Editing Chris Farley (section)

==Death==
On December 18, 1997, at 2:00&nbsp;p.m. EST, Farley was found dead by his younger brother [[John P. Farley|John]] in his apartment in the [[John Hancock Center]] in Chicago, at the age of 33.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Larry|last1=Sutton| first2=Robert|last2=Domiguez|first3=Linda|last3=Hervieux|first4=Michael|last4=Sweeney|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/comic-farley-dead-age-33-article-1.772521|title=Chris Farley, actor and comedian, dies at 33 in 1997|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=December 16, 2015|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> An autopsy revealed that Farley had died of an [[overdose]] of a combination of [[cocaine]] and [[heroin]],<ref name=NYTimes-Jan3>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/03/us/chris-farley-s-death-laid-to-drug-overdose.html|title=Chris Farley's Death Laid to Drug Overdose|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 3, 1998|access-date=June 7, 2008}}</ref> commonly known as a "[[Speedball (drug)|speedball]]". Advanced [[atherosclerosis]] was cited as a "significant contributing factor".<ref name=nypost/><ref name=NYTimes-Jan3/>

[[File:Farleygrave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Farley's grave in 2010]]
A private funeral was held for Farley on December 23 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Over 500 people attended his funeral, including many comedians who had worked with him on ''Saturday Night Live'' and on film, such as [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Adam Sandler]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Rob Schneider]], [[Lorne Michaels]], [[Al Franken]], [[John Goodman]], [[Bob Odenkirk]], [[Tim Meadows]], [[Norm Macdonald]], [[Robert Smigel]], [[George Wendt]], and [[Phil Hartman]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sharon|last=Thelmer|url=http://www.onlineathens.com/1997/122497/1224.a3farley.html|title=Fellow comedians weep for Chris Farley|work=[[Athens Daily News]]|location=Athens, Georgia|date=December 18, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818015306/http://www.onlineathens.com/1997/122497/1224.a3farley.html|archive-date=August 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Joal|last=Ryan|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/35689/farley-funeral-day-the-clowns-cried|title=Farley funeral: The Day the Clowns Cried|website=eonline.com|date=December 23, 1997|access-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref> One of Farley’s best friends and colleague, [[David Spade]], was absent, fueling some speculation that there was some falling out with Farley prior to his death. Years later Spade denied this, saying that his absence from the funeral was because he would have found it too emotionally overwhelming.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kory|last=Grow|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/david-spade-explains-why-he-didnt-attend-chris-farleys-funeral-190011/|title=David Spade Explains Why He Didn't Attend Chris Farley's Funeral|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> Another funeral was held on January 13, 1998, at St. Monica Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/13/farley/#:~:text=SANTA%20MONICA%2C%20California%20(CNN),grieving%20family%20members%20and%20friends. | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629064354/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/13/farley/#:~:text=SANTA%20MONICA%2C%20California%20(CNN),grieving%20family%20members%20and%20friends. | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 29, 2024 | title=CNN - Friends, family grieve at Farley memorial service - Jan. 13, 1998 }}</ref> Farley's remains were interred at [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison#Cemeteries|Resurrection Cemetery]] in Madison.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-wanna-party-like-chris-farley-a-trip-to-the-grave-of-raps-favorite-comedian-1/ | title="I Wanna Party Like Chris Farley" - A Trip to the Grave of Rap's Favorite Comedian | date=15 August 2013 }}</ref>