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8th August 2023
05:40pm BST

"We we're on SNL. I'm near [SNL creator Lorne Michaels] looking at the monitor and he goes 'Mmm Irish'. I didn't even know what it meant but I liked it."The comedian then went on to recall how he took a part of the ripped photo as a "keepsake" but was ultimately threatened into giving it back.
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"They went to commercial. I walk out and see the picture of the Pope on the ground and I just pick up a piece of it. So, I'm at home watching Inside Edition and they go: 'The rip heard around the world.' They showed all the pieces together and there was one piece missing. "The next day, of course, I brag around. I go 'somebody got a picture of the pope'. [Former SNL producer and production manager] Kenny Aymong called me into the office. There's two security guards and he goes: 'Did you know the picture of the pope got stolen? There's word you have it.' "I go: 'Of the Pope? Oh, on the show. Did we do a show Saturday?' He's like: "This is too dumb. Did you take it or not?' "I go: 'I took... a little piece. It's not even anything,' and he goes: 'Give it back or you're going to jail because someone sold it.'"Spade said at this point, he handed his piece of the picture back. According to the comedian, SNL staff later discovered that one of the show's crew members sold the photo for $10,000. Meanwhile, a host of Irish music legends were among the thousands of mourners on Tuesday (8 August) as the country said goodbye to O'Connor. A huge crowd lined the streets of Bray seafront as the legendary singer's cortege passed through on the way to the private funeral service, which you can read more about right here. Read more:
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