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We Have to Discuss Adam Sandler's Triumphant Return to SNL

How Sandler's return to the SNL stage left us feeling overjoyed and nostalgic long after the episode's end!

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We Have to Discuss Adam Sandler's Triumphant Return to SNL

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From movies like "Happy Gilmore", "Just Go With It", and "Grown Ups", to songs such as "The Hanukkah Song" and "Lunch Lady Land", Adam Sandler has always been providing audiences with endless comedic and sensational content that withstands time. His return to "Saturday Night Live" after 24 years was eagerly anticipated by many SNL fans, and boy did he deliver a quality performance!

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Entertainment

15 Adam Sandler Movies That Should Be On Every Comedy Fan's List

The one true ranking on the Sandler-verse

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Qualifications, Criteria, and Sources

To be clear I am an Adam Sandler superfan -- an Adam Stanler, if you will. I am also a pure comedy movie junkie. Over the next few months, I want to rank all the great comedy leads and their career's work. There is no better option to start with other than Sandler because he has peaks as high as any movie star of the 90s and 2000s, and has had his share of lows (his career valleys are more like trenches).

One of the few staples in our culture for the past quarter century is the ironically self-proclaimed Sandman. He has enough acting credits to make Nic Cage blush and owns real estate in the mind of every American comedy fan. Adam Sandler joined the ranks of Eddie Murphy in terms of most famous and successful SNL alumni.

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7 Sketches From SNL That Accurately Summarize The Political Shitstorm We Are In

If you don't believe our country needs a proper fixing then PLEASE open your freaking eyes!

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7 Sketches From SNL That Accurately Summarize The Political Shitstorm We Are In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nQGBZQrtT0

2018 was a year filled with political controversy to say the least. Between political elections and social conflicts, it seems as if no one agreed on anything which ultimately divided our country into two very distinct groups. While people like myself can recognize this fact, others cannot and that boggles my mind. To enlighten those individuals that don't necessarily see how messed up our political system is, I have chosen to present these issues in a way that any American can appreciate; a good ol' "Saturday Night Live" sketch.

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Politics and Activism

I Know It's Too Late But Here's Why Kavanaugh Should Not Be On The Supreme Court

Political stances aside, someone's past should always be taken into account, especially when deciding the next Supreme Court judge.

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I Know It's Too Late But Here's Why Kavanaugh Should Not Be On The Supreme Court

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Compassionate, wise, sensible and reliable are all seemingly obvious characteristics that politicians, who are literally running an entire country of 325.7 million people, should possess. Confusingly enough, there has been an odd theme among our recently appointed leaders where nobody has these assets.

Previously a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a staff lawyer for multiple offices of the U.S. government through nominations by George W. Bush, Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court on October 6th, 2018. Despite Kavanaugh being accused by three different women on three separate drunken occasions of sexual assault, the Senate voted 50-48 in approval for the new judge.

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How Sandler's return to the SNL stage left us feeling overjoyed and nostalgic long after the episode's end!

The one true ranking on the Sandler-verse

Qualifications, Criteria, and Sources

The Sandlerst

1. "Happy Gilmore" (1996) Metacritic Score: 31/100. Box Office: $79,141,400

Dir. Dennis Dugan. Written by Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy

2. "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002) Metacritic Score: 78/100. Box Office: $27,672,300

Directed & Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

3. "Funny People" (2009) Metacritic Score: 60/100. Box Office: $62,629,200

Directed and Written by Judd Apatow

4. "The Waterboy" (1998) Metacritic: 41/100. Box Office: $308,237,800

Dir. Frank Coraci Written by Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

5. "Billy Madison" (1995) Metacritic 16/100. Box Office: $53,001,000

Dir. Tamra Davis Written by Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

6. "Click" (2006) Metacritic Score: 45/100. Box Office: $188,942,600

Dir. Frank Coraci Written by Steve Koren & Mark O'Keefe

7. "The Wedding Singer" (1998) Metacritic Score: 59/100. Box Office: $154,160,800

Dir. Frank Coraci Written by Tim Herlihy

8. "Big Daddy" (1999) Metacritic Score: 41/100. Box Office: $289,951,400

Dir. Dennis Dugan. Written by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

9. "50 First Dates" (2004) Metacritic Score: 48/100. Box Office: $175,423,800

Dir. Peter Segal. Written by George Wing

10. "The Longest Yard" (2005) Metacritic Score: 48/100. Box Office: $222,255,300

Dir. Peter Segal. Original Written by Al Ruddy and Tracy Keenan Wynn, Sheldon Turner penned this remake.

11. "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" Metacritic Score: 79/100. Box Office: N/A

Directed & Written by Noah Baumbach

12. "Anger Management"(2003) Metacritic Score: 52/100. Box Office: $202,681,400

Dir. Peter Segal Written by David Dorfman

13. "Reign Over Me" (2007) Metacritic Score: 61/100. Box Office: 25,749,200

Directed & Written by Mike Binder

14. "Eight Crazy Nights" (2002) Metacritic Score: 23/100. Box Office: $36,559,100

Dir. Seth Kearsley Written by Brooks Arthur, Allen Covert, Brad Isaacs, & Adam Sandler.

15. "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" (2008) Metacritic Score: 54/100. Box Office: $125,511,100

Dir. Dennis Dugan. Written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, & Judd Apatow

Honorable Mentions

"Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh" Metacritic Score: (ironically) N/A. Box Office: N/A

Dir. Steven Brill (and segment director Nicholaus Goosen). Written by Adam Sandler

"Little Nicky" (2000) Metacritic Score: 38. Box Office: $65,910,800

Dir. Steven Brill Written by Steven Brill, Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

Through the ups and downs of 2018, Saturday Night Live always kept everyone laughing.

12. Happy Holidays!

If you don't believe our country needs a proper fixing then PLEASE open your freaking eyes!

1. LGBTQ+ Rights

2. Gun Control

3. Brett Kavanaugh

4. #BlackLivesMatter

5. Immigration

6. #MeToo Movement

7. Donald Trump

Please, GOD let this be false.

How do you expect anyone to believe this was a peaceful breakup?

Oh, wait. Remember on SNL when he "joked" about hiding her birth control so that she'd stay with him?

If you ask me, Pete's character adds up to these allegations. But we won't know for sure until more info hits the public.

Political stances aside, someone's past should always be taken into account, especially when deciding the next Supreme Court judge.

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