United Kingdom, Dec. 28 -- David Spade spent 25 years trying to "win back" Eddie Murphy.

The 61-year-old comedian admitted it was "weird" having to deal with the fact the Nutty Professor star "hated" him following a joke he made on Saturday Night Live which didn't go down too well.

Back in 1995, a photo of Eddie popped up on the screen during David's Hollywood Minute sketch and he said: "Look children, it's a falling star, make a wish."

And speaking on his Fly on the Wall podcast, David reflected: "I do love Eddie Murphy.

"We had some bumps in the road along the way, early on. It was weird going from being a super fan to having him hate me overnight, and to try to win him back for the last 25 years."

The comic noted he was doing "Wee...