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CHRIS FARLEY pretty much lived himself to death.
Everything about the onetime “Saturday Night Live” regular was outsized: his talent, his spirit, his physical bulk, his appetites.
When he died in 1997, the comparisons to “SNL” legend John Be lushi, who died in 1982, were inevitable. The extent to which Farley patterned himself after Belushi is a matter of debate and discussion in “The Chris Farley Show,” an oral biography by Farley’s older brother, Tom Jr., and Tanner Colby due May 6.
But this much is true: Both were larger-than-life entertainers who came to “SNL” from Chicago’s Second City comedy troupe; both were 33 when they died of overdoses; and Farley, a native of Madison, Wis., died in Chicago, Belushi’s hometown.
Tomorrow night, Farley’s brand of comedy will again be on display when NBC airs highlights of his “Saturday Night Live” sketches, particularly his breakout Chippen dales sketch with guest host Patrick Swayze; Matt Foley, the crazed, thrice-divorced motiva tional speaker; and the eponymous fan-boy host of “The Chris Farley Show.”
Let’s stop here for a question.
Who played Jack Ruby in Oliver Stone’s “JFK”?
If that seems to come out of nowhere, or somewhere close to it, there’s really a purpose. The answer is Brian Doyle-Murray, an erstwhile “SNL” featured player and staff writer who had followed his more famous brother, Bill, to the show.
Similarly, Jim Belushi joined “SNL” several years after his big brother’s death. And Peter Ayk royd followed in the footsteps of older brother Dan.
So would it be a huge surprise if Chris Farley’s younger brothers, John and Kevin, wound up on “SNL”? Both are actors who had small roles in Chris’ films, “Tommy Boy,” “Black Sheep,” “Beverly Hills Ninja” and “Almost Heroes,” as well as films starring Chris’ “SNL” mates Adam Sandler, David Spade and Chris Kattan.

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PAULA ABDUL EXPLAINS TUESDAY’S ‘IDOL’ GAFFE: Judge gets flustered by changed format and critiques phantom performance.
*Poor Paula. On Tuesday night’s “American Idol,” she reviewed a performance that had yet to happen, causing fans and bloggers to question the integrity of the judges’ comments.
Yesterday morning, she went on “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest’s radio show to do damage control. She said her review of Jason Castro’s second song - which had yet to be performed - was an “honest mistake.”
Paula Abdul was thrown off by Tuesday’s altered format, which had contestants singing two songs instead of one. Unlike the usual routine where each “Idol” performance is judged immediately, Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell were made to take notes, then offer individual critiques in rapid succession at the end of each round.
Jackson gave his quick two cents about each of the contestants and threw it to Abdul, who said: “Oh gosh, we’ve never had to write these things down … fast enough.” After looking confused and sifting through her note cards, she said to Castr “Jason, first song, I loved hearing your lower register, which we never really hear, um …The second song, I felt like your usual charm wasn’t - it was missing for me. It kind of left me a little empty.”
“The two songs,” she continued, “made me feel like you’re not fighting hard enough to get into the top four.”
Soft laughter rippled through the crowd and Simon did his usual roll of the eyes as Randy tried to bail her out.
“That was just on the first song,” he told Paula, pointing up to Castro. “Just on the first one.”
“Oh my god, I thought you - I thought you sang twice!” Paula said.
In an interview with “Entertainment Tonight,” Paula blamed her mistake on being told at the last minute “in the dark” of the change in format. On Seacrest’s show Wednesday, she said she’d written notes on both Castro and performer David Cook on the same card, and in the end, was simply “confused” as she gave her feedback.

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BY NICK WARREN
After almost 11 months of training and 34 games, Exeter Chiefs bring the curtain down on their season at Doncaster tomorrow.
For several players the match will be extra special as it will be their last in the black and white skin-tight shirt.Junior Fatialofa will bid a fond farewell as he heads to the Premiership with Bristol for next season.
Craig Dunlea will be heading home to New Zealand after the match and Adam Staniforth will bring his six-season stint with Exeter to an end.
But it will mean even more to Simon Jenkins as he will play his last game for the Chiefs against the club he is joining this summer.
The amiable Welshman has been a popular figure since signing from Nottingham in June 2005.
He joined at the same time as Gareth Mason, Chris Catling, Tony Roques and Kevin Barrett, with only the latter making more of an impression.
Hooker Jenkins instantly struck up a rapport with Chris Bentley and the second-row bruiser is backing his best mate in rugby to make a big impression tomorrow.
As well as wanting to go out on a high with Exeter, the 26-year-old has the chance to impress his new coach, teammates and supporters.
“All his new teammates will be checking him out and I’ll be upset if he’s not man-of-the-match,” said Bentley.
“I would imagine he’s going to put in a really big performance to sign off for the team and also to impress his new employers.
“There’s a bit of reticence that he’s leaving and he’s upset to be starting again, but conversely there’s excitement at the move.”
Bentley and the rest of the Chiefs squad will have their own reasons for turning in a big display tomorrow.
To guarantee finishing second they need to win with a bonus point - a feat only achieved by Northampton at Castle Park this term.

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Bulls coach Jim Boylan said he won’t even try to figure out what New Jersey’s roster will look like tonight.
The Nets finally pulled off the eight-player trade that sent Jason Kidd, ex-Bull Malik Allen and Antoine Wright to Dallas on Tuesday.
New Jersey received Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, ex-Bull Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager and Keith Van Horn in the deal, though it’s unclear if any of those acquisitions will suit up tonight. Harris hasn’t played since Jan. 27 because of an ankle injury. Van Horn hasn’t played since 2006.
“For us right now, it’s more about how we handle ourselves and how we go about playing,” Boylan said. “New Jersey, you know Vince Carter is out there. You know (Richard) Jefferson’s going to be out there. (Bostjan) Nachbar’s going to be out there, (center Nenad) Krstic. They have enough good players right now.”
The Bulls have lost 12 straight at New Jersey, including the season opener Oct. 31. Boylan won’t be sorry that Kidd is gone, however.
“I had the opportunity to coach him in Phoenix and I got to see firsthand what he can do and how he can control a game,” Boylan said. “It’s a beautiful thing to watch unless you’re on the other side. So I’m glad he’s gone.
“But we play Dallas next week, so it really doesn’t matter. It’s like a bad dream. He just keeps coming back.”
Big Easy stands tall: New Orleans native Chris Duhon was the Bulls’ only representative at all-star weekend. He thought his hometown did a nice job staging the event. There were no reports of the mayhem that seemed to engulf the streets of Las Vegas during last year’s game.
“They did well,” Duhon said. “They host a lot of big events throughout the whole year, so I knew that everything would run smoothly, and they did an amazing job with it.”
Duhon teamed with B.J. Armstrong and Chicago Sky forward Candice Dupree in the shooting stars contest. Team Chicago finished a disappointing second to San Antonio after failing to knock down a half-court shot in timely fashion during the final round.
“We had fun,” Duhon said. “We had an opportunity. I think we had like 10 seconds to hit the half-court shot. We just couldn’t make it.”
As it turned out, Duhon eventually drained half-court baskets in both rounds of the competition, which gave him food for thought as the regular season resumes.
“If I’m open and I have my feet set, I think I’m going to be able to let that go,” he joked.
Bulls honor NIU: The Bulls will honor victims of the shooting at Northern Illinois by wearing T-shirts with an NIU logo during warmups at tonight’s game in New Jersey and at home Friday against Denver. There will be a moment of silence before Friday’s game at the United Center.
Bulls vs. New Jersey Nets at the Izod Center, 6:30 p.m.
Update: Jason Kidd won’t play for the Nets and neither will ex-Bull Malik Allen. Both were sent to Dallas, along with shooting guard Antoine Wright, in the eight-player deal that became official Tuesday. Before the all-star break, the Nets (23-30) won three of four games.
Series history: The Bulls’ losing streak in New Jersey reached 12 games with a 112-103 overtime loss in the season opener. The last road win over the Nets came April 17, 2001, with A.J. Guyton the Bulls’ leading scorer.
Next: Denver Nuggets at the United Center, 7 p.m. Friday
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