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Lorne Michaels Banned Chris Farley From ‘SNL’ for ‘Weeks at a Time’ to Help Him Get Off ‘the Drinking and the Drugs’: He ‘Clearly Had Addiction Issues’

Chris Farley is widely considered one of the most iconic “Saturday Night Live” cast members of all time, but “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels wouldn’t always allow him on the set of the prolific ...
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Why Lorne Michaels Would Allegedly Ban Chris Farley From ‘SNL’ for “Weeks at a Time”

Susan Morrison, the author of 'Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,' recalls how the 'SNL' creator would try to help the late castmember by sending him to some "really tough love rehab ...
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Lorne Michaels banned Chris Farley from ‘SNL’ for weeks due to his ‘addiction issues,’ author claims

Susan Morrison, author of the biography “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live,” recently appeared on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast and explained how Lorne Michaels handled Chris ...
Decider

‘SNL’ Boss Lorne Michaels Used To “Ban” Chris Farley “For Weeks At A Time” As Farley Struggled With Drug Addiction

Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels reportedly took a “tough love” approach to helping Chris Farley overcome his substance abuse before the comedy legend tragically passed away in 1997. Michaels’ ...

Melissa McCarthy met David Spade while dressed as an iconic Chris Farley “SNL ”character

Melissa McCarthy and David Spade met in a van down by the river. Well, not exactly, but the Bridesmaids star was dressed as Matt Foley — the absurd motivational speaker played by Chris Farley on ...
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Late Chris Farley receives Walk of Fame star

Comedian Chris Farley was a motivational speaker, a rabid fan and a topless dancer on “Saturday Night Live.” On Friday, the late comic was the toast of his castmates as they honored him with a star on ...