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3 days ago · Less than two months before the tragic death of Chris Farley, the actor and comedian returned to the place that made him a household name. Chris Farley was one of the youngest stars hired for ...
3 days ago · Chris Farley’s hoarse motivational speaker, who famously lives in a van down by the river, is one of the most buckle-in, frenetic, fully committed of all SNL characters.
3 days ago · Next to “Matt Foley: Van Down By The River,” few Chris Farley sketches receive as much repeated attention as SNL’s famous “Chippendale Audition.” A divisive skit among contemporary audiences, viewers nevertheless squealed with delight as they saw Farley pose off against the chiseled Patrick Swayze for a chance to join the Chippendale ...
4 days ago · Smigel has defended the Chippendales sketch, praising Farley’s athletic performance and “fantastic energy”; he told Howard Stern in 2021 that he found it to be “very empowering.”. His ...
3 days ago · Despite his assigned role as the resident fat guy on Saturday Night Live, Chris Farley was a lot more than just a walking, talking, cartwheeling visual gag. In the decades since Farley died of a drug overdose on December 18, 1997, the comedy legend’s contemporaries have had plenty of time to examine Farley’s oeuvre and come to their own conclusions about what his immaculate work on SNL ...
4 days ago · In his 2022 memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, former Saturday Night Live writer Bob Odenkirk had some harsh words for the Chippendales sketch that put Chris Farley on the map. “I know it confirmed Chris’ worst instincts about being funny, which was how he proved his worth—that getting laughed at was as good as getting a laugh ...
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3 days ago · Moments into the sketch, Farley breaks character and confronts Michaels about the “pressure” of always having to portray other “fat” celebrities. When Farley refuses to go on, Michaels ...
