Matt Foley: Van Down By The River - SNL

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Published 2013-09-25

After their cleaning lady finds pot in the house, parents (Phil Hartman, Julia Sweeney) hire motivational speaker Matt Foley (Chris Farley) to talk to their teens (David Spade, Christina Applegate) about drugs and their future. Aired 05/08/93

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All Comments (21)

@GSCSTRYDER 2 years ago

I love how, because Spade and Farley were friends, Farley would focus his rants on Spade more than anyone else just to have him break character, it's hysterical
@JGComments 1 year ago

Bob Odenkirk wrote this! He originally wrote it for himself, but realized Chris would take it to another level. Mark of greatness.
@CynicalBastard511 6 months ago

1993: "Living in a van down by the river? What a loser!" 2023: "Living in a van down by the river? Not a bad idea."
@PaisleySundance 5 months ago

Whenever I rewatch this sketch, I'm reminded that the people in the audience are hearing lines like "...in a van down by the river" for the first time, not knowing that the scene will become iconic. I can't even imagine the standing ovation Chris would get if he were here to reprise this character today. RIP Mr. Farley.
@larshetfield2156 3 years ago

Fun Fact: Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill from Breaking Bad & Btter Call Saul) wrote this sketch. He even said that this was the pinnacle of his entire career
@eshim3961 3 years ago

I don't know what's funnier, watching Chris Farley or watching David Spade desperately trying to hold it together watching Chris Farley.
@justincrowley8787 7 months ago

Phil's ability to remain stone faced serious in ridiculous scenarios is just one of many reasons I love and miss him.
@anngold1412 1 month ago

Is anybody watching this in 2024? This still makes me laugh 40 years later!! 😂❤
@jamesyork6023 4 years ago

“I want to live in a van down by the river” A joke in 1993, an actual goal in 2019.
@chrissweeney7047 5 years ago

Fun fact, Chris Farley intentionally did not tell the other actors that the table was breakable. So those were their true reactions
@cibernena 10 months ago

Awww, RIP Chris Farley and Phil Hartman. Love them both.
@emhutchi 7 months ago

If anybody is from Chicagoland, Bob Odenkirk who wrote this sketch is from Naperville. The "river" the van is down by was inspired by the Naperville River walk.
@Flip-a-dip-dip 4 years ago

When a skit is so legendary, you’re still seeing fresh comments roll in.
@justusrivard615 2 years ago

He doesn’t live in a van down by the river. He lives in our hearts. RIP Chris.
@carolinamurtha3102 8 months ago

This is one of those sketches where no matter what, you’re going to laugh like it’s the first time because Chris just nail is perfectly. Every delivery, the movements, the way he’s fixing his waistband? It’s just genius.
@stoops120682 5 months ago

4:00 Christina Applegate's transition from just another human being enjoying Chris Farley to a "surly teenage daughter character" in about a quarter-second is absolutely amazing, what a pro. That smirk and eye roll are spot-on
@PatricksCrazyPlace 2 years ago

My favorite part of this skit is watching David Spade and Christina Applegate desperately try to keep it together.
@hectorlopez1069 2 years ago

Rest in peace Phil Hartman and Chris Farley. They were legends of comedy.
@NPCSingularity 4 months ago

I’m always convinced that if Phil had lived he would have ended up as Walter White in Breaking Bad. The guys was phenomenal. These were the best days of SNL.
@garyleroy91 8 months ago

Chris Farley is a comedy legend we won’t have another one like him ever again