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David Spade on the Time Chris Farley Lifted a Joke From “Stripes” | Fly on the Wall

January 11, 2023 / 01:26

This episode features a discussion about sketch writing, with a focus on Chris Farley's comedic style and a specific sketch involving a joke from the film Stripes.

The conversation highlights a memorable moment when the host recalls working with Farley, who would often improvise jokes on set. The host shares a specific instance where Farley suggested a line about aggression and pizzas, which was incorporated into their sketch.

As they prepared for a live performance, Farley reminded the host to deliver a joke exactly as he had said it, revealing a humorous exchange about the origins of the joke being similar to one from Stripes.

The host expresses concern about the joke's origins and the potential consequences, while Farley reassures him that it was live and they could not be traced back.

This lighthearted conversation captures the essence of working with a comedic legend and the spontaneity of live sketch comedy.

TLDR

Chris Farley improvises jokes during sketch writing, leading to a humorous exchange about a joke from Stripes.

Episode

1:26
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I remember one time we were walking out for my first sketch I wrote and Farley would do jokes around the set you know
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how are you you know you just do stupid [ __ ] and then one time he said uh I told
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this girl won't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff I go okay let's put that in there and then we
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were thinking of stuff for him and then he goes I swallow a lot of aggression along with some pizzas or something
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whatever so we put that in there because he was like that chubby guy in the sketch shockingly and then we're walking
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out on air not dressed and he goes I go remember say that one just like you said
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it but when he goes yeah it's your stripes I go what's that he goes that joke was in Stripes I go that joke was
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in stripes and he goes David it doesn't matter and he grabs me really hard it's all guilt David it doesn't I go three
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two what do we do so he just does it and he's looking at me like like holds his face like because I go
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you and then afterwards I go you waited all [ __ ] week and he goes anyway out a week it was all
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week we wrote it he went so it was live they can't trace it back to me I go I think they can I think they watched it I
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gotta take the fall I know he goes you're the writer I go you [ __ ]

Episode Highlights

  • The Aggression Joke
    Farley shares a humorous line about swallowing aggression and pizzas.
    “I swallow a lot of aggression along with some pizzas.”
    @ 00m 18s
    January 11, 2023
  • Stripes Reference
    A comedic moment where a joke's origin is revealed.
    “That joke was in Stripes.”
    @ 00m 40s
    January 11, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • It doesn't matter, all guilt!
    David Spade on the Time Chris Farley Lifted a Joke From “Stripes” | Fly on the Wall
  • You waited all week!
    David Spade on the Time Chris Farley Lifted a Joke From “Stripes” | Fly on the Wall
  • I think they can trace it back to me.
    David Spade on the Time Chris Farley Lifted a Joke From “Stripes” | Fly on the Wall

Key Moments

  • Humor and Guilt00:45
  • Live Performance01:12