Judd Apatow Recalls Former Roommate Adam Sandler Ditching Him After He Got Hired on "Saturday Night Live "(Exclusive) Virginia Chamlee, Dory JacksonOctober 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM 0 Michael Kovac/Getty Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow Judd Apatow jokes that Adam Sandler left him after booking his Saturday N...
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Virginia Chamlee, Dory JacksonOctober 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Judd Apatow jokes that Adam Sandler left him after booking his Saturday Night Live gig
The legendary writer and director spoke to PEOPLE for an exclusive interview in advance of his new memoir Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures
He said that he always knew Sandler — who used to be his roommate – would make it big one day
Judd Apatow is remembering how his old roommate, Adam Sandler, left him "alone in the apartment" after booking Saturday Night Live and making it big.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin co-writer and director spoke to PEOPLE for an exclusive interview in advance of his new, highly visual memoir Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures, which releases Oct. 28.
Apatow, 57, recalled how he and Sandler, 59, were living together when Sandler auditioned for the sketch comedy show. But even before that, Apatow knew his friend was going to succeed.
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"It was a fun time because all we were doing every day was trying to write jokes and get up on stage at the improv at night and tell those jokes," Aptow told PEOPLE. "We were very focused. We didn't have much more to our lives. We had no responsibility whatsoever, and we were just hustling."
He continued: "We all knew Adam was going to make it. He was just remarkably funny to be around and had so much charisma. So we all thought it's going to happen. We just are interested to see how it's going to happen. And then it did."
Sandler was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1990, ultimately appearing as a cast member on the show from 1991 to 1995.
Remembered Apatow: "One day he said, 'I'm going to go audition for Saturday Night Live.' And then the next day he said, 'I got it.' Then he left me alone in the apartment."
Sandler also played a part in Apatow's new book, which features hundreds of never-before-seen photos, letters, scripts and drafts and tells the story of his decades-long comedy career and the many people whose paths have crossed his along the way — like Steve Carell, Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham, who wrote the book's introduction.
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Sandler also lent a hand, writing in an early blurb for the book: "Judd Apatow has put together an amazing scrapbook of his life and career. The best part? There's a lot of pictures. And the stuff that isn't pictures? You don't even have to look at! Now if you do read the words, you'll be delighted. But again, personally, I didn't. Apatowww! You the best!!!"
Apatow, who lives in Los Angeles with his wife Leslie Mann, is also using the book to give back to his community. According to publisher Penguin Random House Books, proceeds after expenses are being donated to Fire Aid and 826 National. The organizations benefit those affected by the 2025 L.A. fire and tutoring and literacy programs, respectively.
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