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>> chris farley. >> i like that choice. >> chris farley. >> it's impossible. >> chris farley. >> it isove bill murray. i love will ferrell. i love tina fey. che i have chevy chase. if you want to talk about like moments in time, if i had to pick one that had the most memorable moments, it's got to be eddie murphy. it's got to be eddie murphy whether you're talking about hot tub, whether you're talking about buck wheat being shot. >> i'm going there. eddie murphy. >> eddie murphy is my guy. james brown hot tub. hot tub. >> hot. hot tub. good god, hot tub. >> i mean eddie murphy. >> and then you know -- >> just rolling on the floor. >> buckwheat is shot. i got to say, a guy -- >> mr. robinson's neighborhood. >> cullkill my landlord. a guy who has been forgotten through time who was a great partner with eddie murphy was joe piscopo who had magical moments. we've got to remember phil hartman who, oh, my god, phil hartman. >> where do you go jeremy? >> i think that there are few television experience for me that were as delightful as watching july mywatch jimmy fallon try and fail not to la

. >> no chris farley no dana carver. >> i would not want to rank that.ugh trying to pick the top ten. this is the "today" show matt lauer asking "snl" creator lorne michaels the secret to becoming a primetime player. >> the criteria i used when hiring people if it was 2:00 in the morning and i was walking down the hall and i saw who i wanted duck into another office. i think you have to have people that you can drive cross country with people who you find interesting and bright and look at things in a different way than you do. >> catch the full interview this morning on "today." as part of the "snl" extravaganza, nbc released an app with over 300 hours of clips from the show's history. the 40th anniversary special sunday night on nbc. we were talking, how can you pick the best of 40? all these years. >> you can't. that's why lists are great because you can argue them. will ferrell's got to be on the list. >> who's your favorite? >> church lady. >> all of them are great. "early today." we hope it's your first stop here on nbc. almay celebrates the true s

it reminds me of that "snl" exit with chris farley. i'll tell you about it when we get off the air.gain! >>> amar'e stoudemire is leaving the big apple, heading for dallas. nbcsports.com nbcsports.com cites the five-year, $100 million contract being waived. he becomes a free agent tomorrow at 5:00 when the waiver clears. he printed this message on instagram, telling new yorkers, new york will always be my home. >>> 23rd ranked west virginia beat 8th ranked kansas. jawan statin scored the winning layup. they edged the jayhawks 62-61. it marked the first time in four seasons that the mountaineers won 20 games. poor sportsmanship in the city of brotherly love. take a look at this. second half of the big east game between seton hall and villanova. seton hall guard sterling gibbs hit a villanova player after the two were fighting over a loose bag. he went to twitter and apologized saying quote, my emotions got the best me. really? that wasn't acceptable at all. i hope you are all right and i will face any consequences going. the villanova player accepted gibbs' apology and the big east s

. >> chris farley dana carvey?e "today" show's matt lauer asked lorne michaels to reveal the secret to becoming a not ready for prime time player. >> the criteria i used when hiring people if it was 2:00 in the morning and walking down the hall and saw what i wanted to duck into another office. you have to have people you can drive cross country with people you find interesting and bright and look at things a different way than you do. >> matt's full interview will air on "today." as part of "snl's" extravaganza nbc has released an app of 300 hours of clips from the show. be sure to download that. that special on sunday. "way too early" starts now. ♪ >>> we're house broken.-- heart broken, sad, but honored by all fellow americans who are supporting us. our family friends, our children were adored and loved by everybody. >> #muslimlivesmatter thousands turning out to mourn three young victims shot to death in north carolina as the community demanding answers. was this a hate crime or argument gone wrong? will he sta

even if you're the late-night comedian, chris farley playing matt foley, one of his iconic figures from "saturday night live," but no better way to put it than that. if you've got a recruiting tool like that why not, right? >> attendance is going to jump i have a feeling. thank you. >>> a major airline has 128 aircraft taken out of service for missed inspections? >>> plus she's been gone a while, keeping quiet, possibly planning. hear what she has been up to, next. >>> well the worst winter storm of the season for the south is beginning in dallas, texas, and winter storm warnings all the way back up now into southern virginia. all the details on this crippling storm, coming up. in small business you have to work hard, know your numbers, and stay focused. i was determined to create new york city's first self-serve frozen yogurt franchise. and now you have 42 locations. the more i put into my business the more i get out of it. like 5x your rewards when you make select business purchases with your ink plus card from chase. and with ink, i choose how to redeem my points for things like cash

melissa mccarthy showed up as chris farley's motivation's speaker matt molefoley.avorite? let us know on facebook and twitter using the hash tag snl40. an hilarious three hours, four hours if you count the arrival of the guests. a great night. >> what a legacy. >>> a winter weather alert day under way here at nbc 4. we will have frequent storm team 4 updates into the afternoon as the snow is going to be getting closer to ut getting into the afternoon hours. right now we're just getting a few flurries reaching the ground in the area in gray across southern virginia and the shenandoah valley. the timing on snow arriving into the metro area. this is just in now. this is new timing as of 3:30 this afternoon. maybe a little light snow in our southern suburbs. then by 7:00 8:00 p.m. right into the metro area and heaviest snows occurring between 10:00 p.m. until 2:00o 3:00 in the morning. then it quickly moves off east and by 8:00 a.m. most of the snow is gone leaving in its wake four to eight inches in the metro area. over eight inches possible of fluchy dry snow to our

. >> that's chris farley. it was truly entertaining for those of us that grew up watching and loving snl. >> it's really comedians who have dominated this stage for 40 years. >> comedians, what about actors? >> oh my god, it's america's tom haj hanks. oh my god it's paul mccartney. >> you heard him, a resounding no. >> 40 years packed in about four hours. >> someone else this weekend my miley cirrus. >> it's not necessarily a great place to work. it's a great movie board. it was impressive the incredible talent there. >> yeah a lot of them. >> i loved the open, i kind of loved the first hour. i failbailed after the bradley cooper betty white kiss. i turned it off then. i think the show needed an editor right. three and a half hours was too ambitious. if they would have done two hours they would have had their best stuff. >> i admit. i watched the hour red carpet leading up to it. i grew up watching this. amazing comedy. greg points out spring boards for everything. not just film. stand up tv everything. >> my

chris farley david spader those guys.s just a cue card guy are way more than i could have had as a writer. >> reporter: wally's office sits directly below the seats and bleachers among the plywood and cans of paint. do you know how many people have walked in this exact hallway? >> this is our cue card area. >> you're writing cards right here and right through there is the main stage of "snl." but to write and hold these 14 14x22-inch cards requires skill. >> can you do cue cards, you write with your full hand so you're doing printing it is block printing. want to try that? >> yeah. >> this is really not easy. >> and at your speed think we'd be done with the show by friday -- after the "saturday night live." >> next is the holding. >> is that right? >> no. it is true the dragon has returned i give the cards here. >> you don't pull up you pull straight across. that's hard! maybe i should stick to reading. so as we celebrate the past 40 years of "snl," remember behind every great sketch stands a great cue card guy. >> such a

i loved seeing melissa mccarthy do chris farley. >> that was amazing. >> and may i can't rudolph, celebrityd just the amount of people that were in the room the celebrities, i was like a dog in a car, i was like -- >> i know this person oh, my god. >> hi, keith richards can you get off my foot? >> what do you think about the show now as opposed to when you were on? >> it just keepsz reinventing itself. as long as you have -- they are very topical which makes it enduring. then the characters to me make it endearing and i feel like my era, where we were very character oriented. you know, and i'm proud of that. that's why i watched it for the characters but the topicality is what makes it so interesting to watch every week. so you know it's -- everybody has their favorite era. and they stick by it and they are defensive. no it was only good when these people were on it. all right, i don't want to get in trouble. >> we love you and we're so happy you were able to stay in town to stick around and hang with us. you're one of our favorites certainly and we hope to see you soon. >> thank you for do

promised to, and the congress, you can tell the conference was in a buoyant mood host: did you like chris farley's impersonation of you? guest: it was very revealing. he had an exuberance. host: back to dhs. will congress reach an agreement to avoid a shutdown? guest: i don't know. i suspect there will be a temporary cr if necessary. i think the only way it will work is to split it into two bills. otherwise, the republicans will cave. the president will never cave. the president is happy to blame the republicans and the republicans won't be able to sustain not paying for border security and things like that. if they split the two bills, i think the republicans can win. and then there will be a shut down on the administrative side. the president wouldn't give in. frankly nobody in the country , would care. host: newt gingrich, thank you for being with us. >> on the next washington journal, john ward looks at the president's legacy. the american legion leader talks about veterans transitioning to civilian employment. stephen old mocker discusses social security disability. how disability is defined

. >> oh, who can forget that passage from chris farley on "saturday night live" on the van down by the river sketch. believe it or not, a major league baseball player making headlines for doing that. living in a van, not by the river, this one by the ocean. not the typical dream home for a millionaire big leaguer. we will talk to him about that later. >>> back here in new york outside studio 1a we have a nice hardy crowd on the plaza. the cold is not keeping these people inside. the 21st day of february. great to have them outside. we will say hello in a bit. great to have you at home in your warm homes. >> always appreciative of the folks that come out. the folks that come out in this? >> i wish i had gold stars. i would hand them out. >> they would be thanks for the gold stars. >> are these heated? >> speaking of the cold it is actually perfect weather for brave souls in ohio this morning morning. they are loving it. the cold keeps the ice sculptures in tip-top shape. we will take you to that winter wonderland. >>> we begin this half hour with more on the man accused of killing navy

.] >> they are joined by chris farley. we mentioned this because tonight is the s & l 40th program.you remember this moment? guest: yeah. it was a great moment. i don't know who did this but somebody in the conference it was a total shock to me. i had no idea farley was going to show up. of course, it was a very optimistic positive spirit. we had kept our word in the contract, voted on every single item we promised to and the congress, you can tell the conference was in a buoyant mood host: did you like the way chris farley i am personiated you? guest: it was revealing. the kind of exubrents this reflects how i operate. host: back to the earlier point about dhs. local congress reach an agreement to avoid a shutdown? guest: i don't know. i suspect there will be a temporary cr if necessary. i think the only way it will work is to split it into two bills. otherwise, the republicans will kach or the president will never cave. the president is happy to blame the republicans and the republicans won't be able to sustain not paying for border security and things like that. if they split the

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