1995: Chris Farley as Newt Gingrich

For those of you too old or young to remember, two very interesting things happened in the 1990s:
1) Newt Gingrich was the Speaker of the House
2) The late Chris Farley was hilarious

With these two facts of history converging upon each other, we got one of Farley’s most memorable SNL characters. At least a decade before Youtube, Farley’s impersonations were popular enough that he made a surprise appearance on the House floor to celebrate Newt’s first 100 days in power.

After the jump, you can see the 10 minute version where Farley passes a few resolutions. And yes, that’s a young John Boehner giving the introduction.

Most notable line: “How’s our wife Marianne?” 0_o