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Explore episode Jun 16, 2026
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Opening for Adam Sandler — big bombs

Sarah Sherman · Jun 16, 2026

Sarah bombed repeatedly opening for Adam Sandler because the audiences had paid large sums specifically to see Sandler, not an unknown opener doing shocking body-horror comedy.

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Sam Rockwell's audition trick

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Sam Rockwell would deliberately claim he'd been given wrong sides, then ask for the correct pages and 'learn' them in 5 minutes — a calculated hustle that worked every time.

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Two-week cast rehearsal

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Wilde insisted on two full weeks of cast and writer workshops before shooting The Invite, fighting agents who wanted to skip rehearsal time.

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Booksmart: proxy film school

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Wilde had no college or film school education; she considers years of observation on set as an actor her 'proxy film school' before directing Booksmart.