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* AscendedFanboy: Director Larry Meyerson loved Buddy growing up, and even created a main character based on him. (Unfortunately, when you can have Creator/WalterMatthau interested in the part, you go with Matthau.)
* AsHimself: Comedians Jerry Lewis, Carl Ballantine, Slappy White, and Jackie Gayle all appear at the New York Friars' Club, where Buddy has lunch with them.

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* AscendedFanboy: Director Larry Meyerson loved Buddy growing up, and even created a main character based on him. (Unfortunately, when you can have Creator/WalterMatthau interested in the part, you go with Matthau.)
* AsHimself: Comedians Jerry Lewis, Creator/JerryLewis, Carl Ballantine, Slappy White, and Jackie Gayle all appear at the New York Friars' Club, where Buddy has lunch with them.

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* AdaptedOut: The stage musical removes Buddy and Stan's mother, and Buddy's son (who is only seen as a child in flashbacks and referred to a couple of times, having no impact on the plot at all).

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* AdaptedOut: The stage musical removes Buddy and Stan's mother, and Buddy's son (who is only seen as a child in flashbacks and is referred to only a couple of times, times in the present day scenes, thus having no real impact on the plot at all).all).
* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: In the stage musical, the show ends with Buddy getting the part of the grandfather after all (though he still passes on it at first).
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* AdaptedOut: The stage musical removes Buddy and Stan's mother, and Buddy's son (who is only seen as a child in flashbacks and referred to a couple of times, having no impact on the plot at all).
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* IResembleThatRemark: Buddy asks Jerry Lewis if he's still coming his hair with the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill Exxon Valdez]]''. Jerry laughs it off.

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* IResembleThatRemark: Buddy asks Jerry Lewis if he's still coming combing his hair with the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill Exxon Valdez]]''. Jerry laughs it off.
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In 2021 it was announced that a [[ScreenToStageAdaptation musical adaptation of the film]] would play on Broadway, with an opening night set for [[https://deadline.com/2021/11/billy-crystal-broadway-mr-saturday-night-musical-1234870805/ March 2022]]. Billy Crystal and David Paymer will both be reprising their roles from the film, with Crystal also co-writing the book.

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In 2021 it was Billy Crystal announced that he had adapted the film into a [[ScreenToStageAdaptation musical adaptation of the film]] would play stage musical]], which opened on Broadway, with an opening night set for [[https://deadline.com/2021/11/billy-crystal-broadway-mr-saturday-night-musical-1234870805/ March 2022]]. Broadway on April 27 2022. Billy Crystal and David Paymer will both be reprising reprised their roles from the film, with and Crystal also co-writing co-authored the musical's book.
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In 2021 it was announced that a [[ScreenToStageAdaptation musical adaptation of the film]] would play on Broadway, with an opening night set for [[https://deadline.com/2021/11/billy-crystal-broadway-mr-saturday-night-musical-1234870805/ March 2022]]. Billy Crystal and David Paymer will both be reprising their roles from the film, with Crystal also co-writing the book.

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