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27 Years Ago Tonight: ‘Matt Foley’ Made his Debut on SNL
On May 8, 1993, the great Chris Farley debuted a character on Saturday Night Live named 'Matt Foley' who was a motivational speaker who lived in a van down by the river.
This was the character's first of eight appearances on SNL.
The night that Farley debuted this character, Christina Applegate was the host. In the sketch, she and David Spade had a hell of time trying not to break character due to the hilarious antics of Farley:
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