Adam Sandler leads comedians sharing tributes to Improv founder Budd Friedman after death at 90
dailymail.co.ukAdam Sandler and a bevy of comedy heavyweights paid tribute to the late Improv founder Budd Friedman following his death from heart failure on Saturday at age 90.Friedman, a Broadway producer who went on to found the popular comedy club franchise, was saluted by numerous comedians for helping to give them their start.'Budd Friedman.
Can’t thank this man enough for what he gave to all of us,' Sandler wrote in a Twitter post featuring a photo that showed him sitting with an elderly Friedman, who was using a wheelchair at the time.
Remembering a legend: Adam Sandler, 56, paid tribute to the late Budd Friedman on Sunday. Friedman, a Broadway producer who founded the iconic comedy club chain of The ImprovHe saluted Friedman for giving the comics 'A comedy home,' 'All the stage time,' 'All the tips,' and 'All the encouragement,' adding that the Improv was 'A place for comedians to hang out and talk about nothing but comedy.'Sandler, 56, added in a follow-up tweet, 'No place like the improv.
No one like this man. Great to so many. Thinking of Bud and his family today with so much love and appreciation [sic].' Comedian-turned-filmmaker Judd Apatow posted a photo of Friedman with the late Andy Kaufman in his Twitter tribute.'So sad to learn of the passing of the legendary Budd Friedman, the owner of The Improv, who discovered everyone you love,' he wrote. 'A great man who we all loved.
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