Adam Sandler's new Netflix special 100% Fresh is fantastic. Hilarious all the way through and yet also wonderfully sentimental. So much so that I'd like to say a few sentimental words about how much Adam has meant to me over the years.
In H.S. I saw Adam do a set on Letterman I would have loved it no matter what but I loved it even more bc Adam is from Manchester, NH, one town over from where I lived in Bedford. Then he became a star on SNL, my favorite show. This was a big deal.
Adam was in a sketch called "What's the Best Way" about New Englanders giving directions. nbc.com/saturday-night… There was a reference to the Jordan Marsh in Bedford. At the time hearing my hometown on SNL was the most exciting thing that had ever happened to me.
But then, just a few years later, Sarah Silverman was hired on SNL and she was from Bedford proper! No one I knew had ever met Adam but I had friend who had met Sarah. Watching her first weekend update feature gave me goosebumps.
But here's the important part. After I was hired at SNL I had a general meeting with one of the executives at Adam's production company Happy Madison. I had no expectation of meeting Adam but on the way out the door I heard his familiar voice bellow, "Get that NH kid in here!'
I sat in his office and he asked me about my upbringing and gave me sage and kind words about SNL that I never forgot. He's the best. A few years ago Adam was on Late Night and we talked about growing up in the same place. It's one of my favorite interviews.
And BEFORE I was on SNL I was living in LA with my brother. We had just seen a friend perform at a comedy club and on the way to our car saw Sarah in the parking lot. We introduced ourselves and she warmly exclaimed, "My parents told me there were some Bedford boys in town!"
Then, for real, she asked us if we played Wiffle Ball and when we said yes she pulled a bat and some balls out of her trunk and we played in the parking lot until someone came out and asked us to stop.
This weekend Sarah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I am so happy for her. She's been great forever.
The purpose of this thread (my first by the way) is to let anyone who is a fan of Adam or Sarah know that they are good people. And not just to me. All I have ever heard about them since the first time I heard their names is that they were good people.
Also, it's fun to use this website to say nice things about people!
