The Chris Farley Show

The Chris Farley Show

"The Chris Farley Show" was a sketch from the American comedy "Saturday Night Live", which involved comic actor Chris Farley, as a parody of himself, interviewing various celebrities. Rather than ask his guest questions that had any popular significance, or allow his guest to plug a current project, he would invariably act nervously, and simply describe scenes from a film in which the guest actor appeared (or occasionally films that had nothing to do with the guest). After asking the performer whether he remembered this particular event, Farley would relate, "That was awesome." Invariably, he would say something he regretted and would smack his head and call himself an idiot. The skit accentuated Farley's shyness for comic effect.

Possibly the best known of these sketches was his interview of Paul McCartney, where Farley (the actor, rather than the character) was clearly awestruck and giddy in the former Beatle's presence. At one point, Farley asks the legendary songwriter, "Did you see "Terminator"?"

In another episode, Chris interviews Jeff Daniels, in which he digresses and asks Jeff about "awesome" scenes from "Die Hard".

Biography title

A biographical book named after the sketch, "The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts" was released on May 6, 2008 and was co-written by Tom Farley, Jr. (Chris Farley's brother) and Tanner Colby. It features anecdotes by his friends and family.

External links

* [http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92mfarley.phtml Chris Farley Show transcript - Paul McCartney interview]
* [http://www.thechrisfarleyshow.com Official Website for "A Biography in Three Acts"]
* [http://www.jesterjournal.com/ChrisFarleyShow.htm Review of Chris Farley biography]


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