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"I Am Chris Farley" trailer released

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He wanted to be Belushi so much that he killed himself the exact same way and at the same age. Belushi > farley.
 
pyonir said:
I did too...but KT kind of lost cred for it with his next reply. 😉
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fwiw, while John Belushi had some great moments, a lot of the sketches and things that he is famous for, in his time, doesn't really hold up today; and I feel it hasn't for some time.

The samurai was considered great then, but really--by the mid 80s it just wasn't that funny. Sketches like Little Chocolate Donuts were awesome, however, and will always be funny, I think.

Eddie Murphy and Christopher Guest's stuff, for example, are still hilarious to this day. Same with Richard Pryor, George Carlin (not fair to compare, I guess).

As for Chris Farley, I liked a lot of his characters but really wasn't into him when that was new. I was always a fan of Hartman, and just thought Sandler and Schneider were completely annoying (though I did like Sandler's comedy album at the time).

I think a lot of people unfairly judge Farley for his additions and serious problems. I've actually known some people very similar to him in life--massively overweight, performers, constantly "on" when on stage, doing comedy. From them, and others that work with them and know them well, it seems to be a very common type of near bi-polar personality. You are amped up while performing and any time in life trying to be happy, you are basically always "performing" (think Robbin Williams). At home, or alone, with closest friends, it's horrible and terrifying self-loathing depression, which often leads to drug addiction.
 
zinfamous said:
I think a lot of people unfairly judge Farley for his additions and serious problems. I've actually known some people very similar to him in life--massively overweight, performers, constantly "on" when on stage, doing comedy. From them, and others that work with them and know them well, it seems to be a very common type of near bi-polar personality. You are amped up while performing and any time in life trying to be happy, you are basically always "performing" (think Robbin Williams). At home, or alone, with closest friends, it's horrible and terrifying self-loathing depression, which often leads to drug addiction.
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Well said. I also think that Farley, being massively overweight and a performer... found that if he wasn't always performing in some way - even at a dinner table with friends - he wouldn't fit in. I believe the acting and performing made him feel safe and welcomed. Once he was alone, he'd snort/blow/smoke whatever he had because of that. Unfortunately that didn't end too well for him. Just my two cents.
 
zinfamous said:
fwiw, while John Belushi had some great moments, a lot of the sketches and things that he is famous for, in his time, doesn't really hold up today; and I feel it hasn't for some time.

The samurai was considered great then, but really--by the mid 80s it just wasn't that funny. Sketches like Little Chocolate Donuts were awesome, however, and will always be funny, I think.

Eddie Murphy and Christopher Guest's stuff, for example, are still hilarious to this day. Same with Richard Pryor, George Carlin (not fair to compare, I guess).
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Agreed! :thumbsup:

KT
 
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