Adam Sandler received thunderous applause from the ‘Saturday Night Live’ audience when he got into a bloody hospital sketch.
In the sketch, Emil Wakim, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang and host Chris Rock all operate on a body, when a less-than-responsible surgeon, played by Sarah Sherman, admits that she botched her pre-operative paperwork and the patient’s gallbladder. was removed in place of his appendix.
While the medical team is shocked, the Rock’s surgical leadership asks the team not to be too hard on her, as the previously covered patient sits up on the bed, revealing Sandler. His appearance leads to fake blood flowing throughout the cast, and he pressures Rock to open his mouth to stop it flowing. Rock does so and is drenched in blood everywhere, including his mouth, causing the players and audience to laugh.
At one point, Sandler further breaks the fourth wall with the lead actor Wakim, saying that even though his role in the sketch wasn’t that big, his family will be proud that he’s getting a showcase.
Sandler also stuck around during the show’s Goodnights, where he and Rock were free of fake blood in clean clothes.
Sandler and Rock have been working together for a long time. They overlapped during their work on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the ’90s and co-starred in multiple films, including 2005’s ‘The Longest Yard’, 2010’s ‘Grown-Ups’ and 2018’s ‘The Week Of’.”
Sandler has also worked with Sherman, as they both had roles in the 2023 film “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” and she also opened for him while he was on tour.