More than a decade after premiering a hit residency on the Strip, Boyz II Men are back with four shows at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan.
Fedor Banuchi saw Happy Gilmore.
Then he saw “Happy Gilmore.”
“When you think of Happy Gilmore, that really is his personality,” says Banuchi, vice president of entertainment at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. “It was a trip, to be honest. I went home and put on the ‘Happy Gilmore’ movie and it was the same guy.”
The guy is, of course, Adam Sandler, star of that film as well as other box office-hits including “Just Go With It,” “Bedtime Stories” and “Grown Ups.” Banuchi just booked the “Saturday Night Live” alum for three dates at the Chelsea on Nov. 10, Nov. 17 and Jan. 27.
“When you go down the list of comedians, the stars, he’s near the top,” Banuchi says. “People love him. Just walking around the property, it was obvious that everybody recognizes him and everybody loves him.”
Sandler’s show is expected to be a comedy-music mash-up, with a backing band. He most recently headlined the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel Dec. 2-3 on the “Here Comes The Funny” tour, joined by ex-“SNL” cast members Norm Macdonald, Rob Schneider and Tim Meadows.
Banuchi says Sandler is keeping open the option of being joined by fellow comic friends. Maybe.
What is certain is that these three announced dates are just the start. Sandler is planning as many as 10 Las Vegas shows in 2018, working around his bustling film schedule. Sandler is currently working with Chris Rock on the original Netflix comedy “The Week Of,” set to premiere next year.
“He’s very interested in the entire hotel, far more than any artist I’ve worked with,” Banuchi says. “It’s going to be great to have him around.” Just remember to yell, “Fore!”
More than a decade after premiering a hit residency on the Strip, Boyz II Men are back with four shows at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan.
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