Adam Sandler presented Mark Twain Prize for comedy in front of star-studded friends

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acceptance speech.Sandler’s “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer” co-star Drew Barrymore called him “a national treasure” when asked how she felt about him being honored for his comedy chops.“Every award that was ever created on the planet should go to Adam,” Barrymore expressed.Steve Buscemi, who acted alongside Sandler in films like “Mr.

Deeds” and “Billy Madison,” praised the renowned comedian for his musical approach to comedy.“His comedy songs alone deserve this reward,” Buscemi said.Judd Apatow, who was roommates with Sandler in Los Angeles while they were kicking off their careers, never doubted that he would rise to fame as a comedy legend.“The moment you met him, you knew Adam was going to be a big star,” Apatow shared.Sandler began his career as a standup comic before becoming a household name as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” from 1991 to 1996 and went on to achieve even more recognition as a funny man with a lengthy career on the big screen with over 30 movies under his belt.Tim Herlihy, who was Sandler’s NYU roommate and has been his longtime writing and production partner, joked the duo had made “31 motion pictures with a combined Rotten Tomatoes score of 59.”Though movies like “The Wedding Singer,” “Big Daddy,” and “The Waterboy” struggled to resonate with movie critics, his approach to comedy is popular with fans, with his films grossing over $3 billion worldwide.He has also received praise for his dramatic acting in “Uncut Gems” and “Punch Drunk Love.”Sandler’s 1996 double platinum album “What the Hell Happened to Me?” — which features the novelty Hanukkah song “The Chanukah Song” — is one of the most-sold comedy albums of all time.“It’s just a part of my life that I never expected to happen,.