Down By The River
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@MrRoman-lo6ih

@@binkymagnus i tried it for 4 months and I fucking miss it.

@DC-kx1qj

How many degrees of separation between living by the river and say, Mar A Largo?

@CynicalBastard511

1993: "Living in a van down by the river? What a loser!"
2023: "Living in a van down by the river? Not a bad idea."

@aredub1847

whats all this waterfront property? you get freight rail adjacent.

@robertwilliams3322

Learn to fish and never go hungry

@SOSOLRAK

@@robertwilliams3322 theres an over fishing epidemic you scum

@christhayil8354

Rent free...not paying some sleazeball slumlord!!!

@DebNKY

2024, a steady diet of Government Cheese, and a bunkbed in a shelter down by the river.

@missm8067

“I want to live in a van down by the river.”
How Christina Applegate was able to say that with a straight face, I will never know 😂😂😂

@silencedmaxim5889

Probably from all that time living as a Bundy.

@ChurchNietzsche

She just barely pulls it off!!

Look at that smirk!!

@twerdeffan1080

Shout out to Christina Applegate

@slayerfan2

And she makes Chris' brain reset for a second

@ToniHunterOne

@@slayerfan2
she really did. It was like Chris knew that was her line and yet, with her delivery it made them all struggle for a second to remember where they were: In a van down by te RIVER!

@chrissweeney7047

Fun fact, Chris Farley intentionally did not tell the other actors that the table was breakable. So those were their true reactions

@bennitori4

I always thought that the table breaking was improvised. Like he legitimately tripped, and he just happened to have the presence of mind to go "whoopsie daisies, we're going to have to clean that up later together!" to make it look like it was still in character.

@yolandamofork7632

That's not true

@dodgeguyz

Yes, him and the stage hands were the only ones that knew! It made the bit that much better when Spade was seriously concerned when he broke the table!
RIP CF!

@1MRBASSMAN

Yes, you can see Christina mouthing, "Oh my God!"

@aaronbradley3232

Really bc Dave is the only one who really seems concerned

@JGComments

Bob Odenkirk wrote this! He originally wrote it for himself, but realized Chris would take it to another level. Mark of greatness.

@Daniel-ep5bq

Yea if I’m not mistaken wasn’t it in second city Chicago

@guyfromkcmo

@@Daniel-ep5bq Exactly. Second City had one of the original stage performances posted here for a little bit, But made it private. I copied it several different places before that happened though 😁

@downervideopodcast5259

That's amazing and epic in a way that only odenkirk and Farley could make it

@mwara2444

Was shocked to learn Bob odenkirk was on SNL as a writer, Don't remember him ever being in a sketch though.

@guyfromkcmo

He wasn't a sketch player on SNL, but he was the dad in it at Second City where they first showcased it.

@PaisleySundance

Whenever I rewatch this sketch, I'm reminded that the people in the audience are hearing lines like "...in a van down by the river" for the first time, not knowing that the scene will become iconic. I can't even imagine the standing ovation Chris would get if he were here to reprise this character today. RIP Mr. Farley.

@girth1451

💚

@TacoBellManager

I saw this live (on TV, not in the studio) and I just remember at one point hearing static ... it wasn't a technical problem, I was laughing that hard. How Christina Applegate held on to deadpan her line is a mystery.

@girth1451

@@TacoBellManager
Comedy GOLD🤣

@caroljones9968

❤❤ R.I.P. Chris Farley

@josephtabrisky8326

Many of the skits from those comedic genius during the days of Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Jim Carry, Will Farell, etc. became the gold standard of iconic comedy. “Van by the River” “Jacuzzi Life Guard” “More Cow Bell” “Night Clubs” (precursor to Night At The Roxberry) all hilarious.

@justincrowley8787

Phil's ability to remain stone faced serious in ridiculous scenarios is just one of many reasons I love and miss him.

@quincydread5204

yet he basically lost that battle here.. he was super close to completely breaking character at one point for sure

@alecfoster4413

We all do.

@godeplatformyourself7108

The Glue.

@ILLUMINATED-1

The older i get, the more people I miss

@girth1451

@@ILLUMINATED-1
Right?!💔

@GSCSTRYDER

I love how, because Spade and Farley were friends, Farley would focus his rants on Spade more than anyone else just to have him break character, it's hysterical

@jamesmcallister8124

Oh yeah he was targeting Spade most of the time. Just trying to give him hell lol

@cspicer2000

And that my friend is a defining characteristic of true comedy

@redacted2275

Chris did that to Adam Sandler too lol

@astrofan1993

Just like how Tim Conway would always try to break Harvey Korman in The Carol Burnett Show. He'd succeed almost every single time.

@MEAT_CANNON

Even going so far as to pick him up, yeah...

@LazuliScarab

The wildest thing about this is that the sketch as-written isn't even that funny (imo), it is entirely elevated by Farley's insane performance.

@booberfraggle

Agreed! This wouldn’t be funny at all if it were anyone other than Farley!

@TommyLikeTom

I highly disagree, I think the script was written by a regular Bill shakespear

@Ronismaximus

Agreed. Hartman was really good too.

@crylittlesister6377

Comedy is just as much about delivery as it is about material

@AndiousWandarier

That's something I've noticed about pretty much every SNL sketch: the writing tends to be "okay" at best, but it's the quality of the performers that make sketches like these absolute classics.

@emhutchi

If anybody is from Chicagoland, Bob Odenkirk who wrote this sketch is from Naperville. The "river" the van is down by was inspired by the Naperville River walk.

@themakerstoolbox9688

Saul Goodman wrote this???

@emhutchi

@@themakerstoolbox9688 https://youtu.be/2D1nl23DfmQ?si=oBLrFNoEG3nd8JoB

@christhayil8354

Better Call Saul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Davis190

Then there's no way Matt Foley could afford to live in a van down by that river.

@cibernena

Awww, RIP Chris Farley and Phil Hartman. Love them both.

@eshim3961

I don't know what's funnier, watching Chris Farley or watching David Spade desperately trying to hold it together watching Chris Farley.

@1vw4me

Fun Fact: The reason the kids "broke character" and were chucking so much, wasn't entirely because of Chris Foley's antics. No. To the left, Julia Sweeney had broken first, and was laughing hysterically. The cameraman even saw her start, and had panned her out of the shot entirely. If you look closely, you can catch glimpses of her going, and of David Spade watching HER break, not Chris Farley. It was a rare break she regrets to this day.

@katherinechatelain7258

I absolutely love watching actors break! David Spade was cracking me up.

@someperson9999

@@1vw4me yeah I was just reading about that. It brought me back to the sketch

@timobrien8809

The rest of the cast & guest hosts trying not to laugh makes these skits even funnier. Still miss Chris Farley. From every thing I've heard he was a sweetheart in real life who always had time for his fans. Just sad he couldn't beat his own demons. We could so use a little of his kindness & sense of humor right now !!

@MrMitchellw16

@@1vw4me Who could regret laughing their keister off in a room with Farley

@larshetfield2156

Fun Fact: Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill from Breaking Bad & Btter Call Saul) wrote this sketch. He even said that this was the pinnacle of his entire career

@altodomino7859

That is indeed a very fun fact

@thebestofthebest5724

You also notice how he has a very similar fashion style to Saul Goodman. Interesting.

@cadencressman

Bob is such a comedy genius, so many people don't know he wrote for SNL

@timothypeck6025

Mr. Show with Bob and David is still one of the best things Odenkirk has ever done. Imagine if they could have got Farley on that show!

@tootsmagee

Someone must have listened to bob odenkirk on the Howard stern show

@carolinamurtha3102

This is one of those sketches where no matter what, you’re going to laugh like it’s the first time because Chris just nail is perfectly. Every delivery, the movements, the way he’s fixing his waistband? It’s just genius.

@spotter121877

Pure comedy gold. And you notice the whole cast aren't reading cue cards like you see most of the latest skits on SNL nowadays. They did a little thing like REHEARSAL and became familiar with it.

That's what makes a good skit really special.

@lockedreams

@@spotter121877 They're actually supposed to read from the cue cards, it's just that not everybody is good at not making it obvious. What's on them can change at any point up to the last minute. This is how John Mulaney, when he was a writer, famously kept getting Bill Hader to break when he played Stefan—he'd add new, outrageous things to them just before the segment that Hader had never seen before, and he found it impossible not to react to what Mulaney came up with haha.

Rehearsal only starts on Thursdays, so they wo
Rehearsal only starts on Thursdays, so they only have a few days to learn the lines, and they can change at any point before the sketch, basically. They've said that they've even had times where up until Weekend Update started, they were changing things. So the cue cards are essential to the show. :)

There's a cool video on the channel about the cue cards, actually!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djg59JUrmc

@tj12711

Literally didn't chuckle once. I genuinely don't understand the humor.

@girth1451

Exactly! I've watched this after really bad days( at work, etc) and it never fails to cheer me up. I'm very tempted to call this perfection and I'm unsure if people would disagree with that statement. lol

@heyman5525

​@@tj12711Regardless of whether you laughed, the whole notion is hilarious beginning with the "intervention" concept within an otherwise moral family as well as the stereotypical motivational speaker who has no real world job and repeats cliches. On top of that, Chris's whole character was unprecedented. Anyone in the comedy business knows this was unprecedented gold and will always be a standard.

@garyleroy91

Chris Farley is a comedy legend we won’t have another one like him ever again

@MelancoliaI

Because there's only one.

@girth1451

Exactly!

@faustinreeder1075

We will. Everyone can be replaced.

@taitrief

Guaranteed

@jamesrich8463

John Candy was another great to bad they both died so young. Eugene Levy is another great comedian that is still around fortunately.

@justusrivard615

He doesn’t live in a van down by the river. He lives in our hearts. RIP Chris.

@reillymcwriting

RIP Phil Hartman (The dad in this skit) too. Two of the best comedians of the nineties.

@Lollita23

For real! Miss him to this day. Phil too!

@RacingVagabond

I live in a van down by the river, so in a way he still lives IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

@annahappen7036

@@RacingVagabond cheers man 🍻

@djones2170

And my heart LIVES IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER

@Flip-a-dip-dip

When a skit is so legendary, you’re still seeing fresh comments roll in.

@athulchand8302

no that's just the algorithm

@Flip-a-dip-dip

athul nair algorithm is triggering because this skit is frequently visited, because this skit is Legendary.

@cubeflame

Its becasue we dont want to live in a van down by the river

@roaringleo57

and... 10 million views in Oct 2019

@JBiggsNewJersey

@@athulchand8302 Nah not the algorithm, this sketch is like 15 years before youtube existed, and it isn't a 10 minute video titled "I spent $50,000 on a cheeseburger, you won't believe what happened next!" with a red circle in the thumbnail

@stoops120682

4:00 Christina Applegate's transition from just another human being enjoying Chris Farley to a "surly teenage daughter character" in about a quarter-second is absolutely amazing, what a pro. That smirk and eye roll are spot-on

@girth1451

Could you call it; synergy?
I would.😆

@NPCSingularity

I’m always convinced that if Phil had lived he would have ended up as Walter White in Breaking Bad. The guys was phenomenal. These were the best days of SNL.

@williampressley1162

RIP Phil

@aaroncollins6411

And he would have plenty of time to make the best crystal meth...WHEN HE'S LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!

@Batchall_Accepted

I WAS JUST THINKING THIS but that he probably would have played hal in Malcolm in the middle. The role almost seems written for him.

Him and Cranston have the same kinda demeanor, something about this scene made me realize it

@NPCSingularity

@@Batchall_Accepted he would have been awesome as both. I would have loved to seen what he would have become post-SNL. He was a phenomenal actor and he was just starting to truly break into films when he died.

@faustinreeder1075

Still shocked his coked up bitch murdered him in his sleep.

@artificialdumbness9118

how can anyone be that funny just adjusting his belt

@icemule

Ask my wife she laughs every time I start to take it off.

@artificialdumbness9118

@@icemule but you laugh every time she takes out the spatula.

@SH00T_TH3PUMP

It's Chris Farley dude! He could make anything hilarious!

@artificialdumbness9118

@@SH00T_TH3PUMP he had a rare killer comedy instinct - like the bobby fischer of comedy

@XxThatGuyxX

😂😂😂

@TheChefShipwreckinAlaska

Poor David Spade.
Imagine trying to keep a straight face with Chris Farley right next to you.

@DocJerky

He talks about this skit in a book he did. Hilarious.

@SenorWetback

I don’t know if you noticed but Christina Applegate kept covering her face cuz she was cracking up just as much lol

@Sol_Rosenberg

Honestly though, even if this were real and they were kids how would you not be cracking up?

@justinallennanney8175

If it we're me I couldnt keep a straight face

@igpx666420

@@SenorWetback I did and she looked an awful lot like android 18

@incubus3069

This clip is much better than anything SNL puts out nowadays.

@ystebadvonschlegel3295

Because today wokism has destroyed comedy.

@brandondixon2138

​@ystebadvonschlegel3295 define "wokism"

@alligatordundee4983

I love Christina's delayed "oh my God" reaction after Farley broke the table 😂

@zachfleming8208

Quick Story: When I was maybe 10 or 11, I went with my siblings and mom to McDonalds for lunch (in Toronto). We were sitting on the outside patio and a stretch limo pulls up. Who gets out but our man Chris Farley and a few body guards. Well everyone went absolutely mental and my friend's mom who was there asked him to do "Down by the River". As cringe-worthy as that seems now, Chris didn't hesitate and proceeded to perform the skit at a random ass McDonalds in Toronto. The entire place erupted in laughter and happy tears.

I'm now 35 and married, but that was the greatest day of my life.... don't tell my wife.

@SonofTuscon99

That’s so awesome. What was he like?

@rodolfogonzalesmacia7993

Ok

@RetroDawn

Hilarious! I hope this is true.

@stevehorn646

That's a long story

@MateoLobo319

That's awesome!!

@hectorlopez1069

Rest in peace Phil Hartman and Chris Farley. They were legends of comedy.

@kaisercc

One was hilarious and one was Farley.

@yeetusyourmeetus

@@kaisercc wow what a spicy take
hey everyone lets all gather around and take a look at this guys hot spicy take
how impressive and contrarian, i wish i was cool enough to have such an epicly unique take

@chriskaisershot4966

@@yeetusyourmeetus epically*

@MisstyG

...not much to aspire to. Empty lives and premature deaths, one of them from drugs. 🤢

@oig40203

@@MisstyG How was Phil Hartman's life empty? He was very successful. His only downfall was his fatal decision to marry Vicki Omdahl

@RowdyMajor8

This is what I love about comedians, the fact that Chris keeps a serious face the whole time is amazing.

@OnlytheStrongSurvive416

1:48 Chris Farley the GOAT RIP, you made me laugh when I was a kid in the 90s and you are still a legend and your humour lives on!

@Jim-Mc

Farley moved like he was weightless, weirdly graceful.

@bjbetti

That was the coke

@SL-vi4tk

Proves dance and ballet lessons can help anyone...

@yak6896

he was an athletic dude. fueled by other stuff, too.

@elwookiemexicano

For someone his size he moved very well

@steventipton7369

@@bjbetti beat me to it

@DasNeueFeuer

It's hilarious how the kids are just really trying to stifle their laughter but it's still showing. Chris Farley what a legend

@WealthConquering

IS*

@djseifer

According to David Spade, when they did this sketch during dress rehearsal, Chris Farley said all of Matt Foley's lines in a normal speaking voice. The yelling took both David and Christina Applegate by surprise during the live taping, hence them trying to hide their laughter.

@GhANeC

“Kids”

@personofpinterest4281

Didn’t they originally write this together for SCTV

@melindataylor6988

I love love this skit so so so much Chris we lost him so early 💔 God bless

@gimmeedatbutt9874

RIP Chris Farley. You will be forever missed.

@TotallyStoked

When he is adjusting his pants before delivering the lines, that is a brilliant setup for the actual joke. Chris was brilliant at the setup. It's easily one of the best SNL sketches of all time. I think it's the whoops a daisy for me.

@girth1451

Same

@poisonbonbons8684

I love how Christina Applegate pulls it together JUST LONG ENOUGH to perfectly deliver "I wanna live in a van down by the river." :)

@RoseQuartz2

Literally a smartass remark I'd have pulled

@prittyugly86

Total professional

@frankcastle3288

Meanwhile David just couldn't hold it and made it even harder for her.

@pjmathison9787

I love the way she keeps her head in her hands because she’s about to laugh

@johnstafford6458

She pulled a Kelly Bundy. She has a new show too.

@ronburgundy244

I have a weird hope that it will turn out Phil Hartman and Chris Farley are not dead, they're just living in vans down by the river.

@ichaukan

Nah, they're not dead. They've just gone home.

@MonsterBeastFitness

And John Candy

@uriah9638

You are no Ron Burgundy

@ianmeadows3527

Their living in a van down by the river up in the sky bub.

@alphonsonewsuan6076

Last of a dying breed

@josehinojosa9752

Hard to believe this skit is now 30 years old

@eduardomenna4762

Not divorced from SNL and not living in a van down by the river

@userJanus3003

Baldur's Gate 3 always makes me think of this sketch.

@TheMeMeGuy2

Might I ask why?

@userJanus3003

@@TheMeMeGuy2 It has a song called "Down By the River"

@TheMeMeGuy2

@@userJanus3003 makes sense I guess

@incompleteriver770

Every time Matt Foley fixes his belt an angel gets its wings.

@DONSATANAS

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@TheDuskOfAnEra

He fixed his belt so much everyone up in heaven has a pair.

@trentpenner429

"Attached to a wing and hoof cast drinkin through a straw"

@tuttipianoproductions

@@TheDuskOfAnEra of belts

@jeffreyheerdt4432

You mean Chris Farley

@Forenzikproductions

I’ve heard you’ve been using your papers not for writin’ .....but for ROLLIN’ DOOBIES!!!!

@vsgfilmgroup

You'll have plenty of time for doobie rollin'...when yer livin' in a VAN....down by the river!

@thomasfoss9963

Classic lines!!!!!!

@SoggySlopster

This is actually sad when you remember that Chris died because of his drug addiction

@stellarwind1946

@@SoggySlopster he didn’t die from marijuana, silly

@brandonowen9881

@@SoggySlopster Yeah coke will do that...”doobies” will not

@operative2136

Chris' physical comedy is so good in this. The way he deliberately cracks his voice when he delivers his lines is especially brilliant.

@PatrikLowe

Apparently, he didn't talk like this during the rehearsals, and it was only when he came out on stage that he put on the voice! I think this caught the cast members, especially David and Christina off guard, and added to their amusement!

@Man_person

Single-handedly the best and most iconic SNL skit ever

@TheArtofGuitar

The world would be a better place if Matt Foley gave the commencement speech at every graduation. :)

@greenbastard

Agreed

@maxisatube

Facts

@hotcheezburger2023

I can probably do that. I just need the same energy as Chris farley lolol.

@hotcheezburger2023

Jk. Nothing can compare to Chris Farley

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@darrenwillett8536

You can tell Farley just went straight into making Spade break character....He never had a chance.

@jamesrucki4558

He would fuck with spade hard..... Was very common on n off set.

@treefrog904

@@jamesrucki4558 they were best friend, that's what you do. Spade didn't even go to his funeral because he just couldn't handle it. I understand although it's kinda messed up. I've been to enough to understand.

@Slop_Dogg

treefrog904 Very true. I’ve learned that everyone grieves differently, it’s not worth judging.

@Jefff72

Christina Applegate also broke character.

@DavidJones-xp4yf

David was POWERLESS to Chris's antics. It brings to mind the way Tim Conway "tortured" Harvey Korman. Or the way Burt Reynolds tormented Dom DeLuise! :-)

@azninvasion

Applegate, Hartman, Spade, and Farley. It will never be this good ever in my lifetime.

@GilbertCarrizales

Everytime Matt adjusts his belt, it gets me every time LOL.

@WillowJordan1979

"Is that Bill Shakespeare over there?" Underrated line.

@TimmHenson

Its the glasses lifting and lowering that really puts that line over the top.

@Brogamingm0

Yup

@HansDelbruck53

We can be sure that Shakespeare never lived in a van down by the river.

@cuznryan

That’s my favorite line lmao

@thomasvarady1210

Showed this to my daughter learning Shakespeare in school. "Why did he call him Bill instead of William?" You don't know Chris Farley 's humor...

@nebulaquinn

"You're gonna be a lotta doobie rolling when you're living in a van down by the river!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂

@tracyyarbrough3358

This is one of the best sketches ever made on SNL. Chris Farley was a genius. He was a man ahead of his time.

@jeffreymiller9808

Thank You Bob Odenkirk for creating this Awesome Character✝ 💕

@TommyPaynejr

The set up, the full on physical delivery, the inability of spade or Applegate to hold it together, the table, this may be the greatest sketch in SNL history

@BradyA1124

Thomas Payne greatest sketch is massive head wound Harry or hot tub life guard Jim Carrey

@obsolete8210

@@BradyA1124 he was talking about SNL sketches

@BradyA1124

@@obsolete8210 Um.. "Massive Headwound Harry" (Dana Carvey) S17E6, "Jacuzzi Lifeguard" (Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey) S20E21

@georgewodicka4839

"Debbie Downer At Disney" is my all-time favorite, but this Chris Farley/Matt Foley one is right near the top.

@anavaderduo7548

George Wodicka I LOVE the Disney Debbie downer! That’s also on my top 5 list.

@theknightikins9397

I love how the actors are trying not to smile and are failing miserably.

@chimneychap5142

Lol when they hugged at the end it was a genuine reaction to wtf chris Farley just did to them on live tv

@spewgilist

Farley even chuckles a bit after he gets up after smashing the table

@jaboi1108

Apparently they didn’t actually know what the sketch was going to be, they weren’t even given lines for most of it

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@jaboi1108

Tom F. No I don’t even know what your trying to do

@Addi3_Shorts

0:35 “ she didn’t smoke it did she 😒” lol I flipping love this

@unkowesker5534

Every time I'm in the menu of baulders gate 3 this comes to mind

@loki_l_1380

"Now he's been down in the basement drinking coffee for about the last 4 hours." for some reason this is my favorite line. hahahahaha

@bridgetortiz7520

Lol same

@jimboramba

4 hours is an insane amount of time to wait. DMV isn't even that bad.

@theoutsiderspost4982

It's funnier when you've seen it before. It all makes sense.

@shannonhughes203

I think it’s how it’s delivered so casually 😂.

@matllo851

Watching David try not to totally lose it is the best

@rickrogers9168

Bob Odenkirk's writing and Chris Farley's performance created one of the best sketches in the history of SNL.

@TheEpicProportion

Bob Odenkirk wrote this?

@rickrogers9168

@@TheEpicProportion, he did indeed. The character of Matt Foley began at Second City in Chicago (with Chris Farley as Foley), and SNL used it a few years later. Oddly enough, Bob had left SNL before the sketch aired.

@jojodancer1743

Hey everybody I happen to know Bob Odenkirk wrote this sketch. Ain't I amazing and special and wonderful? Love me everybody! Looooooooove MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

@maxpax7389

He cooked meth in a van down by the river

@dianapevtsov

<3

@DAMusic-qu2ec

3:30 the way he explodes when he says YAPPER just gets me every time 😂😂😂

@davidminear

This single skit is the most SNL thing in SNL history and will be in my memory forever. Rest in peace, Chris. America loved you.

@zachdanny2363

Matt Foley sounds like he’s gonna break down crying at the end of every sentence

@alexs8287

ZachDanny23 it was the cocaine. Lol

@ianmeadows537

Can you blame him I mean he lives in a van down by the river

@annimar43

That was very much on purpose. One of the SNL writing staff had mentioned to Chris that he was going to hurt his voice talking like that. Chris told him not to worry about it.

@jamiehoover9348

ZachDanny23 kool lookin cat ! My cat looks the same✌😎🐈

@WytZox1

* Much like Michael James Wixted on that horrible The Smith Family sitcom. OMG was that lad ever annoying. ♣

@Blackflame24

Chris Farley isn’t dead. He just went back to his VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!!

@gasdorficmuncher9943

his soul tranfered recently 20 million unemployed people covid 19

@dragoninthewest1

@@gasdorficmuncher9943 oof

@mynameberamen1779

wait he's dead?

@brendansodko

Yes

@rionthemagnificent2971

@@mynameberamen1779 Yeah, he passed away from an overdosing on a "speedball". He had a really bad drug and alcohol addiction. Its sad that most of the people who try to make us laugh are the ones who need the most help and to laugh themselves. John Belushi, Chris Farley, and Robin Williams, may they rest in peace.

@ricogoldstar

A comedy sketch classic that will never get old.

@davidkirby-jx9xp

Probably outlast our comments 😅..which isn't a bad thing 😊😊

@ssjkenny

This is one of the top 10 SNL skits of all time

@jeffreymiller9808

Thank You to Bob Odenkirk for creating this character ✝💕

@CanadianPrepper

He ironically did his job and brought the family together

@richardlacey4923

That’s a great point! I’ve watched this a million times and hadn’t noticed!

@junkjunk2493

@@richardlacey4923 ... duh ...

@hankkingsley9183

You understood the sketch!!

@That..Guy..

Ok. What else happened?

@larryhinze8658

Sad that they couldn't have done the same with Joe, Jill and Hunter.

@culturageekyartesmarciales1169

We will miss you forever Phil Hartman and Chris Farley, comedic legends.

@larryhinze8658

Living in a van up in heaven.

@joefriedman9843

2 of the greatest SNL members ever

@ms.rstake_1211

Like everyone is talking about Chris Farley but Phil Hartman's appearance is more painful to me 😖😣.

@gotheDLsummertour

Well said. Add norm, prob Sandler, spade..its Lorne Michaels that did thos

@conorsmith8551

@@ms.rstake_1211 I know, could never predict both would be dead in a few years. So tragic. Remember all the comedy though . Rip Chris and phil

@wamrainc176

This is by far will always be my own favorite of all time SNL sketch

@jamesgreaves5058

Omg sooooooo funny. I love how David and Christina have to hide their faces cuz they are cracking up like the rest of us.😂

@ozzymorrison8628

Back in the day Living in a van down by the river sounded like punishment, NOW it sounds like a LIFE GOAL

@elizrebezilmadommdo1662

4:02 umm well then how do you explain THIS???

@bubbastill2040

Maybe that's one of the meanings of trickle down economics,if so a lot of us folks are trickling down to living "IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"

@johncote2776

ha! These days it's called living sustainably and economically...lol

@nathanhensn8717

I'm saving up so I can live on a boat right now lmao.

Yes, everyone's living in tiny houses made from old school buses.

@thezec

the fact the two kids on the couch start laughing and are constantly trying to straighten their faces and failing makes it funnier

@Sumumabitch78

Three kids,three....close though.

@samland9570

Sir Sumumabitch Pretty sure there are only two

@beavismcquevis5

thezec yeah you never call David Spade a kid

@HereForAStorm

"titans of comedy"................ now that's fucking comedy in itself buddy!

@thereisnoname9854

thezec lol yeah

@PETETHEMEAT42

I had this episode taped off of television when it aired. I watched it a thousand times.

@delshoemaker7616

never gets old!

@chrlpolk

Applegate using her bangs to hide that she’s breaking 😂😂

@lizzk8018

I was lucky enough to have seen this in person. I was 17, my dad got tickets from a girl he was with at the time.
We were seated directly in front of this set when it aired, on the 2nd tier, 1st row.
Happy I was able to see two of the greatest perform live. Midnight Oil wasn't bad either, they sounded good live.

@kershaw79

well ladi fricking da...were u living in a van..by the river

@jlluna2633

You got to see this AND midnight oil?? That's not fair

@mikedoyle5852

I doubt it

@lyricmannixon1793

@@kershaw79 dan , i wish you would shut your damn cakehole !!!! haha

@robertmichalscheck3072

That’s cool.

@ErisRising

Jesus, Farley was just a force of nature.

@timfortune9

Well, he was El Nino, which is Spanish for "The Nino".

@KenCostlow

As that coffee table found out... 😂

@livinglifeinanrv5473

i acutally knew him back around '89. He was a friend of a friend and he came over to play D&D one time.. This clips brings me flashbacks lol

@livinglifeinanrv5473

@J P D&D is Dungeons and Dragons. A sit down "pen and paper" role playing game.

@mjmarron3976

YES HE FUCKING WAS!!!!!!!!

@morisn

Can't believe it's been 30 years since this skit was aired. And think that I watched it live on my 14" TV. Never missed an episode back then.

@jonvillani6416

I saw this as a kid and I say "I wish you would shut your big yapper!" to this day. Chris Farley is a legend

@RobbySk8erBoi

Yeah, let's give a quick shout out to Christina Applegate.

@ianmeadows537

Dated a girl that looked her as trashy Kelly Bundy

@snidelywhiplash

No shit. It's an actual miracle that she wasn't in a puddle of tears by the end of this sketch.

@RobbySk8erBoi

@@snidelywhiplash ya never heard of Hannibal Burress?

@warrentransue3507

Best talk show ever

@RobbySk8erBoi

@@warrentransue3507 Eric Andre the best

@JustSomeCanadianGuy

“Now he’s been down in the basement drinking coffee for about the last 4 hours...”

@Razorgeist

Thats a typical day for me.

@Thunderchild-gz4gc

@@Razorgeist do go on

@lindseystine5393

AKA... A cover for the fact that he's tweeked out of his fucking mind on cocaine.

@samfrito

Something about basements and long stretches of time reminds me of Parasite and Pink Flamingos

@nunyanunya6398

Basement = green room backstage

@jzabady1

One of the most brilliant physical comedians of modern times. May you be out of pain. RIP ❤

@thepissedoffpatriot6659

Applegate trying not to laugh at one of the best hyper comics ever lol

@aceyspud551

It's that belt adjusting sumo wrestler body language that cracks me up the most.

@ArgoLupus

Thank you for giving words to that! This makes me laugh every time.

@nhdarling2

My mans is just squatting the whole time lol

@aaronbradley3232

The belt adjusting is probably the funniest thing but that's hard I didn't think the sumu body language was necessary but it says so many things right that it doesn't bother me

@billbelzek6748

Just goes to show how much Farley wanted to make you laugh --- just the words alone were hilarious but he needed to add that extra kick to bring it up a level

@nicktubara

I love how he keeps his legs apart as though hes man spreading. And such a great man spreader Chris Farley was 😁

@canadude6401

I love how David Spade and Christina Applegate struggled to hold in their laughter for the entirety of the skit. Farley and Hartman were absolute legends in the business. RIP to you both, you are dearly missed.

@markharry172

Saw an interview with Christina Applegate, where she said she had to cover her face from the audience and kept saying to herself, "Don't look at him, Don't look at him, Don't look at him!" She said she about lost it a couple of times and had to muster up everything just to say her lines.

@nerdock4747

Let's give a quick shout-out to Christina Applegate.

@RemiMarkos8

Rip 2 legends 🐐🐐

@davidsantacarla

Phil Hartman was one of the finest actors and comedians ever. May he rest in peace. 🪦

@BobRobie1

3:35 the quick head movement going back to spade adjusting the belt the funniest part ever

@dapper892

That and when he’s “gettin back on the right track”

@goodgriefcharliebeef

"well la-dee-frICKIN'-DA"
I use this line on a daily basis

@christofferjenzen78

@H Goode OR....It's a fitting comment when you are sarcastically impressed with someone while being a Farley fan. Don't be a douche,be fun.

@nosoupforyou7995

I use “ my buddies, my pals , my amigos “ sometimes. Chris Farley. What a legend.

@kangkim150

Your la dee da probably sounds like this... https://youtu.be/st21dIMaGMs?t=69

@derekmartinez7134

I use the line "I wish you could just shut your big YAPPER"

@Grimr33fer

@@derekmartinez7134 i said that to my boss one time and i got written up

@leow3696

'Government cheese' is a criminally underrated line.

@derrickpowell5531

Some good cheese back in the day!

@Wonderland1865

Agreed

@jefffriedmann1482

Used to get that cheese in the commissary on base when I was stationed in West Germany in the army.
I thought it was pretty good, actually.

@thegreatbamboozler4837

...it was free 😊

@bjbetti

@@jefffriedmann1482 shit I’m about to make a grilled cheese with some now

@josha7248

1:51 The start of the interminable belt adjusting ahahahahhahahajaha

@HockeyJunkie

The one and "ONLY" Chris Farley. What a beauty.

@wenaldy

Let's give a quick shout out to Christina Applegate.

@nakoete8521

what if it was purple

@matthewlabbe8395

She was great in this sketch 🤣

@redhurricane24

A timeless beauty.

@blueeyes1696

BIRD UP

@jessebalboa4545

vomits

@mimime5326

Chris Farley was a comedic genius. While everyone is cracking up, he doesn’t break — he stays in character! What a loss!

@lightbeforethetunnel

He was an amazing guy! He was loved by all his co-workers. They said he was just as funny off camera and really cared a lot about everyone. He would always be trying to make strangers laugh when they'd all hang out, which they did often

@ACOGLMT556

@@lightbeforethetunnel he was loved by everyone not just his coworkers

@lightbeforethetunnel

@@ACOGLMT556 Yes, that's true. I would have said "only his co-workers" if that's what I meant. I just pointed out the co-worker thing because usually people have some co-workers they don't get along with as well as others but all of them seemed to like him. Chris Farley was a great guy and went to church every Sunday! He knew Jesus is the most high and we was right. Maybe this is why he was so likeable, he understood unconditional love like Jesus taught us

@foolish3art

Up there with Jeff Buckley and the greatest of the greats

@paulmc3457

Trivia tidbit, he is acting like a guy his dad knew growing up.

@timgilbert460

How did they even keep it together?!!
Timeless performance

@kirk1968

I come back to this one occasionally, it's like comfort food. Always hilarious no matter what's going on in life, I laugh every time. Lightning in a bottle.

@ANGBelgium

R.I.P Chris Farley & Phil Hartman.

@timothyfloogle

ANG Belgium lest we forget RIP Phil Hartman.

@RobinCampbelldrummer93

RIP Chris and Phil both

@quwehiwngvui

Robin Campbell both very good I miss them both

@dilldoe4247

alex Bernard yes brilliant men.

@zacharybell9782

Chris Farley died!?!?!?

@themightycelestial

Watchin' this reminds me that we are currently living in a very beautiful time to be alive. Because, even tho I don't have a TV set, I can still watch this skit whenever I want on my phone, while living... in a van down by the river.

@debrahagler9423

Hahaha 😆 😂 good one!!!

@13thvarebel16

Truth haha!

@georgemallory797

Got me. Totally didn't see that coming. Good job!

@TheLinuxYes

Better than living in a river down by a van

@JM-zk9ou

😂😂😂 It's a goal now to live in a van down by the river

@nyterpfan

"Well LA dee FRICKIN DAH!!" (Ohhh man that just absolutely DESTROYS me every time!! HYSTERICAL!!)

@JolietJake83

To the 3.8k people that disliked this you're probably asking yourselves, Hey Matt. How can we get back on the right track?

@shirleyperry3170

True!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@CollideFan1

They're mad because they are living in a van down by the river

@thomhardcastle9897

No, I just don't find any of it funny.

@demitasse22

@@thomhardcastle9897 well la de fricking dah

@brianfromhome

Up to 4K people now that are stuck on a steady diet of government cheese...

@primalrefleks

Farley is so inspirational.

I got a van down by the river, because of this guy.

@clydecash5659

I have a travel trailer I live in. I am constantly getting fucked with by DNR despite being on nonprivate state land

@bonjovirocks24

Omg LMAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@UPBEATFOREVER

4:23 - 4:27 this is motivational

@bonjovirocks24

@@UPBEATFOREVER I had to watch that part again which cracked me up. But you’re correct. Let’s get back onto the right track!! Chris Farley will now come to mind in this moment anytime “the right track” is mentioned - with the image of him running!! Thank you!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@katsanddoggies9904

This is so classic, nowadays it's terrible. SNL has TDS.

@sludgeman2597

Every time I play Baldur's Gate 3 and hear the theme this is all I can think of

@melsop54

Thirty years ago tonight! DANG time flies!

@corn1971

Chris told the props dept to put in a breakable table and not tell the rest of the people in the skit.  That is there actual reaction to thinking he just fell on a real table.

@dgetzin

Wait, wait wait, I need your insight on this one: What shape is the Earth?

@virtuosu4755

You can only see it's a stunt table when it collapsed, it's hard to see the difference with a regular table when it wasn't broken yet. Besides, if you see how the rest of the people in the skit are responding to Matt falling through the table, they look just as surprised as the audience. You are the only idiot here jemimallah.

@jonstone5931

This skit is EPIC..Farley created the character but had a hard time selling it to Lorne Michaels.. Hilarious

@captainchinook1138

Dude is just trying to give some behind the scene info. No reason to be a penis about it. Jeesh, why the hostility?

@EducationMattersYes

their actual reaction. Not "there." :) Cheers!

@miketee8415

Living in a van down by the river has become the new American dream.

@JosePerez-mw4gm

I'm ahead of life then because im living under a tree by the beach🤣😂🤣😂

@miketee8415

@@JosePerez-mw4gm Dreams do come true! Someday I will be there too.

@JosePerez-mw4gm

@@miketee8415 the only thing I'm missing now is that van...lol

@shirleyperry3170

@@JosePerez-mw4gm , love the beach! Best wishes!!! Be happy!

@cekmate20

Those customized vans are pretty comfortable

@user-jk6ex8bl3t

So damn funny! He was a comedic genius!!! RIP Chris! You are missed!!💕

@dino9395

Say what you want about Chris Farley...He knew how to make people laugh and that's one of the best gifts you can possess! Rest in peace Chris.

@chrlpolk

He also knew how to mix a speedball. Or… maybe not.

@lando0861

“WELL LA DE FRICKIN DA!” My favorite part that breaks me down into laughter 😂

@Rofflestomper

I stole that line as a catchphrase.

@azchick7938

Whoopsa daisy 😂😂😂

@lando0861

@@azchick7938 GOTTA GET BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK

@slickfox33

I still use it when my kids go but Dad I wanted to do this

@johnt.4947

@@azchick7938 yes!

@BIGGERMAN47

This is probably the most iconic skit ever on SNL. Forever a classic.

@natesanderson7293

There is only one thing that would have made this sketch better, and that is more cowbell

@brettdeacon4464

@@natesanderson7293 The last time I checked, they don't have a lot of songs that feature the cowbell. And he'd be doing himself and the entire band a disservice if he didn't play the hell out of it.

@efisgpr

@@brettdeacon4464
I want you to really explorRrRre the studio space

@abrahamlincoln6744

lol...well, not ever, but its a good one

@gillrowley7264

Dan Akroyd's Bass-o-matic was pretty darn good too.