SNLwriter Robert Smigel defends Chris Farley Chippendales sketch: He was 'explosively funny'
Looking back, Smigel calls the Saturday Night Live sketch “very empowering.” The debate overSaturday Night Live’sChris FarleyandPatrick SwayzeChippendales sketchand whether it was harmfulcontinues. “It’s a great sketch. I was in a debate about it with some people. “He was an athlete, and he danced incredibly well in that sketch, actually. And he had this fantastic energy. And like, in a way, it was like a very empowering sketch. Asked if Farley was the highlight of the bunch, Smigel said he couldn’t compare the castmates....