who was a better comedian on snl him or chris farley?
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lukejbarnett — 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 01:56 AM)
to me it's close. ok this is what it is: chris was better on snl but in movies mike is better than chris and overall mike is a better comedian than chris bc chris never reached his potential after snl in movies.
whereas mike made great comedy movies that will stand the test of time like wayne's world austin powers 1 and 2 and the love guru. all chris has is the way overrated tommy boy.
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 04:44 AM)
Nah, I'd say Myers gets more high brow respect. If Farley hadn't died he wouldn't be as famous now. Myers has more of a film rep.
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lukejbarnett — 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 04:51 AM)
that was my point myers did a lot with what he had, natural comic timing, impeccable acting abilities, playing off the camera and other actors, charisma. he made a great career in movies whereas farley never did bc he never cared to make quality movies even though he could have because he was a good comedic actor and comedic performer.
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 04:57 AM)
That's why I described Farley's act as "fatman slapstick". It was funny on the surface but not intellectually stimulating. Myers had more depth.
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— 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 05:09 AM)I recall a review in
US Weekly
(or some other similar puplication) stating that '
SCTV
' in its half-hour format contained MORE
s than '
SNL
' had in an hour-and-a-half.
, HOW TRUE, INDEED!!
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 05:12 AM)
SCTV was far superior to SNL. Again, this is the difference between what the elite prefers and what the masses watch. The elite liked Candy and SCTV. The masses liked Farley and SNL.
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— 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 05:30 AM)
Just like how I prefer
Letterman
OVER
Leno
. BUT,
Conan
on his first show at 23:35 (Midwest) and 24:35 (East Coast) was FUNNIER than the other two COMBINED. When they gave him 'The Tonight Show' at 22:35 and 23:35 he just was NO LONGER as funny as he was previously. Hasn't been as hilarious since his first gig.
I no longer watch the late night hosts as I no longer find them to be funny. They haven't been so since before 2010, or MORE SO since before 2000.
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 14, 2021 07:48 AM)
You're right that Leno was traditional late night, status quo, your parent's television. Letterman was successful because he was a rebel who brought something new. But as he aged and became more like Leno, Conan was needed to shake things up again.
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