In this film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures, Brooklyn Decker, left, and Adam Sandler are shown in a scene from “Just Go with It.” (TRACY BENNETT/ The Associated Press)

In the new comedy starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, “Just Go With It,” Sandler, who plays a plastic surgeon caught in a web of lies, does all he can to win over his dream girl, Palmer played by model Brooklyn Decker.

Playing Eddie, Sandler’s off beat, is Nick Swardson. Swardson, an accomplished stand-up comic who has starred in shows like “Reno 911” talks about “Just Go With It,” and the fun he had while on set.

“I had a blast filming this movie,” Swardson said. “It is one of my favorite movies that I have worked on.”

In the film, Swardson’s character is convinced to lie about being married to Jennifer Aniston. Being Swardson’s first time to work with Aniston, Nick recalls the experience.

“Jennifer’s comedic abilities didn’t surprise me one bit. She was hilarious on ‘Friends,’ so I knew she’d be funny on set,” Swardson said. “The media spends so much time just making rumors up about her, that they really forget how funny she is.”

With “Just Go With It,” set during Sandler’s vacation, the decision was made to film the movie on the picturesque island of Hawaii.

“There are good things and bad things about filming at such a beautiful place,” Swardson said. “All I wanted to do was go swimming, but then work would get in the way. It was very easy to lose your focus in such a beautiful place.”

With both Sandler and Swardson being well-versed comics, needless to say, the set was full of hijinks. One in particular, started with a dare from Sandler and ended with Swardson in pain.

“There was one scene where my character had to jump off a rock,” Swardson said. “So Adam dared me to jump off the rock, do the splits, and land on my balls. I only did that take once though.”

Typically, when comics like Swardson and Sandler collaborate on a movie, a lot of the material comes from improvisation. In “Just Go With It,” Swardson was able to improv during certain scenes.

“One scene I improved a lot during was a dinner scene when I’m supposed to be completely drunk,” Swardson said. “It was written in the script that I was an Internet sheepherder, so I went with that and just made a snowball of lies.”

The movie, which Swardson claims is “sweet, but not annoyingly sweet,” is one of the many projects the comic/actor has on his plate at the time.

“I’m trying to do everything,” Swardson said. “I’ve got three movies coming out, the second season of my television show, and I’m hoping to get back on stage with a comedy tour around some different colleges.”

Even though he may be a major movie star now, Swardson credits comedy as the way he started his career.

“I was in theater in high school,” Swardson said. “After high school, I performed at a comedy club in downtown Minneapolis. There is nothing like doing stand up. Stand up will always be my first love.”

Even though stand up may be Swardson’s main source of comedy, in “Just Go With It,” Swardson’s comedic skills were put to the test when he was asked to wrestle a sheep.

“That’s was probably the hardest scene to film,” Swardson said. “I remember I just kept yelling at the editors to shoot the scene as fast as possible.”

“Just Go With It,” opened Friday and is in theatres nationwide.