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- Why "Matt Foley: Van Down by The River" Is Such A Popular Sketch
- Chris Farley Played Matt Foley Before Joining 'Saturday Night Live'
- Bob Odenkirk Talks About How Much He Loved Working with Chris Farley
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"Matt Foley: Van Down by the River" begins in a traditional American living room of the early '90s, with SNL's perfect everyman,Phil Hartman, sitting on a couch to the left with cast mate Julia Sweeney. On the couch to the right sits another cast mate and Farley's best friend, David Spade, as well as that week's Saturday Night Live guest host, Chri...
The character of Matt Foley wasn't a Saturday Night Live creation. It didn't start in 1993. No, it found its roots in 1990, in the famed Chicago improv group, The Second City. It's where many future SNL greats got their start, from Bill Murray and John Belushi, to Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler, and more recently, Cecily Strong and Aidy Bryant. It's wher...
Chris Farley and Bob Odenkirk are forever linked due to Matt Foley. Odenkirk has always had great things to say about Farley over the years, though he did make headlines last when he criticized the SNL "Chippendales Audition" sketch in his memoir, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, saying, "It was a huge bummer to me to see that scene get on the air and g...
Learn how Chris Farley created the iconic character of Matt Foley, the motivational speaker who lived in a van down by the river, for Saturday Night Live. Discover the history of the sketch, from its origins in The Second City to its popularity on SNL and beyond.
- Senior Features Writer
Mar 23, 2023 · Odenkirk reveals how he got the idea for the SNL sketch that made Farley famous as Matt Foley, a motivational speaker who lives in a van down by the river. He also shares his memories of working with Farley and their improv comedy at Second City.
- Jeremy Dick
"I am 35 years old, thrice divorced, and I live in a van down by the river!" Appearances. May 8, 1993 October 30, 1993 December 11, 1993 February 19, 1994 May 14, 1994 December 17, 1994 April 15, 1995 October 25, 1997 February 15, 2015. Portrayed by. Chris Farley Melissa McCarthy (SNL 40 Special)
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May 8, 1993 · CLIP 05/08/93. Details. Two troubled kids get a talking to from motivational speaker Matt Foley, who lives in a van down by the river. NR Comedy Late Night Highlight. Appearing:...
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...
