Rob Schneider reflects on his most unforgettable SNL moments. He shares what it was like being labeled one of SNL's "Bad Boys" alongside Sandler, Spade, and Farley, and explains why SNL was the most fair and rewarding experience in show business. Plus, he gives his honest take on whether the show can survive without Lorne Michaels.
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00:0050 years of SNL, what do you remember most about or what was the most memorable night
00:06for you during your tenure on the show?
00:08I don't know.
00:09There's so many.
00:10It's a blur.
00:11I mean, I mean, seeing, you know, Adam Sandler for the first time singing next to Kevin Nealon
00:16on the update desk of David Spade doing the airline attendant, flight attendant.
00:24Bye bye.
00:25Bye bye.
00:26Bye bye.
00:27I remember dancing with Patrick Swayze and I'm next to the stage watching me doing the
00:31copy machine guy and it's unbelievable.
00:35It's been so it's been a joy and it's great memories and, you know, I said, you can keep
00:41your Oscar.
00:42A lot fewer people have had the privilege to say live from New York.
00:48It's Saturday night.
00:50And I got to be one of those people.
00:51So very special.
00:52I wanted to quickly, as I know, you and Adam and a few of the other guys were considered
00:55the bad boys of SNL.
00:58What was it like when you first heard that you were given that nickname?
01:01I went, is that a good thing?
01:04Is that bad?
01:05You know, I don't know why.
01:06We were pretty we were pretty clean cut, to be honest with you.
01:09I mean, we were just trying to get on and trying to stay because you never know.
01:13You're in show business.
01:14You weren't before Saturday Night Live and then you're in.
01:17Now what?
01:18So how do I what do I do to stay in?
01:20You got to get your sketches on.
01:21Nobody tells you what to do, sink or swim.
01:23But it was very fair, very fair, because you if you wrote something, they read it in
01:31front of everybody, mostly the costume department.
01:34That was the biggest.
01:35But if you could make the costume department laugh and a few other people, you got your
01:38sketch on.
01:39That was way more diplomatic than the rest of show business could ever hope to be.
01:43So I'm grateful to Laura Michaels and this wonderful, incredible show that is unparalleled
01:52in the history of show business.
01:53And speaking of Lauren, do you think the show can carry on without him?
01:57No.
01:58He's got he's got some seasons left in it.
02:01He ain't going anywhere.
02:02He's going to be 115.
02:03We're going to be back to the 75th one and the 150th one by the time it'll just be Lauren's
02:10brain that they just wheel in the future of either.
02:15But God bless him.
02:17Thank you, Lauren.
02:18We all love you.
02:19Thank you so much.