Adam Sandler


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Tom Freston

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Tom Freston on getting his start on MTV's Remote Control as a PA
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Barry Livingston

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Barry Livingston on meeting Adam Sandler
03:00

Robert Smigel

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Robert Smigel on watching auditions by Saturday Night Live cast members Adam Sandler and Chris Rock; on connecting with Adam Sandler early on and working on sketches with him; on Smigel and Al Franken being the only Jewish writers or cast members on staff for a long time before Sandler arrived; on what made Sandler’s comedy stand out from the other comedians; on some specific sketches he worked on with Sandler; on his style of humor being more dry and conversational and killing in read-through, but being hard to pull off in front of an audience
05:07
Robert Smigel on the sketches he worked with Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live, including the commercial parody "Schmitts Gay" with Sandler and Chris Farley; on working with Sandler on songs like “She Comes Home to Me”
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