Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

Episode: “It’s Okay, We’re Famous” (Post Thanksgiving Special)
Date: December 1, 2025

Overview

In this lively post-Thanksgiving special, comedy icons Dana Carvey and David Spade dive into spontaneous banter, travel mishaps, showbiz anecdotes, and impressions. Traversing topics from holiday travel chaos and classic movies to musing on fame and aliens, the duo blends punchy comedic stories with pop-culture riffs and audience Q&A. The episode is peppered with vintage SNL memories, Hollywood inside jokes, and their trademark playful, improvisational riffing.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Travel Mishaps & Holiday Chaos

• David’s Bag Swap Fiasco ([07:13] - [13:19])
  • Spade tells a detailed story about accidentally taking the wrong suitcase from a JSX flight, leading to a frantic—and very “famous person”—return to the airport, riffing on how he tries to use his fame to smooth over the incident.
    • Quote: “I go back there and I go, hey, it’s all good. I’m famous. Everything’s fine. I’m famous. That’s what I do when I walk up to, like, a scene of a crime or a fire or a car crash… It’s okay. Let me. I’m famous. It’s okay.” – David Spade ([12:25])
  • Dana jokes about how, if he’s ever stopped by the police, he simply says, “I know David Spade. Let me through.” ([12:37])
• Dana’s Plane Anecdote ([14:09] - [15:32])
  • Dana recalls bailing on a delayed flight in Vegas, retrieving his bag and watching the plane take off while he’s already on the freeway, relishing his quick pivot and sense of spontaneous freedom.
    • Quote: “Within 12 minutes of sitting on the plane, I was on the freeway and I could see the plane and they could probably hear me, but I honked and flipped them off.” – Dana Carvey ([15:41])

2. Showbiz & SNL Deep Cuts

• SNL, Sketch Origins, and Impressions ([20:50] - [22:31])
  • Discussion of a classic SNL Thanksgiving travel sketch, the monotony of recapping driving routes with family, and how these bits became templates that inspired “The Californians.”
  • Dana talks about how Fred Armisen expanded on his “California dude” character.
    • Quote: “Californians. Fred Armisen, which I always said. No, you guys took it further. He said he got it from me…” – Dana Carvey ([21:40])

3. Movies & TV: Pop Culture Riffs

• Moviegoing as Meditation ([22:39] - [23:55])
  • Dana explains how going to empty matinees is a form of meditation for him.
• Running Man, Springsteen, and Movie Recommendations ([23:02] - [25:50])
  • They share opinions on recent films, from Running Man (“good popcorn movie”) to the Springsteen biopic (“a little… dark, but Jeremy Allen White was great”).
  • Dana recommends Heaven Can Wait, Spade recommends Midnight Run and Man on Fire.
    • Quote: “Sometimes you see the jokes, you go, oh, those jokes are kind of corny. You go, no, this is where they started.” – David Spade ([25:52])

4. Dana’s Impressions: Post-Thanksgiving Table

• Celebrity Thanksgiving Improv ([30:46] - [34:48])
  • With prompt from David, Dana launches into a series of improvised impressions as if various celebrities are at Thanksgiving dinner: Tony Montana, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Joe Biden, Christopher Walken, Owen Wilson, and David Spade himself. High-energy, rapid-fire, and full of inside jokes.
    • Quote: “I like a Deuce Bigelow, man. I like it. But I see the movie. I see on Netflix all the time. Or Amazon Prime. I see a Deuce Bigelow. You’re crazy guy.” – Dana Carvey as Tony Montana ([32:13])
    • Breakdown: The bit riffs on sitcom group dinners, ego clashes, and the absurdity of fame.

5. Fame & Everyday Life

• Reflections on using (or not using) their fame in awkward situations, self-deprecating and tongue-in-cheek.
• Dana laughs at how random recognition by a cop got him out of a traffic ticket: “He looked at me… I was lucky, recognized me. I was shocked. We took selfies.” ([12:45])

6. Aliens, UFO Spheres, & Conspiracy Tangents

• The Baguga Mystery ([48:11] - [51:55])
  • David introduces a viral story (boosted from a Joe Rogan clip) about a mysterious metal sphere (the “Baguga”) with unknown origins, inscriptions, and increasing weight—sparking UFO and conspiracy theories.
    • Quote: “Something’s weird… All these scientists and UFO people are looking at it, going, ‘It’s nuts. What it is… They can’t tell what kind of material it is…’” – David Spade ([49:40])
  • Dana fantasizes about actual aliens landing during his lifetime.
    • Quote: “I want aliens to come down. I want them to land on the White House lawn, like Day the Earth Stood Still.” – Dana Carvey ([49:51])

7. Classic Comedy and Hollywood Memories

• Dana and David reminisce about Charles Grodin, recommending his performances in Heaven Can Wait and Midnight Run, and discuss the subtlety of deadpan comedy ([25:29] - [27:25]).
• They share a Richard Lewis hotel joke and recall their SNL collaborations.

8. Mushrooms, Shrooms, and Roganisms

• A Joe Rogan segment about Santa Claus and psychedelic mushrooms spawns a tangent ([38:40]).
• Dana shares a personal, giggly mushroom anecdote on the Queen Mary boat ([39:36]).

9. Humorous Observations on Modern Life

• Complaints about healthy eating, pajamas, winter habits, and airplane food ([42:47] - [46:19]).
• Playful banter about Arizona’s new age-verification law for online content and how it’s changed midlife travel routines ([35:24] - [38:13]).
  • Quote: “You can't watch porn in Arizona. I couldn't. I gave up quickly… They want a photo of yourself and your driver's license. I don't think so. Nice try.” – David Spade ([36:01])

10. Closing Gags: The Micropenis Theory ([52:45] - [55:06])

• In characteristic irreverent style, they riff on a news story linking historical villains to “micropenis” as a kind of overblown tabloid psychobabble.
  • Quote: “Hitler was so angry because of that. Microponies. ‘Adolph, are you okay?’ ‘I kill everybody once because of the micropenis.’” – Dana Carvey ([54:07])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On fame smoothing over mishaps:
  “It’s okay. Let me—I’m famous. It’s okay.” — David Spade ([12:25])

• On old jokes and where they originated:
  “Sometimes you see the jokes, you go, oh, those jokes are kind of corny. You go, no, this is where they started.” — David Spade ([25:52])

• On meditative moviegoing:
  “At this point in my time on the planet, I like clicking the phone off and putting it down and watching a movie, and no one’s supposed to talk. It’s like I’m meditating.” — Dana Carvey ([23:36])

• Celebrity Thanksgiving Impressions:
  “What is this, Joe Biden? What are you doing here at Thanksgiving time? Where's the sweet potatoes?” — Dana Carvey as Tony Montana ([32:43])

• On wanting real aliens:
  “I want aliens to come down. I want… in my time on the planet… to have, like, we are aliens… I want them coming out like Day the Earth Stood Still.” — Dana Carvey ([49:51])

• On modern inconveniences:
  “You can't watch porn in Arizona… They want a photo of yourself and your driver's license. I don't think so. Nice try.” — David Spade ([36:04])

• Final riff, winding down:
  “I’ll be back in one second. Mine… I’m so tired. I gave a four hour speech at the Reichs… I can’t.” — Dana Carvey as “Exhausted Hitler” ([54:44])

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Travel Mishaps (Bag Swap, Flight Stories): [07:13] – [15:56]
• Thanksgiving SNL & Sketch Memories: [20:50] – [22:31]
• Movie Recommendations: [23:02] – [27:36]
• Impressions Bit (Post-Thanksgiving Table): [30:46] – [34:48]
• Conspiracy Corner (Baguga Sphere): [48:11] – [51:55]
• Micropenis Theory Riff: [52:45] – [55:06]

Episode Tone & Language

The episode is quintessential Carvey & Spade: unpredictable, breezy, and shamelessly silly. The banter maintains a quick rhythm, trading punchlines, inside jokes, showbiz gossip, and “fly on the wall” authenticity. Impressions, self-deprecation, and the duo's irreverence toward both Hollywood and everyday absurdity create a highly entertaining, lighthearted, and distinctly self-aware vibe.

For Listeners:

If you missed the episode, this summary will keep you afloat in their stream of consciousness—travel mishaps, SNL backstage lore, Thanksgiving comedy, new movie picks, aliens, and celebrity impressions galore. All delivered in their delightfully unscripted style.

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