Matt Foley: Van Down By The River - SNL

Saturday Night Live0 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
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The classic SNL sketch in which motivational speaker Matt Foley, played by Chris Farley, warns teens they will end up living in a van down by the river.

HN mostly drops it as a joke in threads about vans, van life or career failure.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@flossball2019 · in “Vanlife: Build your own van to live on the road”

Be like motivational speaker Matt Foley - [VIDEO] In all seriousness, it is cool as long as you have another place that is home. Traveling for a living gets too much after awhile.

@bigmattystyles2021 · in “A new chapter – full-time working from a van in a forest”

Glad the person landed on their feet. Can’t help but think this could have been titled ‘from a van down by the river’ [VIDEO]

@giardini2021 · in “What happens to developers who never go into management?”

Article is far too optimistic. They get laid off before reaching retirement or vesting their pension and are replaced by younger and less expensive workers. They live in a van by the river and take such odd jobs as"motivational speaker": [VIDEO]

@maxfurman2022 · in “Want to live in a van down by the river? Ford has a new vehicle for that”

There's an old Saturday Night Live bit[0] about a motivational speaker who eventually admits that his life sucks and he lives in a van down by the river. Pretty funny, although I suppose I've spoiled it for you. [0] [VIDEO]