The most important things a comedy special can have are a strong opener and a great closer. That’s often why Dave Chappelle’s specials are (usually) so great he has mastered the art of openings and closings. People can tolerate the drift between (or midrift, if you will), but the things they’ll surely remember are the beginning and the ending. Adam Sandler‘s surprising new comedy special (with an equally surprising director) not only has the most unique and riveting intros and conclusions of any comedy special in years, it also maintains a delightful, rapid, and unexpected pace of jokes throughout. It’s the best comedy special I’ve seen since Bo Burnham’s Inside.
