7 Signs It's an Adam Sandler Comedy

From ''Billy Madison'' to ''That's My Boy,'' the star's signature humor is startlingly consistent
By Lisa Schwarzbaum
June 18, 2012 at 06:00 PM EDT

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1. Adult males who look and act like schlubs

They don’t dress like grownups if they can help it, or take on many responsibilities. They wear shorts and old T-shirts (Hawaiian shirts for fancy occasions) and bark like dogs.

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2. Schlubby dudes who bag babes

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Only in Sandler land does Jennifer Aniston need a makeover to be hot enough.

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3. Middle school humor!

Okay, he’s gone as low as elementary school humor with Billy Madison. But as a rule, his characters have been known to wallow in crude toilet humor, painful crotch gags, and stunts involving animals.

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4. Jokes about gays!

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry was one big gay joke after another. Not to mention that Nicole Kidman’s onscreen husband in Just Go With It (Dave Matthews) liked guys. Ha-ha-ha!

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5. Exhaustingly zany sidekicks

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Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon — take your pick.

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6. Jokes about Jews!

The man who wrote ”The Chanukah Song” has often schmeared on the caricature, like with his portrayal of an uncouth, unchanging Jewish sibling.

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7. Endless talk of boobs and boners

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Swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker in a bikini — an opportunity for in-depth conversation about both.

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