David Spade and Dana Carvey call out Hollywood's focus on race and gender.
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Spade → call → race
In a recent episode of their "Fly on the Wall" podcast, the two comedians questioned Hollywood's emphasis on race and gender, with Spade arguing that the industry should "stop separating us like that" by highlighting those distinctions.
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industry → fly → distinctions
"On race, let me just say at any of these award shows, I saw a clip the other day saying, 'And this gentleman won, and he's the first black director to win for this documentary,' I wish they would quit saying that because I think everyone we can't all be equal to you," Spade said.
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Spade → let → you
"'Oh, the first in 30 years to have a black actor win this.'
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actor → have → this
If you just say we're all actors . . .now this is my point of view, that it just makes it more even and not, we're all just the same.
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we → say → view
We're all acting."
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We → act → ?
Carvey then joked that when he won his Emmy Award, they announced that he was the "198th straight white male that has won this award."
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that → joke → award
Spade also pointed out that while he was working on the hit NBC show, "Just Shoot Me," from 1997 to 2003, they would inform him anytime they would be working with a female director that week.
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they → point → director
"I [would] go, 'That's fine.
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That → go → ?
Okay, we got it.'
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we → get → it
Like you don't even have to say that," Spade said.
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Spade → have → that
It feels like a little, not condescending, but a little diminishing.
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It → feel → little
Instead of going, 'We don't have a regular director,' you know what I mean?
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I → go → what
So, I was a big proponent of fighting that."
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I → fight → that
Carvey agreed with his co-host, mentioning that "female director" is "a funny thing to say."
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director → agree → host
In a previous episode of their podcast released in March, Spade gave his candid opinion on the state of Hollywood under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass, "the Hollywood industry is dying" and that he's "just trying to put the blame somewhere."
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he → release → blame
"Dude, I'm so old," he said.
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he → say → ?
"I was on the lot at, uh, CBS Radford when we were doing ‘Just Shoot Me.’ …
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And also they were doing 'Seinfeld,' and I'd see him on his bike.
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I → do → bike
The mayor's press office responded to Spade's claims at the time, telling Fox News Digital in a statement, "Mayor Bass has championed the entertainment industry because it’s a bedrock of our middle class.
"This year alone, she slashed filming fees at Griffith Observatory and reopened the LA Central Library to film production for the first time in over a decade," the statement added.
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Under her leadership, more than 3 million square feet of studio and creative office space have been approved, and over 120 sound stages are now under construction across Los Angeles.
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stages → approve → Angeles
In April, Spade and Carvey revisited Hollywood's struggles when comedian Tim Dillon joined their podcast as a guest.
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During the episode, Spade recalled how he "got in trouble" for his previous comments, clarifying, "I wasn't really mad at Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass."
"I was just saying, ‘Could we make it a slightly more of a priority?
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I don't know what we're spending the money on that's flowing in, because it's a lot flowing in, but it goes out so quickly.
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I want to sort of reserve a little piece of the pie to like focus, like let's try to get this back,’" Spade said.
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Although Spade softened his criticism of California's leadership, Dillon argued that Bass and Newsom "seem to think everything's kind of going well," adding, "When someone thinks things are going well, it's very hard to make them understand" that people are leaving.
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people → soften → leadership
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