Jack McManus Bar - SNL

Irish bar owner Jack McManus (Chris Farley) proudly tells stories about standing up to Errol Flynn, Burt Lancaster, Nelson Rockefeller and Clark Gable, but the stories always end with Jack being a coward and getting humiliated. [Season 18, 1993]
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[@alexanderedwards8450]

I love him smacking his hand on the counter

[@johnsmith6217]

I know I'm feccin late, I hope improve

[@ianwallace3082]

As much as I love Farley's manic fat guy schtick, it's nice to see him in something like this where he gets to show off his character acting ability. I wish he'd gotten to do more stuff like this.

[@90AlexF]

In Tommy Boy he showed a lot of acting skills. In my opinion he could have been a very good character actor

[@s.kreusler5081]

He got to do alot of stuff like this, it just isn't the first thing people think of when they think of him

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

Blessings for Mr. Farley's soul, a great talent and greatly missed.

[@criztu]

and also late!

[@KairuHakubi]

I love that what he lacks in accent accuracy he more than makes up for in perfect spot-on facial expression. You can almost smell the whiskey on his breath.

[@1badjesus]

AGREED 👍!

[@1badjesus]

EITHER...audience is asleep OR too stupid to realize the comedy genius of this skit! Miss ya Farley!

[@reneadinaro8183]

this skit sucks. too on the nose. ireland: the country of cops, carpenters, bartenders, and oscar wilde wannabes. farleys irish pub tender reminds me of all the old donkeys who soothed me into a blackout.

[@3822lulu]

@@reneadinaro8183 did you hear what he was saying?

[@waldo6696]

@@3822lulu Ya it was hilarious.

[@ghostface216]

Seriously

[@calvinsaxon5822]

No. They're right. It's well-conceived but the writing, as with so many skits in this era, is off in regards to the pacing and the relative weights: the set-up and the delivery are all on the same plane and since there's no division there's no movement from the world of the set-up to the world of comedy....it's all in the same dimension.

[@lexiepockets4175]

Whenever I have kids I will show them who is Chris Farley is. I know they will love him as we all loved him as well. I can’t wait to do that. Thank you Chris for the laughs you share with us. Your memories will always be in our mind and soul. Rest easy!

[@alunaornopia1099]

Top of his game right here. He knew his lines and almost whole crew of SNL in the crowd at bar. THATS how good he was

[@epicon6]

Chris Farley is the funniest guy ever!

[@afgaming6375]

Was the funniest guy ever. R.I.P

[@Laura-tp8wz]

RIP Chris.

[@21kburd]

There is an S-list tier of "funniest humans ever publicized" that includes Farley, Norm, Patrice O'neal, Prior, Chappelle, Doug Stanhope, and few others.

[@badgerwithagun]

Never seen this! Killed me! The audience didn’t get the humor, which made the awkward silence even funnier haha

[@pjh2331]

Ryan Pingree gets funnier to me every time....but Farley wasn't quite prepared enough. Stumbles over the lines a few too many times

[@pjh2331]

Ryan Pingree .....I'm watching it again

[@Terf1988]

He stumbled like once.

[@percyperanamus7432]

i reckon they get it, it's just kind of sad

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

The audience had probably seen the rehearsal. Even so, this could have been the first appearance of the character(though it doesn't sound like it--they cheer when he's introduced), or one of the later appearances where everyone basically knew the beats. Still one of the funniest SNL characters ever!

[@ThunderPants13]

Jack: One time Patrick Swayze comes sauntering in and tells me to take off me shirt and dance. "NOT ON THIS DAY", I says to him. Then he says "Are you arguing with me, you tubby Irish mule?" and I says "Dear Lord no, Mr. Swayze, sir." "So I took off me shirt and danced like a Chippendales dancer for the rest of the evenin', fat rolls bouncing, customers vomiting in their drinks. Aye, twas quite a night."

[@leejones8582]

so funny

[@1badjesus]

HOW IS IT I'm only now seein this HILARIOUSNESS?? 😂lol "..an I showed him tha dooor!..then poured him a drink..ON THA' HOUSE"

[@Wolfdragon92584]

Farley and Kevin Nealon right up front- two hilarious Irish Americans.

[@TheWandermiles]

I wish I could stop watching this. “And I SHOHWED him THE DOOR!”

[@90AlexF]

Love the way he said this ^^

[@VideoAmericanStyle]

This is a really deep cut, the sort of extended sketches that fill time after 12:30am and aren’t exactly funny, but feature some of the finest acting from members of the cast. Either that, or it was cut between dress and air.

[@linnycrocus6023]

Lol he's so cute. He's struggling with the dialect so hard but you can tell he's trying.

[@stephenc8]

First time seeing this, hilarious, as a proud Irishman I always loved Farley, I can’t fault him or this sketch

[@irishpickens6581]

Same here!

[@masterzombie161]

If Chris were around he would have his own show, more movies, maybe some dramatic set pieces. This man could do it all! I miss him and wished I got the chance to meet him and tell him Thank you.

[@mattyvarnas1736]

His spot in a Disney movie.

[@shady7bc]

I cant believe Ive never seen this until now! Fucking amazing, i died laughing!! What a gift to watch 'new' chris farley material. Just his Irish accent alone is hysterical, and no one is so perfectly self deprecating as Chris. This sketch is straight up awesome :D

[@rynehall9990]

Ever since it first aired my friends have incorporated it into our pantheon

[@mayflower7811]

#StPatricksDay really is Chris Farley's holiday. RIP Chris we all miss you #SNL #Throwback

[@Canteen-SaintJames]

I've never seen this character he played...HILARIOUS

[@DavidLooes-zp9mr]

This is just one of the best premises of a sketch I've ever seen! He said- "what did you say to me?" and I said "I said nothing I didn't say anything." Haha kills me everytime!

[@alliancer87]

Didn’t go over too well with the crowd but it had me chuckling sporadically.

[@THECLARENCES]

Long live the memory of the late, great Chris Farley. xoxo The Clarences

[@missladwig5308]

Rest in peace Farley Crosby Chris

[@THECLARENCES]

@@missladwig5308 Amen!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@reddog24playa1]

All of the people Farley talks about in this skit died of a heart attack.

[@UNOFFiCiALHYPEMANFORRiFFRAFF]

3:24 “HEY, WHO’s TELLiN THE STORY HERE?!?” 😅

[@TheAskTrixieChannel]

Wow - Andy Murphy (the old guy towards the back, left side of the screen) was an extra on SNL for at least 13 years?! Lucky guy!

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

CHRIS FARLEY R.I.P GREAT AS JACK MCMANUS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE !!!

[@ciaphascyne8866]

be good, or be gone! mcsorelys is indeed home to many a tale!

[@AcesPlace22]

I don't understand how there is only 1 best of Farley SNL dvd..

[@christofferjenzen78]

HAAHAHA...So awesome!!😂😂 Maybe he should stop showing people the door or only just tell half the story. Thanks for all the laughs,you wonderful,funny man. 💔

[@freakinkrang5152]

4:20-4:32 lmao!😂😂😂

[@lonzo1110]

How is this vid not more popular

[@JesseWright68]

Lonzo ball Probably because it sucks.

[@percyperanamus7432]

cuz' its pretty sad

[@prescottdavis7316]

Jesse Wright no you do

[@christofferjenzen78]

I know....I had never seen this. Farley is always hilarious and the structure is pretty damn clever...

[@David_R922]

Cause it's not funny at all. I kept waiting for the punch line.

[@wgriffin3460]

Well, it looks as though St Paddy's Day has found it's way to the weekend after all...

[@jimjones-s7o]

"He'll spin the yarn and tell you a tale, he'll bring you a smile and pour you an ale when you go to Jack McManus"

[@kelsey1406]

Only Farley could make smacking his hand on a bar funny.

[@jq6884]

This sketch is brilliant..the audience didn’t get it. Pure gold!

[@JennyJeong425]

It sounds as though the audience was tranquilized.

[@StarWarsMoments]

He stands like a mighty wall until the slightest defiance and then he buckles like a belt. HUZZAH!!!

[@tommylowell2768]

I wonder if Conan O’Brien wrote this sketch. It has his style for sure.

[@jons8507]

Was thinking the same thing!

[@danielstack4158]

Does seem that way, but Conan was with The Simpsons at this point, about to become the late night host.

[@nancygemeinhardt8701]

Chris Farley was brilliant, he’s sorely missed.

[@jaroflies3700]

I love the celebrity stories he tells lol.

[@magalad777]

Proud to be Irish and Scottish and American. FARLEY is a kin to me through The Emrald Island.

[@thomgizziz]

So you are an american... nobody cares about the other stuff, unless you are going to try and run cons on other people

[@rayrayfad3654]

The crapping on the flag bit didn’t land as well as it should have. The momentum should have built after that but it was a speed bump. Still great Farley.

[@DarthChikiN]

This is definitely one of those sketches where they used Farley as a saving grace for poor writing, which they did a number of times in this era. They knew it wasn't great, but Farley's energy would make up for it, and it does. Not everything lands, but he still manages to get a few laughs. Imagine any other cast member from this time period doing this role. Dead silence.

[@mellistotheMAX]

SNL was sued for stealing this sketch I think

[@hd-xc2lz]

Please. The sketch was far from poorly written. If anything, it was a bit too clever in concept for SNL's general tone.

[@lomarsweed6604]

@@hd-xc2lz I agree, I thought the writing was rather clever, far from perfect, but good nonetheless... It took the concept of traditional drinking stories, with exaggerated, grandiose claims, and turned it upside down, into anticlimactic, self-deprecating anecdotes that left onlookers (in the sketch) bewildered and disappointed. Of course it doesn't hurt having a legend as the main character XD

[@LUX711]

Finest speedballer hollyweird has ever known. Allegedly. And what’s Sloan from Ferris Beuller’s Day Off doing there 1:05 ?

[@djbloodshot]

I thought that was her

[@dillwill1813]

Not sure maybe ask Tom Cruise, Hunter Biden and Meryl Streep.

[@joemunguia1228]

I like the guy in the back .. who’s basically trying to keep in his own laughter from Farley’s comedic humor😅 Just switching smiles , making faces lol absolutely trying to stay stone cold serious it’s hilarious lmao

[@MichaelEnniswardjr]

Probably Kevin Nealon; cracks me up too.

[@zacharykieler]

I remember this, I looked for it for years and years I heard there was some legal dispute over this sketch.

[@rh5466]

A legal dispute of what kind?

[@GatCat]

Chris Farley is my favorite comedian of all time.

[@chrisschrader3522]

A redhead wig would’ve been more appropriate. That looks like the one he wore playing Newt Gingrich in the House assembly!

[@boutepe]

I just love that pretty girl sitting left behind Chris (in front of the dude with the beard). Anyone who knows who she is, as she looks very familiair!?

[@thomgizziz]

people think it is mia sara... but im not so sure

[@ElBrooklyn1]

Jack McManus’s lady behind the bar was Miranda Richardson, who had just starred in The Crying Game and Damage when this aired. I’m sure it’s no coincidence that back in the day the SNL after-party would always be held at Peter McManus Cafe, an Irish pub on 7th Avenue and 19th Street.

[@benmckinney2941]

I didn't know that. I actually recognized her as the queen from Black Adder!

[@thprfssnl1]

I feel like they ended that sketch too early.

[@j3scott721]

Farley was a great actor too!

[@michaelh3857]

This is Gold.

[@LuvJewels7]

🍀Brilliant 🍀

[@michaelparylak5649]

This is making me want to play my "give Ireland back to the Irish" 45🙂

[@gershnade]

5:09 Negan in the background

[@thomgizziz]

no

[@mercster]

ROFL...not seen this one, that's crazy. Thanks.

[@Mike-b7733]

He would’ve been great as shrek

[@HadenMontana]

Honestly fr...before I saw this comment and when I first started watching this sketch, I was half expecting Mike Myers to come into the bar and bring out his Scottish accent 😂

[@Lori-lp6uc]

Watching Chris in these old skits makes me melancholy

[@MasterChris666]

i am watching alot of Chris farley bestt SNL bestt

[@irishpickens6581]

He's got aaacres of 'em!

[@KeizerHedorah]

Jack mcmanus= every Irish and scottish person ive ever met.

[@dimitreze]

Robert Smigel in the back

[@Ultradude604]

1:00 Isn't that Ferris Bueller's girlfriend in the background?

[@MichaelEnniswardjr]

Damn.. I wish Farley had more sense and confidence. I wouldn't of done a skit like this, but I still love the guy 😊 wish i was born earlier and was his friend

[@UNOFFiCiALHYPEMANFORRiFFRAFF]

0:19 BE GOOD OR BE GONE!!!!

[@markcubanz43]

That sketch needed the climactic Farley Screaming. There’s a build up, but still funny idea of a sketch.

[@john.johnb_online1438]

Woah ! Interesting skit Thanks Chris RIP

[@cameronpickard7456]

and there i was on all 4'sLOL

[@hippyreich]

Bloody Mary's divorce attorney.

[@ChoctawNawtic4]

4:30 lol

[@GettingSportyVlogs]

Who’s still watching Farley?

[@MaggillaKutz71]

Mickey Mcfinnegan Family guy

[@Johnthestoryteller]

i dont remeber this one from my youth, maybe because its a bit droll humor, but now i think its hilarious

[@pjh2331]

It takes awhile but it eventually gets there. :)

[@pjh2331]

Fay Ryuujin haha. Try watching again

[@BrianSmith-ix3ns]

+Fay Ryuujin try growing a comedy bone you fucking bonehead

[@RebelRed-rt9ex]

Hey, I'm a McManus

[@David_R922]

The sketch would've hilarious if Farley starts slipping on something and then he loses his Irish brogue and starts screaming like an American madman. Speaking of which, I think there was a sketch like that.

[@EItinerant]

What is the name of the actress behind Mr. Farley's right shoulder. She looks so familiar.

[@briancinco7304]

She reminds me of the girl from Ferris Beuller.

[@EItinerant]

Right! Thanks, Brian!

[@ThatBillmanGuy]

I think it's Valerie Bertinelli

[@PETETHEMEAT42]

I swear Farley tries his hardest to break the set.

[@baliebox4916]

this is what shrek would have been like if chris was still alive to voice him and had the original version of shrek been finished

[@chris_the_forester]

Looks like he used his Newt Gingrich wig!

[@fododude]

It's a funny script but Farley doesn't sell the jokes.

[@steveconn]

One you can't skip on SPD!

[@frogneckmen857]

Farley and Aykroyd sound exactly alike.

[@ambassador8524]

Pete Davidson has nothing on this cast.

[@UNOFFiCiALHYPEMANFORRiFFRAFF]

1:14 AND i SHOWED HiM THE DOOR! 🚪

[@danielflynn8530]

Lol he's a big push over. This is too halarious.

[@SharkMinnow]

OMG never seen this sketch!

[@ryancarrion782]

4:26 guy on the top left looks like Logan from Logan

[@scottandrewogden525]

Jay Mohr wrote this sketch and admitted to stealing this bit from Rick Shapiro in his book Gasping For Airtime.

[@maggiesouza7]

Man that audience was lame. This is hilarious!

[@henrybates1847]

Can you imagine if Farley did Willy's voice from Simpsons

[@SaviorInTheSun]

Willy is Scottish you fucking idiot...

[@benmckinney2941]

Isnt the woman at the bar the queen from Black Adder?

[@mattwarrensocal]

Inspiration for Family Guy

[@davehoward22]

Miranda richardson?

[@MichaelCasey1988]

I think you're right

[@gittebjerrebraae8382]

I know!!! Where did she come from?

[@leekautz2926]

Couldn't have made farley feel too good that in front of millions he would have to say lines that ridicule himself and call himself names related to his size. Seems cruel looking back now but what ya gonna do I guess? It's funny and he signed up for it. Just unfortunate though looking back. God bless him. I look forward to seeing him again😁

[@PatrickGroening]

Never seen this before now

[@laurabauer6720]

patrick groening lol me either and I'm a 37 year old Farley fan. Call me crazy, you think family guy copied this character for that episode with Peter's Irish father? Banging the counter like that..

[@unclejemima2017]

+Laura Bauer your not. they rip off everybody fuckin hacks cant think of there own jokes

[@ghostface216]

Hilarious

[@davidblack7625]

I'm Burt Lancaster

[@jpmorgain912]

Chriss should have done pro wrestling like Andy Kaufman did