Matt Foley portrayed by Chris Farley

Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, was a character created by comedian Bob Odenkirk and performed by Chris Farley on the American sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live (although he had performed the character in other comedy groups before being a cast member on Saturday Night Live). Essentially, Foley was the very antithesis of a good motivational speaker — abrasive, clumsy, and down on his luck — and this is where most would agree the humor arose. Farley named the character after one of his college rugby union teammates of the same name (who is currently a Roman Catholic priest in Chicago and pastor of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Chicago's Little Village).^{[citation needed]} The character was moderately popular, so much as to be carried over to a feature film. Although Farley's death in 1997 made it impossible, a film version with David Spade in a supporting role was planned in the last months of Farley's life. Image File history File links Matt_Foley,_Saturday_Night_Live. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... Robert Bob Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. ... Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. ... Sketch Show redirects here. ... This article is about the American television series. ... A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City 234. ... Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia (Czech ) (or Agnes of Prague) was the first saint from a Central European country to be canonized by Pope John Paul II before the 1989 Velvet Revolution. ... Little Village was formed in 1992 by Ry Cooder (guitar), John Hiatt (guitar, piano, vocal), Nick Lowe (bass) and Jim Keltner (drums). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy-Award and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, comedian, television personality who gained fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. ...

Almost all of the eight Saturday Night Live sketches Foley appeared in found him being brought into a specific situation to speak to people about life and getting past problems.He yelled, disparaged, gave a clearly negative message, was out of shape, and usually livid. Foley's trademark (in addition to his exaggerated gestures), that he would often scream out in the middle of his tirades, warned that the current situation would result in his clients ending up, like Foley, "... 35 years old, thrice divorced and living in a van down by the river!" When the objects of his lectures claimed any kind of accomplishment he would respond with a drippingly sarcastic "Well, la-dee-freakin-da!" or "Whoop-dee-freakin-doo!" Farley's comedic energy was the driving force behind the character and the humor. The sketch would often include Foley falling (or jumping) onto a piece of furniture, destroying it, or injuring himself in the process. At the end, he would usually be quickly herded out of his speaking location, where the people left behind would huddle together and comment on him, usually bemused or fearful. Though his speeches always backfired, the end results would usually be successful, in that the recipients did not want to be associated with Foley. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... For the UK band, see Furniture (band). ...

List of SNL episodes featuring Matt Foley

• May 8, 1993 host: Christina Applegate
• October 30, 1993 host: Christian Slater
• December 11, 1993 host: Sally Field
• February 19, 1994 host: Martin Lawrence
• May 14, 1994 host: Heather Locklear
• December 17, 1994 host: George Foreman
• April 15, 1995 host: Courteney Cox
• October 25, 1997 host: Chris Farley

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Quotes

• Father (before Matt comes on): His name is Matt Foley. Now, he's been down in the basement drinking coffee for the about the last 4 hours.

• Matt Foley (repeated line): I live in a VAN down by the river!

• Matt Foley: Viva de Nueva York, ¡es Sábado Noche! (Translation: Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!)

• Matt Foley: I don't know? Well, that and a nickel'll get you a nice hot cup OF JACK-SQUAT!

• Matt Foley (on a bike): All right, all right, all right, I'll pedal! Let's all pedal everybody, make Evan happy! Here we go, pedaling away! All right everybody, you're on the road! Look over to the right. It's your first wife, Linda! High tail it out of there because you owe her three years' child support! Keep pedaling. All right, let's pull into Seven-Eleven and buy a microwave burrito! Okay, we're back on the road, there's your son's dorm! Let's sneak in, steal his student loan check, cash it, and head out lookin' for Asian hookers! Cause if there's one thing Matt likes, it's Hong Kong fuey, ha-ha! Ohhhh yeah!

• Matt Foley: Dad, I'd wish you could just shut your big YAPPER!

• Matt Foley: You'll have plenty of time to live in a Van down by the river when (pauses to think) you're livin' in a VAN down by the RIVER!

• Matt Foley:(while furiously pumping his arms) Now you kids are probably asking yourselves 'Hey Matt how can we get back on the right track!?'

• Matt Foley: Once, there was a boy who liked to throw things. He started out throwing eggs. Then, he threw the big game. Then, he threw back a shot of whiskey. Then he threw up. Then he got thrown out of the house, and then he moved into a van down by the river!

• Matt Foley: Look at me, I'm throwing eggs! I'm the Eggman! Goo goo g'joob!

• (David Spade): Matt, we were just havin' some fun.
  Matt Foley: So you had fun. How do you think the eggs felt? Hey, let's find out! I'll be you, and you be the eggs. Huh, how does that sound? (picks up Son #1) Hey look at this! I'm gonna throw some eggs around! Look at me go! (Falls backwards on table)

• Matt Foley: You kids are probably saying to yourself, "Now, I'm gonna go out, and I'm gonna get the world by the tail and wrap it around pull it down and put it in my pocket!" Well, I'm here to tell you that you're probably gonna find out, as you go out there, that you're not gonna amount to JACK SQUAT!" You're gonna end up eating a steady diet of government cheese and living in a van down by the river!

• Jay Mohr's character: Señor Foley, where'd you study Spanish, Taco Bell?
  Matt Foley: Muy cómico. Dios freakin' mío!

• Matt Foley: (to the Venezuelan Father) Dad, kindly shut your damn flanhole!

• Matt:"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the van
  Your ol' buddy Matt fell asleep on the can.
  The children were nestled two time zones away
  With his first wife and her husband in sunny L.A..
  Matt woke up and realized, with a chill and a quiver,
  That he was livin' in a van down by the river!"

• Matt Foley: Well, la-dee-FREAKIN-da!

• Matt Foley: "You'll have plenty of time for doobie rollin', when you're living in a van down by the river!"

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Trivia

• Farley portrayed the Matt Foley character at the 1994 Rose Bowl banquet, delivering a comedic "motivational speech" to the Wisconsin Badgers football team, who were to face the UCLA Bruins that year. (Farley was a Madison, Wisconsin native.) His speech apparently worked: Wisconsin defeated UCLA 21-16.
• In the first Matt Foley sketch, most of the actors had to restrain themselves from laughing. David Spade spent most of the sketch with his hand over his mouth to keep from bursting into laughter.

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See also

• Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches

See also: Listed chronologically, Listed by cast member Annoying Man (Jon Lovitz) Appalachian Emergency Room (Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, and various others) April May June (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) Ashley Ashley (Nora Dunn) Astronaut Jones (Tracy Morgan) The Atteburys (Ana Gasteyer, Mark McKinney/Will Ferrell) Audience McGee (Adam Sandler) Billy Smith...

External links

• SNL Transcripts - contains scripts from most "Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker" sketches in searchable database.
• First Matt Foley Sketch