User blog:Amanim/My Favorite SNL Idol

Not a blog post about anime. But I want to tell you guys a little something different about myself. I like comedy and I am from the 90s generation so I really love both. My generation was so great even though we had less technology but despite that we had so much great things like games, video games, movies, cartoons, live action TV shows and yes the 90s style of SNL (Saturday Night Live). Comedy was on point and hilarious in my era.

To be honest I got to thank my idol for that and his name is Chris Farley. If your from my era then you know who he is if not then let me explain to you who he is. Chris Farley was a famous comedian and movie actor from the 90s. He wasn't afraid to show off or reveal his shy nature on camera. He truly loved comedy and despite being chubby he makes people laugh before they can tease him. That's who he was.

Sadly for me I saw his last tv show appearance and for me I it was his only guest star appearance on ALL THAT. He was the first and only SNL star to appear on the show. Growing up I didn't know he was battling his alcohol problems and sadly he had died before I was 4 years old.

Farley was to me a genius and no one can recreate what he had shown on TV and films. Here are a few films that he was in that was funny to us but not to critics and hopefully you guys watch these films.
 * Beverly Hill Ninja
 * Tommy Boy
 * Black Sheep (1996)
 * Almost Heroes
 * Dirty Work
 * I Am Chris Farley (documentary)

To be honest I found out two years ago that he was working on Shrek before he had died. Can see why he relates to the character so much and I wish he was alive to do more roles like that. He had recorded 95% of his dialogue before his death and in the final film version Shrek does look like him but without hair. Even Farley's face expressions were used for the film which I can tell so easily. There is a lost storyboard footage scene on YOUTUBE with him recording his lines with Eddie Murphy. The scene is great and it reveals Farley's actual personality traits and I thought that Shrek looked like a young adult instead of a teenager. It's all we can find of his work and hopefully we see more very soon.

There are more films that he was supposed to be in like: