{"id":2452773,"date":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=318511"},"modified":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T07:00:00","slug":"david-spade-discusses-instagram-stories-lights-out-and-returing-to-aspen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/david-spade-discusses-instagram-stories-lights-out-and-returing-to-aspen\/","title":{"rendered":"David Spade discusses Instagram Stories, \u2018Lights Out\u2019 and returing to Aspen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With a successful career in film, TV, and even writing two books, comedian David Spade still manages to find time for his stand-up comedy. Returning to Aspen for his third consecutive year, Spade<\/a> is set to headline Belly Up Aspen for two shows Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I still do stand-up because it got me everywhere,\u201d Spade said in a recent phone interview. \u201cI do it because it\u2019s hard and it\u2019s good to be challenged by that and see if I can still keep up. The hard part is the travel on me but once you\u2019re there and you drink 3 gallons of water in Aspen and get your oxygen tank, you\u2019re fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spade has been especially busy lately with his new show \u201cLights Out.\u201d<\/a> The 30-minute late-night program, which premiered on Comedy Central last summer. is essentially a panel with Spade and various guests who break down the pop culture headlines of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m generally an upbeat, happy person,\u201d Spade said. \u201cI\u2019m generally up for bulls\u2014ing or being light on my feet. I\u2019m lucky I\u2019m doing a show that\u2019s fun and it\u2019s in (Los Angeles). People like to watch the show because it looks like it\u2019s just a fun bulls\u2014 session.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spade\u2019s Instagram stories actually birthed the idea and the concept for \u201cLights Out.\u201d Over time, Instagram stories have become a useful platform for Spade\u2019s comedy. He takes ordinary things like leaf blowers, episodes of \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d and items from the newspaper and makes them relatable and funny.<\/p>\n

Spade missed out on MySpace, so he particularly took a liking to Instagram. Fans, he noted, may have seen him in a movie that took three months to make and a year to come out. So, they haven\u2019t seen him in anything in over a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn between those times, I think of jokes every day,\u201d Spade said. \u201cThere\u2019s definitely a little audience on Instagram, like a cult following, and they like the stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe funny thing is, if I don\u2019t do it for three days, it\u2019s OK because I don\u2019t get paid. It\u2019s just like a free TV show,\u201d he added. \u201cI do it a lot more than I probably should, and I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, someone messaged Spade from a TV studio and asked, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you turn this into a show for us?\u201d<\/p>\n

With this new show, there is a constant need for new content and new jokes. Asked about how he gets inspired and overcomes writer\u2019s block, Spade responded: \u201cIt\u2019s just basically a whole new way of living and using a new muscle. I used to peak at night because I did stand-up but now, I\u2019m more nervous and energized at 2:30 in the afternoon because I get up and I know there\u2019s a deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n

During Spade\u2019s six-year span working on \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d he was known for being extremely snarky toward celebrities during the show\u2019s \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment. Since his time on \u201cSNL,\u201d Spade has grown significantly in popularity over the years and has actually becomes friends with people who he previously made jokes about.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, my policy is if you\u2019re going to do something goofy or stupid, I get one free joke,\u201d Spade said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to go out of my way to start hammering people. I don\u2019t want to be mean. I like when the jokes are clever. We want this show to be on a long time and I don\u2019t want it to be known as the mean show. It\u2019s not a roast. Let\u2019s just have fun and keep the jokes smart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite everything Spade has accomplished over the course of his career, he claims he still gets the most feedback about \u201cJoe Dirt\u201d and \u201cTommy Boy.\u201d \u201cI love \u2018Joe Dirt,\u2019\u201d Spade said. \u201cGrowing up in Arizona, we knew these kind of dirtballs, walking around with no shirt on holding a gas can. I just said, \u2018What\u2019s that guy\u2019s life like?\u2019 Then we just wrote a whole thing about it. That might be my favorite thing I\u2019ve ever done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from Spade\u2019s show on Comedy Central, fans can look out for his new movie coming out on Netflix called \u201cThe Wrong Missy,\u201d expected to come out in mid-April.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did it right before the show started,\u201d Spade said. \u201cThe last thing I could do and now I don\u2019t know if I can do anything else because the show is so overwhelming. Look for it to come out. It\u2019s a big R-rated comedy. It\u2019s going to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n

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