Watch Adam Sandler Perform Emotional Chris Farley Tribute On ‘SNL’

May 09, 2019

On a recent Netflix special, comedian Adam Sandler paid tribute to his castmate and late friend Chris Farley. The moving performance was Sandler's opening act as host.

Farley and Sandler were castmates on Saturday Night Live from 1990 until 1995. Both mischevious and independent comedians were fired from the show and went on to have successful careers in acting. Tragically, Farley died from an overdose of morphine and cocaine in 1997. He was at the height of his career and was just 33-years-old

Sandler paid tribute to Farley's larger-than-life persona in a moving sone which talks about the time when the two comedians first met. The 52-year-old comedian's opening act also mentioned Farley's iconic Saturday Night Live sketches and characters.

At the beginning of the song, Sandler alluded to Farley's crazy antics and hilarious jokes. Before revealing who the song was about, he described a man with a good sense of humor and a great heart. After the crowd realized the song was about Chris Farley, they erupted with cheers and applause. A large smile appeared on Sandler's face when the crowd started to really enjoy the song.

The actor sang in a twangy, folk voice and sounded very similar to Bob Dylan. He played an iconic Fender Stratocaster that had a white, vanilla color. There was a piano player accompanying Sandler's guitar playing throughout the entire song. Sandler sang about all of Farley's favorite SNL characters including Mike Ditka, Bumblebee Girl, and a Chippendale's dancer. He also mentioned a time when the staff swapped Farley's drink with coffee.

After the first few lines, Adam Sandler stepped away from the microphone and changed the settings on his guitar amp. He played a moving guitar solo that matched perfectly with the theme of the song. The crowd cheered and applauded the impressive guitar playing. As Sandler stepped back towards the microphone, everybody knew that the song was going to get more emotional.

You can watch more of Adam Sandler, Chris Farley and friend David Spade in the video below:

The actor talked about the last time that the two friends had spent time together. A few months later, all of Farley's friend attended his funeral. According to the song, the hardest part of the funeral for Sandler was seeing Farley's dad cry. Sandler mentioned that his children love watching funny videos of Farley on the internet.

He also said that Farley was the funniest man in the world.

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