Dana Carvey Returns to Work After Son’s Death and Calls ‘Riffing’ With David Spade on Their Podcast ‘Very Healthy’; Chris Farley’s Mom Wrote Him a Letter of Support
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Dana Carvey has returned to the “Fly on the Wall” podcast for the first time since his son, Dex, died last fall (via Entertainment Weekly).
The podcast is jointly hosted by Carvey and David Spade and features the “Saturday Night Live” alums telling behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the NBC sketch comedy series.
In Carvey’s absence, the podcast aired previously recorded interviews with the likes of Dan Aykroyd, David Byrne and more with only Spade as host.
The new episode did without any guests and featured Carvey opening up to Spade about his return. “If you’re listening to our podcast, you probably know about my family’s loss,” Carvey said at the start of the episode. “I just wanted to say that the amount of outpouring online and emailing and people I still haven’t been able to call back is incredible.” “I thought about this over the holidays and decided to come back to the podcast because I think, you know, it’s a long day when you’re not working and you get in your head,” he continued. “And I think it’s going to be a great break, and I think it’s really cool to laugh.” Dex’s death was announced on Instagram by Carvey on Nov.
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