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Nick Swardson & Cheri Oteri Reunite with Sandler for 'Grown Ups 2'

by Ethan Anderton
May 14, 2012
Source: Variety

For the first poor attempt at comedy that Happy Madison productions called Grown Ups (a poor man's version of The Big Chill), "Saturday Night Live" veteran Adam Sandler assembled all of his friends in comedy including Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade and Rob Schneider. Now two more collaborators from Sandler's past have come back for the wholly unnecessary sequel as Variety reports stand-up comedian Nick Swardson and Chero Oteri (another "SNL" alum) have landed supporting roles alongside Project X star Oliver Cooper and shirtless Twilight Saga star, the mannequin known as Taylor Lautner.

No plot details have come to the surface about the sequel, so we don't really know why this ragtag team of comedy misfits reunites again, but Swardson will play Schiender's brother, who drives a school bus, sometimes with a decent amount of alcohol in his system. Meanwhile, Oteri is playing a middle school ex-girlfriend of Sandler's who ends up working at a store owned by his wife (Salma Hayek is reprising her role from the first film). On one hand, each of these casting additions has plenty of talent and experience in the comedy realm, but their addition to this sequel does nothing to get me interested.

No matter how much I love Swardon's stand-up, his reputation is harmed by the fact that he's had a bit part in Sandler's films like Jack & Jill, Bedtime Stories, Just Go with It, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Don't Mess with the Zohan, and the forthcoming That's My Boy (see if you can laugh at the red band trailer right here. Meanwhile, Oteri hasn't really been much of a presence in the comedy game since her days on "SNL" in the 90's, but maybe she's looking for some sort of comeback. Frankly, I'd start with hitting up Spartan cheerleader cohort Will Ferrell who seems to be making the better comedies nowadays.

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Ehsan Davodi

I dislike first grown ups I love two kind of comedies: Classic / R rated I like Adam sandler but not much I think there is good comedian in holleywood but not much
Frightened Inmate #2

Swardson is awesome.
Voice of Reason

More Swardson!!....Swardsons got the chops, he proved it in Blades of Glory but he needs to stop playing off of terribly stagnant comedians like Sandler, or that disappointing doofus McBride.
Blue Silver

It'd be nice to see Oteri make a splash on the big screen, again! I don't see the admiration for Swardson, though! I think he tries too hard to be funny, but to each his own: this is my POV!
mooreworthy

Im a sucker for sandler dvds.
Janice Cantrell

I can not wait to see Grown Ups 2! I do not appreciate you calling Taylor Lautner a mannequin! This article sucks anyways!
- Taylor
  
  Wow. If you liked the first one, you have poor taste. And if you're going to get defensive over Taylor Lautner (one of the worst actors I have ever seen), then you are most likely a teenage girl who stares at his abs and pays no attention to his "acting."