TMC
03-03-2022, 01:22 AM
https://ew.com/tv/bob-odenkirk-chris-farley-snl-chippendales-sketch/
The Better Call Saul star and former Saturday Night Live writer, who worked with Farley at Second City in Chicago, calls the 1990 sketch featuring then-SNL newbie Farley and co-starring Patrick Swayze a "huge bummer" in his upcoming memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama. "The first breakout moment for Chris was the 'Chippendales Audition' sketch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqG2ihMvP0) on the Patrick Swayze–hosted episode in season 16," writes Odenkirk. "It was a huge bummer to me to see that scene get on the air and get such attention. I know it confirmed Chris's worst instincts about being funny, which was how he proved his worth — that getting laughed at was as good as getting a laugh. Writers I knew and respected defended this sketch because it had a funnyish idea buried in it: the Chippendales judges prefer Swayze's dancing over Chris's but can't put a finger on why. But that idea is not what produced the gales of cackling (and gasps) from the live audience. Chris flopping his overstuffed body around did that. I feel like I can see it on his face in the moment when he rips his shirt off. Shame and laughter are synthesized in the worst way. F*** that sketch."
ALSO:
Bob Odenkirk recounts the "nightmare" of Steven Seagal hosting SNL (https://uproxx.com/tv/bob-odenkirk-steven-seagal-snl/)
Odenkirk recalls going bankrupt before landing his career-changing Breaking Bad role (https://nypost.com/2022/03/02/bob-odenkirk-was-in-a-hole-bankrupt-before-breaking-bad/)
The Better Call Saul star and former Saturday Night Live writer, who worked with Farley at Second City in Chicago, calls the 1990 sketch featuring then-SNL newbie Farley and co-starring Patrick Swayze a "huge bummer" in his upcoming memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama. "The first breakout moment for Chris was the 'Chippendales Audition' sketch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqG2ihMvP0) on the Patrick Swayze–hosted episode in season 16," writes Odenkirk. "It was a huge bummer to me to see that scene get on the air and get such attention. I know it confirmed Chris's worst instincts about being funny, which was how he proved his worth — that getting laughed at was as good as getting a laugh. Writers I knew and respected defended this sketch because it had a funnyish idea buried in it: the Chippendales judges prefer Swayze's dancing over Chris's but can't put a finger on why. But that idea is not what produced the gales of cackling (and gasps) from the live audience. Chris flopping his overstuffed body around did that. I feel like I can see it on his face in the moment when he rips his shirt off. Shame and laughter are synthesized in the worst way. F*** that sketch."
ALSO:
Bob Odenkirk recounts the "nightmare" of Steven Seagal hosting SNL (https://uproxx.com/tv/bob-odenkirk-steven-seagal-snl/)
Odenkirk recalls going bankrupt before landing his career-changing Breaking Bad role (https://nypost.com/2022/03/02/bob-odenkirk-was-in-a-hole-bankrupt-before-breaking-bad/)