Who could turn down a personal request from Ziggy Stardust?David Spade, apparently.
“And he’s like, ‘This [sketch] is so f—ing funny.
This is exactly my life and these people I see.’
David Spade; David Bowie.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Dave Benett/Getty
And he goes, ‘One tweak: Can I play the receptionist?
That’s the funnier part.'”
Spade said Bowie argued that playing himself was boring because “everyone’s seen that.”
David Bowie performing on ‘SNL’ in 1991.Alan Singer/NBCU
Instead, he suggested that he should play the receptionist character and Spade could play Bowie.
Spade declined, explaining that he hoped the receptionist could turn into his recurring character on the show.
Bowie brilliantly countered by asking what if the sketch never gets on the show in the first place.
“I’m like, ‘God, how do you know this show this well?'”
“It’s so true.
What if it doesn’t get on?
I’m f—ing blowing it.
He’s like, ‘It’ll get on if I do it.'”
He also played a reminiscent character on the NBC sitcomJust Shoot Me.
So standing up to a rock star under pressure may sometimes be the right move.
Listen to the full episode ofFly on the Wall, with special guest Will Forte, below.
