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Sorry, David Bowie -The Time David Spade Turned Down A Request From The Iconic Star

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David Spade once refused a David Bowie request to swap roles for a proposed Saturday Night Live sketch. Spade, who was a writer and cast member on the NBC series from 1990 to 1996, made the Bowie revelation on a recent episode of his “Fly on the Wall” podcast, which he cohosts with SNL alum Dana Carvey.

The sketch in question was something Spade wrote for a November 1991 episode hosted by Macaulay Culkin, with Bowie and Tin Machine as the musical guest.

Spade was set to portray a snooty receptionist that “stops you because he thinks they’re better than you.” As Spade envisoned it, Bowie was to play himself.

After the pitch meeting where the concept was discussed, Spade received a message to call Bowie at his hotel. “I called him and he answers and it’s fucking Bowie,” he said. “And he’s like, ‘This [sketch] is so fucking funny.

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