Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of the legendary comedian Chris Farley (1:15). They go over his early life and then highlight some of his famous sketches including ‘Matt Foley’ and the Chippendales sketch with Patrick Swayze. They then transition into talking about his movies including ‘Tommy Boy’ and ‘Beverly Hills Ninja’, as well as the movies he ended up not making, including ‘Shrek’ and ‘The Cable Guy’. They discuss Chris’ love of John Belushi and how both comedians ended up dying from drug overdoses. 

Heart disease and atherosclerosis were contributing factors in Chris Farley’s death from a drug overdose and in the second on half, the guys discuss atherosclerosis (35:43). Asif discusses the risk factors as well as the organs that atherosclerosis can affect (mainly heart, brains, intestines, peripheral blood vessels). The guys then take a quick aside to discuss the increased risk of atherosclerosis in South Asians.  Then Asif talks about drugs and lifestyle modifications that can decrease your risk of atherosclerosis. 

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Show Notes:

• Remembering Chris Farley Pt. 1 | Full Episode | Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilt44XnPB9A

• Remembering Chris Farley Pt. 2 | Full Episode | Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeyIcTO63YQ

• Bob Odenkirk says Chris Farley's appearance in Saturday Night Live 'Chippendales Audition' sketch was 'a huge bummer': https://ew.com/tv/bob-odenkirk-chris-farley-snl-chippendales-sketch/

• Robert Smigel Defends Chris Farley Chippendales ‘SNL’ Sketch: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chris-farley-chippendales-snl-sketch-defended-by-writer-robert-smigel-4175659/

• Not Everyone At Saturday Night Live Looks Back Fondly At Chris Farley's Famous Chippendales Sketch https://www.slashfilm.com/1152288/not-everyone-at-saturday-night-live-looks-back-fondly-at-chris-farleys-famous-chippendales-sketch/https://www.slashfilm.com/1152288/not-everyone-at-saturday-night-live-looks-back-fondly-at-chris-farleys-famous-chippendales-sketch/

• 'Beverly Hills Ninja' at 25: The bizarre saga of Christian Bale naming Chris Farley comedy as his favorite movie of all time: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/christian-bale-favorite-movie-beverly-hills-ninja-chris-farley-220010136.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFG6_VYRhzZPrWzB1NCYB_M4rSe_IAcOzG6TlqD4vpuwj2CxMHX6qhpMSowjzmB6f3k4l0jowQiY31hgCKUdqlpAeS4UVOodQqYYmmaTzZMB-U2W2E-T_p_J-HfYLShOGfpeAgWbU02VnS-GQIlPHNY1D5OzHcNg0gCbgNjpkhk_&_guc_consent_skip=1680217906

• Jon Lovitz’ kitten story: https://twitter.com/realjonlovitz/status/1393977028160806915?lang=en

• Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh | Chris Farley Tribute [HD]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp2qkhHU0Mw

• Chris Farley's Death Laid to Drug Overdose: https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/03/us/chris-farley-s-death-laid-to-drug-overdose.html

• Atherosclerosis: https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/atherosclerosis-a-to-z

• Top 10 dietary strategies for atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk reduction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8315554/

• Practical, Evidence-Based Approaches to Nutritional Modifications to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An American Society For Preventive Cardiology Clinical Practice Statement: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667722000101

• 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031

• Indian Heart Association: http://indianheartassociation.org/why-indians-why-south-asians/overview/