This exclusive excerpt from “Barkley” goes behind the scenes at “SNL” and reveals how the athlete who famously claimed he was not a “role model” became the funniest athlete of his generation.
,” Leno said. “Charles was always prepared with great stories, and we always enjoyed having him.”
A couple of the group’s initial pitches fell flat, and Mohr feared that he was about to face a similar fate. He remembered one idea from writer Tom Davis in which he proposed that Charles tap-dance in an ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Charles brushed it off with a frosty one-word reply: ““Even if my idea — the one I had not yet conceived — sucked,” Mohr wrote, “at least it wouldn’t be as bad as Charles Barkley tap-dancing for chicken.
Charles didn’t know anything about Nirvana, but considered them to be nice dudes. He couldn’t help but point out the unlikely pairing in his own way. Only on thestage could a Black basketball player who went from the projects of Alabama to being one of the most recognizable athletes in the world share the stage with the White alternative rockers from the Pacific Northwest that became the defining band of a generation.
In his monologue, Charles reflected on a recent game of one-on-one he had with another popular dinosaur who wanted a piece of him: Barney. In take after take, Charles pummeled Tim Gallin, the stuntman hired to wear the Barney suit. At one point, Charles elbowed Gallin so hard to the face that he knocked off Barney’s head from his body. Gallin loved it.
“I know how badly you wanted to beat the Bulls,” Bogues said to Charles, who was about ready to crack up on national TV due to his friend’s monotone delivery.
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