The classic Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze has drawn some criticism in more recent years, but former SNL writer and comedian Robert Smigel remembers it quite fondly.
The former SNL writer mentioned having discussions with some of Farley’s other famous friends who had criticized the skit in the biographical book I Am Chris Farley.
In I Am Chris Farley, Bob Odenkirk – who wrote the famous sketch with Farley as motivational speaker Matt Foley – had some harsh things to see about the Chippendales skit.
In the 1990 sketch, Farley and guest host Swayze portrayed two wannabe Chippendales dancers auditioning for a spot.