David Spade recalled how musician & actor David Bowie eyed his receptionist character on Saturday Night Live, wanting to trade sketch roles.
Bowie, the scheduled musical guest with, made a cameo in that sketch as himself. Spade recalled when Ziggy Stardust contacted him after the sketch was the pitch the late artist wasn't around for."And so I called him, and he answers, and it's fucking Bowie," Spade."And he's like, 'This [sketch] is so fucking funny. This is exactly my life and these people I see.' And he goes, 'One tweak: Can I play the receptionist? That's the funnier part.
Spade recalled Bowie making the case since"everyone's seen that" side of him, suggesting that Spade play"Bowie" instead while the musician plays the receptionist. Spade declined, explaining he hoped the receptionist would become a recurring character on the show before Bowie countered the sketch might not even make the final show."I'm like, 'God, how do you know this show this well?'" Spade remembered thinking."It's so true.
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