chris farley Archives

The first is SNL 1975 by Jason Reitman, which chronicles the timeline before the NBC variety series' first show, and the second will be based on The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, which celebrates the life of the late cast member, actor, and comedian who passed in 1997 A script is being[...]

Her season 18 episode in 1993 marked the debut of Chris Farley's Matt Foley, the motivational speaker character he initially developed as a member of Second City The Dead to Me star appeared on Fly on the Wall podcast, hosted by SNL alums David Spade and Dana Carvey, to discuss the "Van Down by the[...]

It's hard to believe that on February 15th, Chris Farley would have turned 60 The actor and comedian, who lived large every which way, including his infamous battles with his personal demons, passed at the age of 33 following an overdose in 1997 Writer Robert Smigel, known for his puppet character Triumph the Insult Comic[...]

Appearing on Dana Carvey and David Spade's podcast Fly on the Wall, Baldwin told the SNL alums calling Mike Myers' performance on a "Japanese Game Show" sketch "one of the deftest, most unbelievable things" he ever saw. Mike Myers, Laura Kightlinger, Alec Baldwin, Janeane Garofalo, and Chris Farley in Saturday Night Live Image courtesy of NBC Carvey[...]

Frank Marraffino and Ryan Dunlavey are creating a new graphic novel with the late Chris Farley's brother Kevin Farley, telling the story of Chris Farley's childhood, Growing Up Farley from their performances together at Red Arrow Camp to sets at the Arc Theatre in Wisconsin, all the way to improv club The Second City in[...]

This time around, the conversation turned heartbreakingly emotional as Odenkirk discussed his late friend, SNL cast member & film actor Chris Farley And while many of you reading this will start running any number of Farley's sketches or films through your mind at the mention of his name, Odenkirk explained why he hopes the Patrick[...]

In what many regards as Chris Farley's greatest character on Saturday Night Live, Matt Foley, the over-the-top motivational speaker who "lives in a van down by the river," is still fondly remembered by those who were apart of his debut in May 1993 In the "Women of SNL" panel, American Gods star Julia Sweeney played[...]

… I tried to call Lorne Michaels, but he never called me back." Though it was refreshing to see Sandler back in strong comedic form throughout the show, perhaps the most memorable moment came at the end when Sandler took time to pay tribute to his friend and fellow Saturday Night Live alum Chris Farley[...]

[Season 33, 2007] Did anyone ever consider that Chris Farley's Matt Foley lived in a van down by the river – not an uncommon practice among serial killers  – and yet parents still let them into their homes to "tough love" their 38-year-old teenagers? Weird… https://youtu.be/1LyqPdZjQTYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Matt Foley: A Scary[...]