![]() He also wore a Miller High Life hat as he hammered a bass guitar, the first time I’ve seen that. “I love it here,” thanking the politeness of Wisconsin and adding a Giannis reference to a joke about spelling. “I like Fonzie, I like Lavern, I like Shirley,” he said. If his appreciation of this town wasn’t genuine, he sold it well. It began with, “All right, Milwaukee, let's f*cking do this shit. It was here that his version of “Phone Wallet Keys” was recorded at the Riverside Theater in 2018. I would have to see Sandler perform in other cities to compare, but throughout the show, he sprinkled in Milwaukee references. In another, he joked about how his family movie, “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” did better on Rotten Tomatoes than all his other movies, combined. In one joke, he talked about how a bystander told him he’d changed, because his assistant was feeding him grapes. ![]() Sandler knows he’s rich, and he never fails to poke fun at himself. If I’m being totally honest, the Sandman had already redeemed himself before he set foot on stage, and like Sandler’s work of old, I once again laughed until it hurt. Or maybe this largely under-50 crowd – I know because Sandler polled us – thought he was hilarious all along. If you saw the crowd’s reaction tonight, it would seem that I was the only person who felt at all jaded for “Grown Ups 2” and dozens of unfunny stinkers. To me, it was one of the top five funniest stand-up shows I’ve ever seen live. His funny was fully re-awakened and on display again tonight, as he performed a flawless 100-minute set for his “I Miss You” tour. They just went into hibernation while he built his empire. Then I saw his Netflix stand-up special, “100% Fresh,” and “Uncut Gems” and I was reminded that Sandler hadn’t lost his funny or his acting chops. ![]() With an estimated net worth of $440 million and a repertoire approaching 70 films – many pretty bad – I couldn’t wrap my head around why Sandler couldn’t just go back to doing quality work again. The man who made me laugh on MTV’s “Remote Control,” then made me howl with “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore,” started cranking out a never-ending string of unfunny films a long time ago. After Saturday night’s sold-out show at the Fiserv Forum, not only do I forgive him, I apologize, too.įor at least a decade-long span, I couldn’t understand why Sandler kept making one terrible movie after another.
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