David Spade is finally talking about a long-running, awkward rift with Eddie Murphy that started with one Saturday Night Live joke and lingered for decades. Back in 1995, Spade—then new on SNL and anchoring Weekend Update—cracked a joke about Murphy’s movie Vampire in Brooklyn bombing at the box office, calling Murphy “a falling star” and adding, “Make a wish.” The joke did not land with Murphy… at all. Spade said on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast that the fallout was immediate and jarring. He went from being a massive Eddie Murphy fan to feeling like Murphy hated him overnight. Murphy called Spade directly, and the conversation was tense. Spade admits he didn’t really argue back because he felt guilty—and because calling out one of his comedy heroes wasn’t exactly on his bucket list. Murphy later explained that his frustration wasn’t really with Spade personally, but with SNL as an institution. In his Netflix documentary Being Eddie, Murphy said the joke hurt because it felt like his “alma mater” taking a cheap shot, especially since it had been approved through multiple layers at the show. That bitterness kept him away from SNL for years. Fast forward to 2019: Murphy returned to host SNL and used the moment to put the old tension to rest. He said he had no beef with Spade and wanted to smooth everything over. Spade confirmed that the hatchet is officially buried. The two reconnected at the SNL 50th anniversary celebration earlier this year, chatted, and cleared the air. According to Spade, everything is now completely fine.