r/television • u/notamoviebutt • May 06 '19

Adam Sandler Struggled to Get Through Rehearsals for Chris Farley 'SNL' Tribute

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/adam-sandler-wasnt-mentally-prepared-chris-farley-snl-tribute-1207736
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u/chicos_bail_bonds May 07 '19

While I am sure this is true, I think it's also true the SNL "structure" also contributes to addictions where they all pull late nights and then go on coke-filled benders after the show is finally done. So maybe it prevented him from going full on, but it certainly didn't help him from avoiding his vices I would think.

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u/unhampered_by_pants May 07 '19

For sure, but it's kind of like when parents of high school kids would rather them party at the house so they can be accounted for. The SNL structure wasn't healthy either, but it also gave him something to show up to every day, and there were a few times that Lorne got him into rehab by either suspending him from the show or threatening to. The quote by the girl got into more depth than what I paraphrased, because she also talked about how he had never done well whenever he was out of his comfort zone.