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Sep 25, 2013 · After their cleaning lady finds pot in the house, parents (Phil Hartman, Julia Sweeney) hire motivational speaker Matt Foley (Chris Farley) to talk to their teens (David Spade, Christina...
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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.
May 24, 2023 · Prepare to be inspired and entertained as we take you back to the early days of comedy genius Chris Farley, where he first introduced his unforgettable "Matt Foley" character on the legendary...
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In Chris Farley's Final Appearance on SNL (1997) Matt Foley hits the Gym and terrorizes Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows and more in this classic SNL sketch.
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May 8, 2023 · 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 · Matt Foley was a recurring character on Saturday Night Live played by Chris Farley, a failed motivational speaker who lived in a van down by the river. Learn about the origin, evolution and legacy of this classic sketch comedy character.
Essentially, Foley was the very antithesis of a good motivational speaker: abrasive, loud, clumsy, and down on his luck. Farley named the character after one of his Marquette University rugby union teammates of the same name who is currently in the US Army as a Roman Catholic Chaplain.
