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Why Are You Laughing?

Chris Farley

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

5721 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Mike and Craig look back at the career of Chris Farley.

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0:00.0

I don't really know how to start shows.

0:02.0

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

0:05.0

So yeah, I'm funny compared to, you know, well you'll see later.

0:10.0

I favor mehap!

0:11.0

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

0:13.0

I think a lot of shit is mean-spirited, just because it goes against what they believe.

0:16.0

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour

0:21.8

We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.

0:24.9

Why are you laughing?

0:26.3

Evening everybody.

0:27.1

Welcome to another episode of Why Are You Laughing at History of Comedy Podcast and today I am pleased to introduce to you the legendary Chris Farley.

0:35.0

And this is one that a lot of people have requested.

0:37.5

Obviously it's been on the list since the beginning.

0:39.5

It could have easily been one of the first episodes we did.

0:42.1

I held off for a long time.

0:44.5

And I mentioned this with Gary Shandling,

0:46.3

where that episode kind of taught me,

0:48.2

we can do episodes on people that have been covered.

0:50.7

Because I don't know if you guys know this.

0:52.1

Chris Farley's been discussed. He's sort of in the pantheon of S&L greats.

0:56.9

So, you know, and spoiler alert, I know some people don't like when I get too ahead of

1:02.8

myself, but the ending gets a little dark.

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