Adam Sandler gives more details about his SNL firing
American comedianactor Adam Sandler, after being the star of many major blockbusters, recalls one obstacle that he couldn’t get over — the fact that he was fired as a cast member from the show, Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Sandler has been a staple in the Hollywood comedy circle for years. After his tenure on SNL, the comedian starred in hit films such as The Waterboy (1998), Big Daddy (1999) and The Wedding Singer (1998).
The 53-year-old actor and comedian, was a staple on the NBC sketch comedy series during the early 1990s, alongside his late friend Chris Farley. But in 1995, the two were shockingly axed from the series.
Sandler, however, has never shied away from sharing his side of the events over the years, and even hilariously discussed it in his SNL monologue, when he hosted the show in May, reported E Online.
In a recent interview, on The Howard Stern Show, Sandler was asked if he felt vindicated when he returned to the show as host (and joked about their exits in his opening monologue) in May to pay tribute to Farley, who died in 1997. “I might have been like that 15 years ago if I came on and did well,” Adam shared about his desire to show off when he hosted earlier this year. “I’m old enough now. I realise what Saturday Night Live did for me,” he recalled.
Although he has the hindsight to be grateful now, he does realise that it was a pretty big deal when it occurred. “At the time, I was hurt because I didn’t know what else I was going to do,” he said. He also shared his memory of his late friend and then fellow cast member, Farley, who too had a similar reaction to the news.
Sandler said he learned he was let go after an ambiguous conversation with his manager.
“My manager Sandy was talking to me, and I was like, ‘Next year on the show blah blah blah,’ and he was like, ‘Maybe you don’t go back next year.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know, man. I still got a few more things.’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah, but you did it already.’ And I was like ‘Yeah, I did it but I’ll think about it,’ and he was like, ‘I think you thought about it.’” (Sic)
At the time, I was hurt because I didn’t know what else I was going to do. I’m old enough now. I realise what Saturday Night Live did for me. ADAM SANDLER, ACTOR