Adam Sandler Says The Reaction To His Chris Farley Tribute Gave Him A 'Big High'

In his 2018 Netflix special 100% Fresh and again while hosting Saturday Night Live back in May, Adam Sandler celebrated the life and legacy of his late friend and former SNL cast mate Chris Farley. Right now, in an exclusive interview for his movie Uncut Gems, out today (December 13), the actor opened up to MTV News's Josh Horowitz about the crowds response to his emotional musical tribute.


"Every time Once I was on the road doing it, I would mention, 'Here we go,'" he revealed, explaining that remembering his friend brings back an assortment of emotions. Still, performing the song time and time again was a special experience — especially because it clearly resonated with fans of the comedian, who died in 1997 at 33 years old from an accidental overdose. "I think just that crowd reaction, I was excited to hear that," Sandler mentioned. "Hear them cheer for Farley and visualize the images of Farley in back of me just made it like a different mood for the audience."


"It was a big high knowing that they loved the man so much," Sandler added before sharing that Farley's mother reached out to thank him for his touching ode to her son. "Mrs. Farley wrote me this long, sweet note," he mentioned. "I was away all summer and If I got residence this note was on my counter from Mrs. Farley just talking about how much that song meant." It was especially meaningful because it sparked conversation about Farley all these years later. "It just brought up a lot of nice stuff because people keep talking about Chris again to her," Sandler said.


As Horowitz pointed out, Sandler's tribute song was keeps it up and continues to be a way to keep the comedian's spirit alive. All it really takes is one look at Sandler's closing SNL performance to be able to see the individual friendship that they developed while working on the show with each other more than two decades ago. Here's hoping for more touching tributes like this in the future.