Chris Farley Interviews Paul McCartney in Classic SNL Sketch

In this classic Saturday Night Live sketch, Chris Farley hosts 'The Chris Farley Show' with guest Paul McCartney. Farley nervously asks awkward questions about McCartney's time with The Beatles, his arrest in Japan, and the 'Paul is dead' hoax, leading to humorous moments. The sketch highlights Farley's signature comedic style and McCartney's good-natured responses.

English Transcript:

[Cheers and applause] -Um, hi. Welcome to "The Chris Farley Show." I'm Chris Farley, and my guest tonight is one of the greatest musicians. Or, rock musicians. I guess, songwriter ever. Ah! That sounded stupid! God, idiot! I never know how to start these things. -You're doin' great, Chris.

-Really? No, I'm not. Anyway, I guess I didn't have to say who you were, because, man, I mean, everyone knows who you are. You're Paul McCartney. [Cheers and applause] -It's great to be here. -You -- you remember when -- You remember when you were with The Beatles? -Yeah, sure. -That was awesome. -Yeah, it was. Yeah.

-Okay. Oh -- you -- you remember when you went to Japan, and at the airport they arrested you 'cause you had some pot? And, man, it hit all the papers and everything. -Well, to be honest, Chris, I'd kinda like to forget all that. -Idiot! So stupid! What a dumb question! -No, no, no, Chris, I get asked that all the time in interviews. Maria Shriver asked the same question last week. -Really? Did you know that she's married to Arnold Schwarzenegger? -Yeah, I've heard that.

-Did you see "Terminator"? -No, I missed that one. -That was a pretty awesome flick. -[Clears throat] -Okay. Okay, you remember when you were with The Beatles? And you were supposed to be dead and -- There was all these clues that, like, you'd play some song backwards, and it'd say, like, "Paul is dead," and everyone thought that you were dead or somethin'? -Yeah. -That was a hoax, right?

-Yeah, I wasn't really dead. -Right. Y-You remember Beatlemania? Where those four guys, they dressed up and went on stage and they looked like you and then they played Beatles songs and -- and -- -Yeah, I heard about that. -Yeah. That was awesome. I think we've got time for one more question. Remember when you were in The Beatles and you did that album "Abbey Road," and at the very end of the song -- the song, it goes, "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"?

You remember that? -Yes. -Is that true? -Yes, Chris, in my experience, it is. I find the more you give, the more you get. -Aw! -[Mouthing words] [Cheers and applause] -Well, that's it for this week's show. Thank you, Paul McCartney. Thank you for being one of the greatest rock -- I mean, a living legend and, um, a legend of rock 'n' roll or -- and just thanks for bein' on the show.

God dang it! Sounds so stupid! I knew I'd screw that up! -You did fine, you did fine, Chris. It was good, it was good. -Really? -Yeah. -Thanks, man. Thanks. Thank you. 'Member -- 'member when I was talking to you about "The Terminator"? -Yeah. -You should see that movie. It was pretty cool. [Cheers and applause]

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