Adam Sandler is coming to Memphis: Get ready for the standup, songs & special guest

Making a rare Memphis appearance, Adam Sandler — the standup comic and "Saturday Night Live" cast member turned superstar film funnyman — will perform next week at FedExForum, bringing his mix of standup, songs and special guests.

In an acknowledgment that Sandler's recent decades have been more devoted to movies than to concerts, his current run of dates has been titled "The I Missed You Tour."

Specifically, it’s been nearly 28 years since Sandler’s last live date in Memphis.

Here's what to know before his Nov. 16 show at FedExForum.

Adam Sandler, a comic legend

Sandler, 57, first found fame as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live," from 1990 to 1995. His popularity led to concert tours and several hit albums and novelty singles (he introduced "The Chanukah Song" in 1994). He parlayed his success into a series of extraordinarily successful movies, starting in the 1990s with "Billy Madison" and "Happy Gilmore."

His Happy Madison Productions company also produced films for Sandler's comedian friends, such as David Spade and Kevin James. More recently, Sandler has been involved in the "Hotel Transylvania" animation franchise and has produced and starred in movies for Netflix, such as "The Ridiculous 6" and "Hubie Halloween."

Beyond Sandler’s rare serious turns in award-worthy dramas like Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch Drunk Love” and the Safdie brothers' “Uncut Gems,” he’s also earned good notices for his acting in more recent and decidedly lighter fare like this year’s “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.”

Although his box office receipts generally have outpaced his critical kudos, earlier this year Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, an award presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The honor puts him in the company of such laugh luminaries as Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Neil Simon and Lily Tomlin.

'The I Missed You Tour'

In general, Sandler hasn’t made many appearances in Memphis. Back in 1995, he performed at the University of Memphis' Elma Roane Fieldhouse (tickets were $7 at the time).

The upcoming FedExForum show is part of a 25-city North American tour that began Oct. 12 in Vancouver and will concludes Dec. 12 in Denver.

The Bluff City date will be Sandler's only Southern stop on the tour, and fans from across the region are expected to attend (and seem to have quickly snapped up many of the best seats to the show).

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What to expect at Adam Sandler show

A long and mostly glowing Variety review of Sandler’s tour stop in Atlantic City last fall, offered a nice summation of what fans can expect at his live shows.

“Donning a beard, wearing an Oakley hoodie and accompanied by his piano-playing, occasional co-songwriter Dan Bulla — to say nothing of a stage filled with guitars played often by the comedian — Sandler was on, wily and hot,” wrote critic A.D. Amorosi. “The Sandman is silly, but also with a wizened mix of emotion, intelligence, reminiscence, currency and pop culturalism. And d*** jokes.”

In addition to his own sets, Sandler’s shows have also touted a usually unannounced special or surprise guest. Some lucky crowds have been blessed with appearances by comedy greats and Sandler pals like Chris Rock, other audiences have drawn the short stick and gotten opening sets by Rob Schneider.

In general, though, the shows' guests have offered a fair amount of star power with everyone from Kevin James to Woody Harrelson to Judd Apatow making cameos. It’s not clear who will appear as part of Sandler’s local date, but it should add another element of intrigue to the show.

Tickets to Adam Sandler's Memphis show

Tickets for the Adam Sandler show at FedExForum can still be purchased for several tiers and areas throughout arena — though there's only a relative smattering of seats available overall, and the event looks on pace to sell out by showtime.

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As of this writing, the cheapest seats start at $55 and are located in the upper 200s section of the Forum. Lower bowl seating, to the side of the stage run between $126 and $147 per ticket. A handful of floor seats, toward the back rows, are also available at that same $147 price point. And the best remaining views, which include Platinum seating near the stage, will run you $400-plus per ticket.

To purchase or for more information, go to Ticketmaster.com.

Adam Sandler: The I Missed You Tour in Memphis

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at FedExForum, 191 Beale St.

Tickets: $57 to $430. Go to Ticketmaster.com.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Adam Sandler brings The I Missed You Tour to Memphis' FedExForum