Saturday Night Live.

The origins of Deadpool's obsession with chimichangas were revealed by Deadpool writer Fabian Nicieza and Mark Gruenwald to do the same at the Marvel office.

Comic book art: Deadpool vs Deadpool with Chimichangas

This new joke proved to amuse the two so much that Nicieza decided to add it to the Deadpool comic he was working on, which started the trend of Deadpool's absolute love of chimichangas. Ironically, at the start, Deadpool didn't even particularly prefer chimichangas; he just enjoyed saying the word. But it eventually became one of his favorite meals and has been consistently referenced over the years, especially in the latest live action trilogy.

Deadpool's Chimichangas Obsession Originates with a Saturday Night Live Reference

s from Cable and Deadpool #13 by Fabian Nicieza, Patrick Zircher, Crystal Reid, Frank D'Armata, and Cory Petit

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Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running comedy shows on American television and some of the biggest names in acting and comedy have been on it at one point or another, including Adam Sandler, Norm McDonald, Robert Downey Jr., and more. The sketch show has been a huge aspect of American pop culture for decades, and it's no surprise that comedic characters like Deadpool would eventually pull material from the program. It's especially funny that a throw-away SNL joke became a staple of Deadpool's personality moving forward.

Deadpool and Wolverine cross blades with one another, staring each other down intensely.
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Deadpool is a character who is meant to be funny, and he's been around for a long time, meaning that Deadpool has to constantly evolve with society to remain funny. What was funny forty years ago may not be considered socially acceptable today. With this in mind, it honestly makes a lot of sense that one of Deadpool's longest-running jokes would be pulled directly from Saturday Night Live. The show is a decent barometer for what most Americans find funny, and at the time, over-pronouncing foreign words was an easy laugh for most people.

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Deadpool is one of the longest running comedic characters in comics, with hundreds of comics under his name and three major movies. It's hardly surprising that Deadpool would eventually pull from other major sources of humor. While Saturday Night Live isn't as well-regarded as it used to be, there's no denying the legacy and lasting impact the show has had. Without this comedy show, Deadpool wouldn't have one of the most iconic and longest-running jokes in comic books.

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