Adam Sandler Finally Returned to <em>SNL</em>—And He Delivered
One of the show’s most famous alumni hosted for the first time since departing in 1995, lending a pleasantly nostalgic air to an otherwise stagnant episode.
Adam Sandler left in 1995 after a five-season run, having served as a core part of the show’s early ’90s cast, alongside big names such as David Spade, Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and Mike Myers. All of them went on to great success in movies and television, but their tenure at the show, which leaned on recurring characters and a loud, obnoxious strain of humor, was critically rocky. The show was eventually dubbed “” in a notorious magazine article, and Sandler (along with most of the cast) was fired in a dramatic overhaul that helped save from cancellation.
