I actually never heard of him. He seems to be a stand-up comedian/singer... Pretty much. He sings songs about various things that are often rather risque, but usually sings them like they are Raffi songs being sung to small children.
Can he ACT? I know, initially when Adam Sandler started his big film career, that may have also been a question... I'm not entirely sure. I know that when he does his stand up comedy, he's actually doing a lot of Acting. Much in the style of the early Adam Sandler movies, actually. Like I said, he tends to sing them a little bit like Raffi. This isn't unlike what people saw with Adam Sandler singing the Hanukkah Song, Red Hooded Sweatshirt, Thanksgiving song, etc. The difference is that the songs Adam Sandler performed on SNL were much more family friendly. Stephen Lynch sings songs like "Special Ed... His mother dropped him on his head..."
Comedy isn't easy...however, most comedians can be funny because of their own unique take on the world and generally can be funny because they are also comedic writers...they usually are funny because they write their own material. True. I guess what I'm thinking is that Stephen Lynch is very suited to perform anything that Sandler was intended for. I don't know that I would want to see him playing Butz's part in DRS or Bloom in Producers. But playing Adam Sandler, definitely a great casting choice.
And lets not forget that Chris Kattan was fired from THE FROGS and they had to replace him with Roger Bart. Having seen both him and Bart, I would say Chris Kattan's performance suffered from the same thing that Kattan's performances on SNL suffered from...
Updated On: 7/14/05 at 11:12 AM
