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- According to Bob Odenkirk, the sketch and the audience’s reaction to the dancing confirmed a major insecurity that Farley suffered from during his comedy career.
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Nov 20, 2022 · “Chippendales Audition” aired on October 27, 1990, the fourth episode of that season of SNL, which was Farley’s first season on the show. He wasn’t yet the comic dynamo we’d come to know later — it was that sketch that changed everything for him.
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SNL writers and cast members have expressed sharply divided opinions about the Chippendales sketch. Critics of the sketch have taken issue with its exploitation of Farley's obesity for humor, and the effect that such jokes had on Farley's mental health.
May 12, 2021 · Farley’s significant substance use during his time on the show raises questions as to whether this type of comedy was detrimental to his own body image issues and mental health. Farley’s former friends and colleagues weigh in on the subject.
- Rory Arnold
Aug 11, 2015 · But now, as the nation reviews Farley’s legacy with Spike TV’s documentary “I Am Chris Farley,” which aired Monday night, the Chippendales sketch has taken on tragic tones. Yes, Farley...
Apr 29, 2021 · The writer and creator of Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, explained that some people took offense with the sketch, suggesting it was disrespectful to the now-late actor and comedian who danced and...
- Jolie Lash
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Apr 30, 2021 · From what Robert Smigel discussed with Howard Stern, though, the thought of some has been that Farley, who did not look anything like your standard Chippendales dancer, doing a sketch (which...
Mar 2, 2022 · Originally broadcast in 1990, the sketch found host Patrick Swayze and Odenkirk's friend Chris Farley playing characters who dance shirtless while auditioning as Chippendales dancers.
