David Spade's Bold Rejection: Refusing to Swap 'SNL' Roles with David Bowie

David Spade revealed on his podcast that he once turned down a request from David Bowie to swap roles for a Saturday Night Live sketch. Spade had written a sketch where he would play a snooty receptionist, with Bowie playing himself. Bowie thought playing the receptionist would be funnier, but Spade wanted to keep the role. The sketch didn't make it onto the show, and Spade didn't appear in anything else that night. However, Bowie later apologized for being chilly about the situation.