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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00:00Hey, I'm about to sneeze, man, and I want some candy.
00:04Look at me all squished up like I'm going to sneeze.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for SNL sketches
00:13where Adam Sandler caused fellow cast members to break character.
00:18I'm kind of talking to somebody else right now.
00:23Number 10. The Hurley He-Boy Dog Sitting Service
00:27In this recurring SNL sketch, Sandler played a boy looking for work in the neighborhood.
00:33Hello. Let me feed your dog.
00:37Chris Farley portrayed Mr. O'Malley, an animated voucher for the boy's services.
00:43Come on, let the boy feed your dog.
00:48Although rare for Farley to ever break character, Sandler came just about as close as you can.
00:55Staring into the soul of the camera, he implored his neighbors to let him teach their dog a trick.
01:01Farley seems to go slightly off script with his response, while also seemingly giggling in the process.
01:08I don't know.
01:11This is a notable moment because usually it was the other way around,
01:16with Sandler being the one struggling to contain himself due to Farley.
01:20I'm confident you'll make the right decision.
01:23Come here, boy.
01:25Number 9. Cajun Man on the Presidential Election
01:30Born and raised in Louisiana, this SNL character portrayed by Sandler speaks in an exaggerated Cajun accent.
01:39Sandler utilizes an impressive amount of dedication to saying words that end in shong.
01:45In this appearance, Kevin Nealon was ready to interview the Cajun Man about the upcoming presidential election.
01:51Well, Cajun Man, do you think you could do better than these guys?
01:54Without question.
01:57Really?
01:58Before the interview really kicked into gear, you can already tell Nealon was wrestling his face to keep it straight and not burst out laughing.
02:07All it took was one singular word from Sandler.
02:10Election.
02:12That's not easy to do, but for him, perhaps it is.
02:17Number 8. Weekend Update, Frank Dippie and Hank Doodle
02:22Ordinary Americans isn't the best term to characterize Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.
02:28It's even less fitting for their SNL characters, Frank Dippie and Hank Doodle.
02:32Hey, how are you, fellas?
02:34Doing fine, Norman.
02:36Let's get to it, Norman.
02:38Alright, fellas.
02:39So how can you blame Norm Macdonald for chuckling as he looked in their direction while calling them ordinary Americans?
02:46He even had to pause briefly before continuing the rest of his line.
02:50Again, understandable.
02:52This was before the start of a hysterical point-counterpoint discussion between Frank and Hank.
02:57Alright, 10 seconds, got a lot to say.
03:01100 days.
03:02This is going back to the...
03:04It's as simple as...
03:06Clearly Macdonald knew what he was getting into.
03:09While this was likely both Farley and Sandler making Macdonald giggle,
03:13it shows the power of their comedic reputations.
03:16Frank Dippie and Hank Doodle, everyone.
03:18There they are.
03:22Number 7. Gap Girls at the Food Courts
03:26Put Chris Farley, David Spade, and Adam Sandler in a room together, what do you get?
03:31Comedy gold.
03:33Do you even know what those words mean?
03:35No.
03:38In the recurring sketch called Gap Girls,
03:40the three men play female work buddies who gossip and hang out together at the mall.
03:45At one moment in the food court,
03:47Spade's character tried to justify her seemingly toxic boyfriend's behavior.
03:52Sandler's character responded as any good friend would.
03:56Sandler had difficulty keeping a straight face as he delivered this line.
04:00Christy, listen to yourself.
04:03I hate to see this happen to you.
04:07You're my best friend.
04:13Once he got all the words out though,
04:15it was Spade and Farley who broke character with their smirks.
04:18Really, Christy.
04:20Give him the keys to the street and do it tonight.
04:26Number 6. Weekend Update, Adam Sandler on Thanksgiving
04:31In this Weekend Update segment,
04:33Sandler honored Thanksgiving with a humorous, rhythmic song
04:36with lyrics that consisted of turkey admiration and arbitrary factoids.
04:42Love to eat the turkey at the table.
04:45I once saw a movie with Betty Grable.
04:48When he eventually turned to Kevin Nealon, suggesting he join in the song,
04:52you could see that Nealon had been cracking up.
04:55At first, the host was reluctant,
04:57but Sandler then gave him that extra little push to sing along.
05:01Oh, it'll be fun.
05:05Okay.
05:06This was a funny moment where Nealon broke character, so to speak,
05:10because you don't expect the Weekend Update host to join in on the act,
05:15especially one like this.
05:17It's a weirdly catchy song though.
05:20Oh, I love turkey on Thanksgiving.
05:28Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
05:32Number 5. Il Cantore Restaurant
05:36The waiters at this Italian restaurant got very flirty and handsy with Kirstie Alley.
05:41It's so nice of you to spend your birthday with us.
05:45Oh, it isn't my birthday.
05:47When it was time for Sandler to bring her and her husband glasses of water,
05:51he didn't disappoint.
05:53In nothing but black underwear, Sandler grabbed Alley's dress
05:56and rubbed his head in her chest.
05:58At this point, she visibly broke due to the absurdity of it all.
06:02Hey, hey, all right, that's it. We are out of here.
06:06What makes this moment even funnier is the fact that Alley
06:10previously tried to explain to her husband
06:12that it was Italian custom for them to behave so affectionately.
06:16But the lengths to which the waiters go,
06:19particularly Sandler toward the end,
06:21understandably made it hard to not burst into laughter.
06:29Number 4. Weekend Updates
06:32Gil Graham's Summer Concert Review
06:35The person to go to for a hilarious summer concert review is Gil Graham,
06:39a rock correspondent portrayed by Adam Sandler.
06:43Well, it was a long summer, so let's dispense with the preliminaries
06:47and get to the rock and roll.
06:50His ridiculous storytelling of his eventful rock concert adventures
06:54caused Norm MacDonald to forget who he was talking to.
06:57Well, sort of.
06:59After calling him by his actual name, twice in fact,
07:03MacDonald coolly caught his own slip-up at the end of this weekend update.
07:07Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler. Gil Graham. I'm sorry, Gil Graham.
07:14After an unusual performance like that,
07:16in which Sandler played a character that perfectly suited him,
07:20it made sense that MacDonald stumbled the way he did.
07:23Looks a bit like Adam Sandler.
07:26Number 3. Canteen Boy. Block Party
07:30Sure, he's naive, but Canteen Boy definitely has had his moments of wisdom.
07:35One particular instance came after he talked about the value of knowing
07:39what's inside his canteen.
07:41That's why I carry the canteen. I always know what's in it,
07:43because I'm the one who puts it in.
07:45After John Goodman further inquired about this,
07:48Sandler's character brought up quite a fair philosophical point.
07:52And he did it in a way that Goodman couldn't handle.
07:55I don't dwell on things like that.
07:57I could get killed crossing the street.
07:59If it's going to happen, it's going to happen.
08:01That's very wise, Canteen Boy.
08:03Yeah, yeah.
08:05As Goodman delivered his response,
08:07he broke into laughter and continued to chuckle
08:09until Canteen Boy moved to another part of the room.
08:12While Canteen Boy often gets mocked and even laughed at in this recurring sketch,
08:17this particular instance of laughter is a case of Goodman breaking
08:21due to Sandler's brilliance.
08:23I gotta go to the bathroom.
08:25I love him. I love Canteen Boy. Can you believe him?
08:28Number 2. Weekend Update, Opera Man Returns.
08:32He first appeared in 1992.
08:35After a few more memorable appearances during the 90s,
08:38Sandler's Opera Man didn't return until 2019.
08:42Colin Jost, host of the Weekend Update portion of the show, introduced him.
08:47Here once again to look at people and places in the news
08:50is Weekend Update's Opera Man.
08:59As Sandler was preparing to sing about the week's news
09:02and revive his iconic character in today's world of pop culture,
09:05Jost tried to hold himself together.
09:08He only could do so for a few seconds.
09:11All it took was a few handkerchief waves from Sandler
09:14and a playful glance in Jost's direction to cause him to break into laughter.
09:20Almost finito.
09:22Alto exciting. Edge a paesito.
09:25Jost must have known of the Opera Man's legendary reputation beforehand.
09:30Opera Man! Bye bye!
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09:55Number one.
09:56Weekend Update, Adam Sandler on more Halloween costume ideas.
10:01Sandler's simple Bruce Springsteen costume in Grown Ups 2
10:05may be better than all his silly Halloween costume ideas in this Weekend Update.
10:10You can just use your face.
10:12Go as smiley boy.
10:15But the comical way in which he presented these ideas
10:18makes them just as, if not more, memorable.
10:22After Sandler crawled under the news desk,
10:24Kevin Nealon just couldn't take it anymore.
10:26Or go as crazy guy under the desk.
10:33I'm crazy guy under the desk.
10:37Just cause you can't see me, don't mean I don't want candy.
10:42While he was somewhat able to suppress his laughter,
10:44it went on for at least several seconds.
10:47Nealon's body language was telling as well,
10:50as he pointed his smiling face downward,
10:53trying to control himself.
10:55Adam Sandler can do that to you.
10:57Happy Halloween everybody.
10:59Adam Sandler.
11:02Let us know in the comments which of these Sandler SNL appearances
11:06made you laugh the most.
11:08One.
11:10Two.