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Matt Foley is a fictional character from the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live performed by Chris Farley. Foley is a motivational speaker who exhibits characteristics atypical of someone in that position: whereas motivational speakers are usually successful and charismatic, Foley is abrasive, clumsy, and down on his luck.
Jun 6, 2023 · On this day a nationwide audience got to witness "Matt Foley: Van Down by the River," a Saturday Night Live sketch that just might be the best in the show's forty-plus-year history.
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May 8, 1993 · On May 8, 1993, Chris Farley made Saturday Night Live history when he premiered Matt Foley, the overaggressive motivational speaker who "lives in a van down by the river." Even though it was...
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Jul 23, 2012 · None of those characters were motivational speaker Matt Foley. On Friday night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — 14 years after Foley’s last appearance on SNL as well as Farley’s death — we learned that the character was Bob Odenkirk’s favorite thing he has ever done in comedy.
- Matt Foley, 1993. Most of us know that motivational speakers sound phoney when they talk about staying optimistic and focused. SNL parodied it perfectly with the talented Chris Farley appearing as a satirical motivational speaker who reeked of pessimism and realism.
- Chippendale Audition, 1990. By 1990, we are aware of how versatile Farley is. Besides being a prolific actor and comedian, he is the best sport on SNL.
- Lunch Lady Land, 1994. The Lunch lady is the most hated person in the school because of her obnoxious behaviour and hideous looks. Chris Farley as the lunch lady clad in a tight blue dress, white apron and yellow rubber gloves as well as pink stockings is a vision.
- Japanese Game Show, 1994. Chris Farley does not understand Japanese and is told by a concierge at a hotel while he is vacationing with his wife that he could watch a game show and ends up participating in it.
Matthew "Matt" Foley is a fictional motivational speaker. Matt is iconic character from Saturday Night Live , performed by Chris Farley . The character was created by Bob Odenkirk for the Second City theater troupe, although the idea for Farley to fall on the coffee table was added by Robert Smigel for SNL.
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Nov 16, 2020 · 'Saturday Night Live' star Julia Sweeney couldn't stop laughing when Chris Farley made his debut as motivational speaker Matt Foley who lived in a van down by the river.
