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Top 10 Times Adam Sandler Broke The SNL Cast
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8/29/2024
Sandler strikes again! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for “SNL” sketches where Adam Sandler caused fellow cast members to break character.
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Hey, I'm about to sneeze, man, and I want some candy.
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Look at me all squished up like I'm going to sneeze.
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for SNL sketches
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where Adam Sandler caused fellow cast members to break character.
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I'm kind of talking to somebody else right now.
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Number 10. The Hurley He-Boy Dog Sitting Service
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In this recurring SNL sketch, Sandler played a boy looking for work in the neighborhood.
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Hello. Let me feed your dog.
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Chris Farley portrayed Mr. O'Malley, an animated voucher for the boy's services.
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Come on, let the boy feed your dog.
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Although rare for Farley to ever break character, Sandler came just about as close as you can.
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Staring into the soul of the camera, he implored his neighbors to let him teach their dog a trick.
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Farley seems to go slightly off script with his response, while also seemingly giggling in the process.
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I don't know.
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This is a notable moment because usually it was the other way around,
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with Sandler being the one struggling to contain himself due to Farley.
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I'm confident you'll make the right decision.
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Come here, boy.
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Number 9. Cajun Man on the Presidential Election
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Born and raised in Louisiana, this SNL character portrayed by Sandler speaks in an exaggerated Cajun accent.
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Sandler utilizes an impressive amount of dedication to saying words that end in shong.
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In this appearance, Kevin Nealon was ready to interview the Cajun Man about the upcoming presidential election.
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Well, Cajun Man, do you think you could do better than these guys?
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Without question.
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Really?
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Before the interview really kicked into gear, you can already tell Nealon was wrestling his face to keep it straight and not burst out laughing.
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All it took was one singular word from Sandler.
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Election.
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That's not easy to do, but for him, perhaps it is.
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Number 8. Weekend Update, Frank Dippie and Hank Doodle
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Ordinary Americans isn't the best term to characterize Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.
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It's even less fitting for their SNL characters, Frank Dippie and Hank Doodle.
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Hey, how are you, fellas?
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Doing fine, Norman.
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Let's get to it, Norman.
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Alright, fellas.
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So how can you blame Norm Macdonald for chuckling as he looked in their direction while calling them ordinary Americans?
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He even had to pause briefly before continuing the rest of his line.
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Again, understandable.
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This was before the start of a hysterical point-counterpoint discussion between Frank and Hank.
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Alright, 10 seconds, got a lot to say.
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100 days.
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This is going back to the...
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It's as simple as...
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Clearly Macdonald knew what he was getting into.
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While this was likely both Farley and Sandler making Macdonald giggle,
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it shows the power of their comedic reputations.
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Frank Dippie and Hank Doodle, everyone.
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There they are.
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Number 7. Gap Girls at the Food Courts
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Put Chris Farley, David Spade, and Adam Sandler in a room together, what do you get?
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Comedy gold.
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Do you even know what those words mean?
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No.
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In the recurring sketch called Gap Girls,
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the three men play female work buddies who gossip and hang out together at the mall.
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At one moment in the food court,
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Spade's character tried to justify her seemingly toxic boyfriend's behavior.
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Sandler's character responded as any good friend would.
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Sandler had difficulty keeping a straight face as he delivered this line.
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Christy, listen to yourself.
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I hate to see this happen to you.
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You're my best friend.
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Once he got all the words out though,
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it was Spade and Farley who broke character with their smirks.
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Really, Christy.
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Give him the keys to the street and do it tonight.
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Number 6. Weekend Update, Adam Sandler on Thanksgiving
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In this Weekend Update segment,
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Sandler honored Thanksgiving with a humorous, rhythmic song
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with lyrics that consisted of turkey admiration and arbitrary factoids.
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Love to eat the turkey at the table.
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I once saw a movie with Betty Grable.
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When he eventually turned to Kevin Nealon, suggesting he join in the song,
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you could see that Nealon had been cracking up.
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At first, the host was reluctant,
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but Sandler then gave him that extra little push to sing along.
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Oh, it'll be fun.
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Okay.
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This was a funny moment where Nealon broke character, so to speak,
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because you don't expect the Weekend Update host to join in on the act,
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especially one like this.
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It's a weirdly catchy song though.
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Oh, I love turkey on Thanksgiving.
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Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
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Number 5. Il Cantore Restaurant
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The waiters at this Italian restaurant got very flirty and handsy with Kirstie Alley.
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It's so nice of you to spend your birthday with us.
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Oh, it isn't my birthday.
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When it was time for Sandler to bring her and her husband glasses of water,
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he didn't disappoint.
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In nothing but black underwear, Sandler grabbed Alley's dress
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and rubbed his head in her chest.
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At this point, she visibly broke due to the absurdity of it all.
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Hey, hey, all right, that's it. We are out of here.
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What makes this moment even funnier is the fact that Alley
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previously tried to explain to her husband
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that it was Italian custom for them to behave so affectionately.
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But the lengths to which the waiters go,
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particularly Sandler toward the end,
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understandably made it hard to not burst into laughter.
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Number 4. Weekend Updates
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Gil Graham's Summer Concert Review
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The person to go to for a hilarious summer concert review is Gil Graham,
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a rock correspondent portrayed by Adam Sandler.
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Well, it was a long summer, so let's dispense with the preliminaries
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and get to the rock and roll.
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His ridiculous storytelling of his eventful rock concert adventures
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caused Norm MacDonald to forget who he was talking to.
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Well, sort of.
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After calling him by his actual name, twice in fact,
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MacDonald coolly caught his own slip-up at the end of this weekend update.
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Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler. Gil Graham. I'm sorry, Gil Graham.
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After an unusual performance like that,
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in which Sandler played a character that perfectly suited him,
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it made sense that MacDonald stumbled the way he did.
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Looks a bit like Adam Sandler.
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Number 3. Canteen Boy. Block Party
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Sure, he's naive, but Canteen Boy definitely has had his moments of wisdom.
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One particular instance came after he talked about the value of knowing
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what's inside his canteen.
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That's why I carry the canteen. I always know what's in it,
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because I'm the one who puts it in.
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After John Goodman further inquired about this,
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Sandler's character brought up quite a fair philosophical point.
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And he did it in a way that Goodman couldn't handle.
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I don't dwell on things like that.
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I could get killed crossing the street.
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If it's going to happen, it's going to happen.
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That's very wise, Canteen Boy.
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Yeah, yeah.
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As Goodman delivered his response,
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he broke into laughter and continued to chuckle
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until Canteen Boy moved to another part of the room.
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While Canteen Boy often gets mocked and even laughed at in this recurring sketch,
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this particular instance of laughter is a case of Goodman breaking
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due to Sandler's brilliance.
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I gotta go to the bathroom.
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I love him. I love Canteen Boy. Can you believe him?
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Number 2. Weekend Update, Opera Man Returns.
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He first appeared in 1992.
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After a few more memorable appearances during the 90s,
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Sandler's Opera Man didn't return until 2019.
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Colin Jost, host of the Weekend Update portion of the show, introduced him.
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Here once again to look at people and places in the news
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is Weekend Update's Opera Man.
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As Sandler was preparing to sing about the week's news
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and revive his iconic character in today's world of pop culture,
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Jost tried to hold himself together.
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He only could do so for a few seconds.
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All it took was a few handkerchief waves from Sandler
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and a playful glance in Jost's direction to cause him to break into laughter.
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Almost finito.
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Alto exciting. Edge a paesito.
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Jost must have known of the Opera Man's legendary reputation beforehand.
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Opera Man! Bye bye!
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Number one.
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Weekend Update, Adam Sandler on more Halloween costume ideas.
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Sandler's simple Bruce Springsteen costume in Grown Ups 2
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may be better than all his silly Halloween costume ideas in this Weekend Update.
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You can just use your face.
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Go as smiley boy.
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But the comical way in which he presented these ideas
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makes them just as, if not more, memorable.
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After Sandler crawled under the news desk,
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Kevin Nealon just couldn't take it anymore.
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Or go as crazy guy under the desk.
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I'm crazy guy under the desk.
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Just cause you can't see me, don't mean I don't want candy.
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While he was somewhat able to suppress his laughter,
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it went on for at least several seconds.
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Nealon's body language was telling as well,
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as he pointed his smiling face downward,
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trying to control himself.
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Adam Sandler can do that to you.
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Happy Halloween everybody.
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Adam Sandler.
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Let us know in the comments which of these Sandler SNL appearances
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made you laugh the most.
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