I'm pretty certain this is just culture programming so people think 'Rob Ford - Crackman' less and 'Rob Ford - The Buddy Comedy!' more. I've been seeing this trope all over the place, like a forced meme, or a viral campaign.
Too bad Farley died and this guy didn't. Actually, the optimal scenario would be that they both lived and Farley came back to SNL to guest host and do an hour and a half of sketches based on Ford.