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Rob Schneider is defending his comedy after being asked to leave the stage early during a fundraiser in June.
Members of the audience at a fundraiser for the Regina Hospital Foundation in Canada walked out in protest, many of them “yelling” at Schneider because they considered his comments to be controversial.
The comedian (and father of singer Elle King) sees the criticism as proof he’s “doing something right.”
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Rob Schneider says, “Free speech is speech that challenges itself.” (Michael Thalberg/Getty Images)
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“When you talk about free speech, free speech is all speech. Free speech isn’t about what’s nice. It’s not about what’s socially acceptable. Free speech is speech that challenges yourself,” he told The Hollywood Reporter at the New York premiere of his friend Adam Sandler’s Netflix comedy special.
“Freedom of speech is a bad thing. Easy speech, speech that is acceptable to everyone, doesn’t need to be protected. I’m here to challenge my audience,” he explained.
Rob Schneider is one of Adam Sandler’s many friends who came out to support him at the premiere of his new Netflix comedy special, “Adam Sandler: I Love You.” Pictured here with (from left) Dan Bourla, Ronald Bronstein, Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie. (Roy Rochlin/Courtesy of Getty Images for Netflix)
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Schneider argued that “challenging” comedy is the hallmark of success.
“People are upset about things right now, and that’s OK,” Schneider added. “The more challenging comedy and society can be, the more interesting stand-up comedy and art can be, I think.”
“When everything is going well, art becomes boring. So maybe the ’90s were boring, but now is a good time and a challenging time.”
Rob Schneider has no regrets about the Canadian fundraiser incident. (Slaven Vlasik/Getty Images)
Schneider also told the outlet that it was “so lovely” that his friend and fellow comedian Sandler “always invites me in.” He told The Hollywood Reporter that Sandler called him and asked him to “come over,” and “next thing I knew,” Schneider was co-starring in Sandler’s comedy special, “Love You.”
Sandler and Schneider have previously worked together in numerous films, including “Growing Up,” “The Waterboy” and “Big Daddy.”
(From left) David Spade, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Rob Schneider attend the premiere of the film “Grown Ups” in 2010. (Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
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