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Farley or Candy?

Which do you prefer?

  • Chris Farley

    Votes: 11 45.8%
  • John Candy

    Votes: 15 62.5%

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KembaStepback

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There was a poll on twitter recently asking which you prefer. I'm so incredibly torn.
 
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Without a really deep look, I would say the iconic movies are close and Farley's SNL body of work are light years better than Candy on SCTV.
 

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I had no idea Farley ever starred in an iconic movie.

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I’ll take Candy’s oeuvre over Farley’s all day. Some great movies in there. SNL doesn’t really move the needle for me. I still quite like Farley though.
 

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Candy had more range. Farley's schtick was limited to fat idiot and also he was a Candy rip-off to some extent.

Farley's SNL work and Tommy Boy are what some might call iconic.
 
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Dismissing Farley's SNL work is crazy talk.
I enjoyed it, but I never watched it at the time and only came to it later so I don’t think it had the same impact on me as you. It wasn’t until I met my wife that I started watching as she’s a pretty big SNL devotee.
 
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Without a really deep look, I would say the iconic movies are close and Farley's SNL body of work are light years better than Candy on SCTV.

I am a Farley fan, but I think you are underestimating Candy's work on SCTV. He never got the exposure that SNL gave Farley, but some of his skits/characters are pretty damn funny. For me, the one-two of Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains & Automobiles pushes Candy to the win. I'm Buck Melanoma, Moley Russell's wart.

 
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Candy had more range. Farley's schtick was limited to fat idiot and also he was a Candy rip-off to some extent.

Farley's SNL work and Tommy Boy are what some might call iconic.

+1 on this. Farley was real funny and I liked his stuff. Towards the end he was a charicature of himself. And not in a good way.
Candy could be the big oaf without his whole schtick being the big oaf.
 

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Farley died 22 years ago?
 
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Candy was in better movies and had a better overall career, agree that his SCTV work is under-rated but certainly not as funny or culturally impactful as Farley on SNL.
Stripes, Splash, & Planes-Trains are all better movies than anything Farley did.
I think their biggest starring efforts are a draw, Uncle Buck vs Tommy Boy.
Arguably had Farley lived and had the same career longevity he could challenge Candy & would have been in something other than screwball comedies.
Bottom line, Farley more laugh out loud totally hysterically funny; Candy more consistently funny better comedic actor.
 

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I thought Candy was funny and Farley could do cartwheels.
 

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