Podcast Summary: Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

Episode: New Year, New Takes: 2026 Predictions & Best Movies of 2025
Date: January 5, 2026
Hosts: Dana Carvey & David Spade

Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Dana Carvey and David Spade kick off 2026 with their signature blend of humor, candid industry insights, and playful banter. The duo looks back on their New Year's experiences, riffs on current pop culture and showbiz happenings, offers bold predictions for 2026, and debates their favorite movies of 2025. Along the way, they deliver spot-on impressions, trade personal anecdotes, and answer audience questions, creating an entertaining and sometimes absurd window into the comedy world.

Key Discussion Points & Timestamps

1. Catching Up & New Year’s Adventures

• [03:10] Reflecting on the New Year:
  • “2026 is starting off a little slow, isn’t it?” (Spade)
  • Dana’s attempt at a wild New Year’s: “I stay up till 12 four times a year. It’s very rare.”
• [04:03] Standup Comedian Lifestyle
  • The challenges of late-night gigs, especially in Vegas.
  • “When I used to do the Mirage, we were for sure not even done until...All the flights got canceled. The audience is comatose.” (Spade)

2. Upcoming Shows & Comedy Club Experiences

• [05:24] Spade’s Tour Dates Rundown
  • Banter about scheduling, with classic comedic riffing on promoting shows.
  • “I’m gonna be at In-N-Out Burger in Van Nuys Saturday, January 9th.” (Carvey, jokingly)
• [07:52] New Year’s at the Comedy Store
  • Spade talks dinner with Bobby Lee, sets with Nikki Glaser and Tim Dillon, and the grind of New Year’s Eve shows in LA rain.
  • “She’ll come so fully loaded that she’s almost incapable of bombing.” (Carvey on Nikki Glaser) [08:41]

3. Working in Vegas & Show Times

• [09:44] Why Vegas Shows Should Start Early
  • “People fly in, they start drinking too early, they peak by 8...Now there’s a show at 9, like, ‘F— this noise.’” (Spade)
  • [10:23] Rod Stewart’s 7PM Set: “He did a great show...about 90 minutes, starts right on the dot—boom. Maggie.”

4. Impressions & Laughing with Comedians

• [10:40] Rod Stewart & Impressions Detour
  • Spade and Carvey swap Stewart impressions.
  • [13:10] “We know how the genie gets out of the bottle. Sometimes you’re watching a comic and it’s killing, you go, ‘Oh good one, that’s a nice move.’” (Carvey on comedians appreciating each other)
• [12:07] Dana gets ‘bit by the Beatle bug’
• [12:31] Trying to Make Larry David Laugh
  • “He fell out of that chair.” (Carvey recalling Larry David’s reaction to his impressions)

5. Amazon Prime Rants & Streaming Annoyances

• [16:15] Beefs with Amazon Prime
  • Spade complains about double-charged content: “I thought I paid to get on...so now I get to watch stuff?”
• [18:01] They edit classics like ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
  • “They took out a really good part… Pottersville.” (Carvey)
  • “You can’t take out killing his dog in ‘John Wick’—it sets up the whole movie!” (Spade) [19:25]

6. Predictions for 2026 (and Beyond)

• [33:38] “We haven’t gotten any good stories yet, but we should… give me your predictions.”
  • Carvey: “They’ll reboot The A-Team on Netflix, and Spade will play the leader.”
  • Spade and Carvey riff on how Mr. T’s famous catchphrase would be more PC:
    • “I understand the fool.”
    • “I admire the Fool.”
    • “I relate to the Fool.”

7. Celebrity Tidbits & Social Commentary

• [27:40] Bill Gates’ Climate Statement

  • “Bill Gates said climate change isn’t as bad, but he’s wrong. We’re still totally f—ed.”

• [27:53] George Clooney Moves to France

  • “He said, I don’t wanna have them grow up in America...he doesn’t need the politics anymore.” (Carvey)
  • [30:12] “If you have a couple dollars in your pocket you can go disappear and escape.” (Spade)

• [32:08] Congress & Insider Trading

  • “They get so much inside information just casually about deals; so why should they be able to trade stocks?” (Carvey)
  • Discussion on eye-popping returns. “Pelosi’s up there about 90% a year with no insider information!”

8. Pop Culture: The “Swag Gap”

• [43:42] The Swag Gap in Young Relationships
  • "Are they saying one of the people has great style and one doesn't?" (Spade)
  • Humorous riffing on Justin Bieber and Adam Sandler as men's style icons.

9. Best Movies of 2025

• [46:54] Top Movies Segment:
  • Carvey’s picks (some tongue-in-cheek), including:
    1. Housemaid
    2. Begonia (Emma Stone praised as “incapable of being anything but great.”)
    3. Weapons (Spade: “It was a conscious choice...because they didn’t do a feel-good ending. Hundred million lost.”)
    4. Marty Supreme (discussion to come in future episode with guest Kevin O’Leary)
    5. Summer Blockbusters: Mission Impossible, F1, Jurassic Park
  • [52:24] Carvey on James Cameron: “Poor James Cameron. Money is an issue for him.”
  • [54:02] Sincere Praise:
    • “Housemaid might be the movie that I connected to the most. A sleeper.” (Spade)
  • [56:36] Jack Black’s Minecraft/Anaconda Movies
    • “Guess where it just crossed about two weeks ago—1 billion.” (Carvey on Minecraft box office)

10. Comedy Bits & Banter

• [24:07–25:30] Sound Effect Olympics:
  • “A mailbox being closed abruptly.” — followed by an impromptu sound battle.
• [26:15] Being Recognized in Public
  • “‘Does anyone ever told you you look like Dana Carvey?’...and then I felt bad about it for 24 hours.” (Carvey)
• [61:01] David Spade’s Legendary Legs
  • “I had no upper body and giant legs from running.” (Spade)
  • “At my age, you want to have big, stout, chunky legs.” (Carvey)

Notable Quotes (with Attribution and Timestamps)

• “2026 is starting off a little slow, isn’t it?”
  — David Spade, [03:16]

• “I stay up till 12 four times a year. It’s very rare.”
  — Dana Carvey, [03:38]

• “She’ll come so fully loaded that she’s almost incapable of bombing.”
  — Dana Carvey on Nikki Glaser, [08:41]

• “People fly in, they start drinking too early, they peak by 8...Now there’s a show at 9, like, ‘F— this noise.’”
  — David Spade on Vegas shows, [09:44]

• “[Amazon Prime] I got double rap f—ed… I mean, how I thought I paid to get on.”
  — Dana Carvey, [17:01]

• “Pelosi’s up there about 90% a year with no insider information!”
  — David Spade (on Congress stock trading), [32:40]

• “They’ll reboot The A-Team on Netflix, and David Spade will play the leader.”
  — Dana Carvey, [33:43]

• “I relate to the Fool.”
  — Dana Carvey (riffing on Mr. T), [34:45]

• “Money’s not an issue. That’s your next special.”
  — David Spade, [54:00]

Memorable Moments

• [10:31] Spade does a Rod Stewart impression on the spot: “Maggie, I wish I may never see…isn’t that a good…”
• [13:32] Larry David “fell out of that chair” laughing at Carvey’s impression.
• [24:48] Sound Effects Challenge: Carvey improvises a mailbox, UFO, and bar flirting foley.
• [56:41] Minecraft hits $1B, shoutout to Jack Black.
• [60:00] Viral Clip: Report of Spade & Carvey “skiing Antarctica’s tallest mountain” (audio insert, tongue-in-cheek).

Closing Vibe

The episode is classic ‘Fly on the Wall’: stand-up legends riffing on life, the business, and the absurdities of both—with plenty of nostalgia, future-gazing, and affectionate ribbing. Their spontaneous sound effects and deep-dive impressions keep the mood unpredictable. Fans are treated to a candid, comedic look at everything from the shape of showbiz to how Amazon ruins classic films, all topped with uniquely personal takes on current culture and the best movies of the year.

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