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Dana Carvey; David Spade; Eddie Murphy.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty; TheStewartofNY/WireImage; NBC/Noam Galai/NBC via Getty

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Dana Carveyis clearing the air about his absence atSaturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special.TheSNLalum, 69, was one of several major faces missing from the Feb. 16 show in New York City —Bill HaderandDan Aykroydwere also not in attendance — and he addressed his absence on the Feb. 20 episode of his andDavid Spade’s podcast,Fly on the Wall.“I wasn’t there. I had the flu,” Carvey said. “I was on the downside of it, but I still didn’t have the oomph to travel. Wasn’t recommended.“He joked that Spade, 60, “went to represent our podcast,” and theGrown Upsstar said a lot of people asked him where Carvey was throughout the night. “You did wanna be there and you would’ve f—ing killed it.“Dana Carvey as Church Lady during the “Church Chat” Cold Open on December 7, 2024.Will Heath/NBC via GettyAfter the show, Carvey texted co-creatorLorne Michaelsand said, “‘Wish I could’ve been there’,” but instead of talking about the show, Michaels made a joke about theRyan Reynoldsbit that poked fun at his wifeBlake Lively’songoing legal battlewithJustin Baldoni.Carvey said he specifically mentionedTom Hanks' sketch being “great” andshouted out Steve Martin’s monologue. Still, Michaels kept joking about the possibility of a new lawsuit being fileddue to Reynolds' one-liner.Carvey said he thought it was “kinda funny” that Reynolds was “tongue in cheek about” the drama, and Spade seemingly agreed. “They’re like us. Just, whatever’s going on, you make a joke of it.“During the episode, Spade also addressed his previous tension withEddie Murphy, who was also in attendance atSNL50, and said that “everything bad has evaporated.““I didn’t talk to him but there’s absolutely no anything anymore. Everyone’s cool,” Spade said. “We were friendly. We should’ve taken a picture cause it was fun to see him. There was no weird vibes at the show.“David Spade at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York.John Nacion/Variety via GettyMurphy opened up in June about a joke Spade made during a 1995SNLsketch that called Murphy a “falling star” after his filmVampire in Brooklyntanked at the box office.Murphy said the joke felt “racist” and like a “cheap shot"onThe New York Times’The Interviewpodcast.The Oscar-nominated actor said, though, that he and Spade are “cool,” as are he and Michaels.“I’m cool with everybody. It’s all love,” he said. “But I had a couple of cheap shots.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Carvey also revealed on the podcast that he andMike Meyers"were supposed to do” aWayne’s Worldsketch, so he “felt bad that I couldn’t go” for that reason, too.

Dana Carveyis clearing the air about his absence atSaturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special.

TheSNLalum, 69, was one of several major faces missing from the Feb. 16 show in New York City —Bill HaderandDan Aykroydwere also not in attendance — and he addressed his absence on the Feb. 20 episode of his andDavid Spade’s podcast,Fly on the Wall.

“I wasn’t there. I had the flu,” Carvey said. “I was on the downside of it, but I still didn’t have the oomph to travel. Wasn’t recommended.”

He joked that Spade, 60, “went to represent our podcast,” and theGrown Upsstar said a lot of people asked him where Carvey was throughout the night. “You did wanna be there and you would’ve f—ing killed it.”

Dana Carvey as Church Lady during the “Church Chat” Cold Open on December 7, 2024.Will Heath/NBC via Getty

Will Heath/NBC via Getty

After the show, Carvey texted co-creatorLorne Michaelsand said, “‘Wish I could’ve been there’,” but instead of talking about the show, Michaels made a joke about theRyan Reynoldsbit that poked fun at his wifeBlake Lively’songoing legal battlewithJustin Baldoni.

Carvey said he specifically mentionedTom Hanks' sketch being “great” andshouted out Steve Martin’s monologue. Still, Michaels kept joking about the possibility of a new lawsuit being fileddue to Reynolds' one-liner.

Carvey said he thought it was “kinda funny” that Reynolds was “tongue in cheek about” the drama, and Spade seemingly agreed. “They’re like us. Just, whatever’s going on, you make a joke of it.”

During the episode, Spade also addressed his previous tension withEddie Murphy, who was also in attendance atSNL50, and said that “everything bad has evaporated.”

“I didn’t talk to him but there’s absolutely no anything anymore. Everyone’s cool,” Spade said. “We were friendly. We should’ve taken a picture cause it was fun to see him. There was no weird vibes at the show.”

David Spade at SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16, 2025 in New York, New York.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Murphy opened up in June about a joke Spade made during a 1995SNLsketch that called Murphy a “falling star” after his filmVampire in Brooklyntanked at the box office.Murphy said the joke felt “racist” and like a “cheap shot"onThe New York Times’The Interviewpodcast.

The Oscar-nominated actor said, though, that he and Spade are “cool,” as are he and Michaels.

“I’m cool with everybody. It’s all love,” he said. “But I had a couple of cheap shots.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Carvey also revealed on the podcast that he andMike Meyers"were supposed to do” aWayne’s Worldsketch, so he “felt bad that I couldn’t go” for that reason, too.

source: people.com