David Spade Says He Rejected Recent TOMMY BOY 2 Pitch - "I Can't Imagine It Without Chris Farley" "It Would Be a Sell Out"

David Spade was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1996, with an iconic cast that created some of the most memorable characters and skits in the show’s run, and went on to have successful film and TV careers. One cast mate Spade was closest to was the late, great Chris Farley. The pair made films like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep together, and appeared in other SNL spinoff films. There’s no doubt they would have gone on to make many more classic comedies if Farley hadn’t passed away in 1997. The studios wonder if they could create that magic again, in a sequel without Farley, but Spade is not down for a return to those stories without his friend. In a recent appearance on Theo Von’s podcast (via Variety), Spade revealed he was pitched an idea to make a sequel to Tommy Boy, his 1995 buddy comedy with Farley. Spade shut the pitch down immediately considering there is no Tommy Boy without Farley. “I was pitched a Tommy Boy 2, which was our characters’ kids are together,” Spade said. “I was pitched this two years ago, and I was like I can’t find a scenario with no Chris Farley. He was the whole movie. It would be too much of a sell out. I can’t imagine it. No one could do that. It was our kids and it was about them and I was going to help them on the road. Listen, it was about Chris. If we did another one back then it would’ve been a blast.”In Tommy Boy, Farley starred as the immature son of an auto tycoon. When his father died, Farley’s character teamed up with Spade’s accountant to try and save the family business. Although the film was not a box office hit (it grossed only $32 million worldwide), it became a cult classic thanks to its home video release. Spade and Farley quickly reunited a year later for the movie Black Sheep. Spade told Esquire magazine in 2022 that the two actors were considering a third movie before Farley’s death.“Two years after Tommy Boy came out, they told us it made $100 million on video. We couldn’t believe it,” Spade said at the time. “It really grew over time. We talked about doing another one, but Farley wanted to do more drama, so I said, ‘Go do that.’ I ran into him two months before [he died] and he was like, ‘Everyone always talks about Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. It’s not as much fun out there. Let’s try to get one going again.’ … I think about Farley every day. I have his old coat from Tommy Boy.”“He liked me being smart and him being dumb,” Spade added of the duo’s comedic personas. “Farley and I were always goofing around. He always wanted me to make fun of him, because he thought it was so hilarious. We played off that. He was big. But the truth is, when you look back, he wasn’t that overweight. He was big, but he really ballooned toward the end. He always said he was the fat guy, but he wasn’t super fat.”It’s so sad to think of what could have been when it comes to the untimely deaths of some of the greats like Farley. He was a comedy legend, and he is sorely missed.

May 8, 2025 - 22:07

David Spade Says He Rejected Recent TOMMY BOY 2 Pitch - "I Can't Imagine It Without Chris Farley" "It Would Be a Sell Out"

David Spade was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1996, with an iconic cast that created some of the most memorable characters and skits in the show’s run, and went on to have successful film and TV careers. One cast mate Spade was closest to was the late, great Chris Farley. The pair made films like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep together, and appeared in other SNL spinoff films. There’s no doubt they would have gone on to make many more classic comedies if Farley hadn’t passed away in 1997.

The studios wonder if they could create that magic again, in a sequel without Farley, but Spade is not down for a return to those stories without his friend.

In a recent appearance on Theo Von’s podcast (via Variety), Spade revealed he was pitched an idea to make a sequel to Tommy Boy, his 1995 buddy comedy with Farley. Spade shut the pitch down immediately considering there is no Tommy Boy without Farley.

“I was pitched a Tommy Boy 2, which was our characters’ kids are together,” Spade said. “I was pitched this two years ago, and I was like I can’t find a scenario with no Chris Farley. He was the whole movie. It would be too much of a sell out. I can’t imagine it. No one could do that. It was our kids and it was about them and I was going to help them on the road. Listen, it was about Chris. If we did another one back then it would’ve been a blast.”

In Tommy Boy, Farley starred as the immature son of an auto tycoon. When his father died, Farley’s character teamed up with Spade’s accountant to try and save the family business. Although the film was not a box office hit (it grossed only $32 million worldwide), it became a cult classic thanks to its home video release. Spade and Farley quickly reunited a year later for the movie Black Sheep. Spade told Esquire magazine in 2022 that the two actors were considering a third movie before Farley’s death.

“Two years after Tommy Boy came out, they told us it made $100 million on video. We couldn’t believe it,” Spade said at the time. “It really grew over time. We talked about doing another one, but Farley wanted to do more drama, so I said, ‘Go do that.’ I ran into him two months before [he died] and he was like, ‘Everyone always talks about Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. It’s not as much fun out there. Let’s try to get one going again.’ … I think about Farley every day. I have his old coat from Tommy Boy.”

“He liked me being smart and him being dumb,” Spade added of the duo’s comedic personas. “Farley and I were always goofing around. He always wanted me to make fun of him, because he thought it was so hilarious. We played off that. He was big. But the truth is, when you look back, he wasn’t that overweight. He was big, but he really ballooned toward the end. He always said he was the fat guy, but he wasn’t super fat.”

It’s so sad to think of what could have been when it comes to the untimely deaths of some of the greats like Farley. He was a comedy legend, and he is sorely missed.