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Comedy Notes

Under Sandler's wing, he's taken off

When Nick Swardson started in comedy, all he wanted was Adam Sandler's autograph. Now he writes for him. When Nick Swardson started in comedy, all he wanted was Adam Sandler's autograph. Now he writes for him.
By Nick A. Zaino III
Globe Correspondent / May 4, 2007

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Nick Swardson had only been doing comedy for six months when he got the chance to be on a showcase for young talent at the US Comedy Arts Festival in 1996. And with managers and agencies courting him, even calling his mother and telling her to ignore calls from competing agencies, Swardson wanted only one thing -- Adam Sandler's autograph. (Full article: 677 words)

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