The sketch typically depicts a television program where sports fans obsessively discuss the topic at hand. It first appeared on January 12, 1991 starring Joe Mantegna as the show’s host, Bill Swerski, along with Chris Farley as Todd O’Connor, Mike Myers as Pat Arnold, and Robert Smigel as Carl Wollarski. Subsequent sketches starred George Wendt as Bob Swerski with occasional appearances by Beth Cahill as his daughter, Denise Swerski. John Goodman played Pat Arnold upon Myers’ departure from SNL; the change in Pat Arnold’s appearance was attributed to “massive weight gain.” Mantegna’s absence was invariably explained away by Wendt, saying his “brudder Bill” had just “had anudder ‘eart attack.”
Their predictions were likewise exaggerated and their topics of conversation often ludicrous. Typical debates concerned Mike Ditka versus a hurricane (in this particular debate, the Superfans believed that Ditka could defeat the hurricane, until it was revealed that the name of the hurricane was Hurricane Ditka); who would win in a competition for World Domination – “Da Bearss” or “Da Bullss”; Mike Ditka winning the Indianapolis 500 driving the Bears’ team bus; or how many points Michael Jordan could score if he played an entire game by himself while sitting in a recliner.
Well here is the clip featuring Michael Jordan, Chris Farley and Mike Myers…Enjoy
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