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The twenty-third season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 27, 1997, and May 9, 1998. This season saw the deaths of two former cast members. Six weeks after he came back to host, Chris Farley became the fifth SNL cast member to die.
Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. He was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre [1] and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for six seasons from 1990 to 1995.
27 years ago, comedian Chris Farley’s life came to a tragic end.. The Wisconsin-born star was discovered dead in his Chicago apartment from an apparent drug overdose on Dec. 18, 1997. He was 33 ...
The Chris Farley Show (Chris Farley) – October 4, 1991; Queen Shenequa (Ellen Cleghorne) – October 26, 1991; Mark Strobel (Chris Farley) – November 2, 1991; Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer (Phil Hartman) – November 23, 1991; Dick Clark's Receptionist (David Spade) – December 7, 1991; Theatre Stories (Mike Myers, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey ...
Chris Farley (1964-1997) A seminal figure in SNL history, Chris Farley displayed his physical-comedy genius for five seasons of Saturday Night Live. From 1990 to 1995, he performed such iconic ...
Saturday Night Live cast members with the longest tenures ; Performer No. of seasons [b] Years on the show Notes Kenan Thompson: 22 [3]: 2003–present: Promoted to repertory player in his third season on the show.
Andy Samberg. When Andy Samberg arrived at SNL in 2005, it was like the show finally got Wi-Fi. Along with The Lonely Island crew, he pioneered the Digital Shorts, redefining how SNL connected ...
Wanting to increase SNL ' s ratings and profitability, NBC West Coast president Don Ohlmeyer and other executives began to actively interfere in the show, recommending that new stars such as Chris Farley and Adam Sandler be fired and critiquing the costly nature of performing the show live. The show faced increasing criticism from the press and ...