Kym Whitley happily joins the Adam Sandler universe with 'Happy Gilmore 2'

There's the vaunted Marvel Cinematic Universe. There's the Star Wars Universe. And then there's the Adam Sandler Universe. It doesn't involve as many capes or existential threats, but Sandler expects actors who join him to bring the funny and bring it hard. And “Happy Gilmore 2,” the sequel to his beloved 1996 film, is a comical cornucopia of original cast members, cameos and big-name stars. It's now streaming on Netflix.

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Veteran actress and stand-up comic Kym Whitley (“Next Friday,” “Along Came Polly”) got to join in on the fun and visited Atlanta recently to promote the movie for Netflix. Whitley has been in the comedy world for more than 30 years. In this film, she plays Bessie, part of Happy’s alcohol recovery group led by the sadistic Hal (Ben Stiller), who was a nutty orderly in the first movie. “I sometimes found myself watching the scene instead of being in the scene,” Whitley said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the Waldorf Astoria in Buckhead. “Ben is crazy. Adam is crazy. It's hard to keep a straight face. Sometimes I kept my head down and held it.”