Adam Sandler Had to Evacuate During L.A. Fires, Amy Schumer Reveals: 'Grab 2 Shirts and Get Out of There'

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Schumer and Adam Sandler.Photo:Cindy Ord/WireImage; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Cindy Ord/WireImage; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Adam Sandlerwas among those forced to evacuate their homes in Los Angeles when wildfires broke out this month,Amy Schumerrevealed.

During Schumer’s Jan. 28 appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonto promote her Netflix comedyKinda Pregnant(which Sandler, 58, produced), the actress shared how she made Sandler laugh during the difficult time.

“I did make a joke to him the other night that — I don’t know how this is going to go,” Schumer said; she and Fallon, 50, noted earlier in her interview that they recently had dinner with Sandler,Chris Rock,Ben Stiller,Judd Apatowand other comedians.

“I’m looking at his shirt and I’m like, ‘And you grabbed that one?’ You know? Did you see the Hawaiian [shirt]?” she joked to Fallon. “I’m like, ‘That’s the one you went with?’ Because you gotta make your friends laugh during these times. He’s a good audience.”

Jackie Sandler and Adam Sandler on Jan. 5, 2025.Amy Sussman/Getty

Amy Sussman/Getty

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On Jan. 9, Sandler wrote on X, “Can’t thank the firefighters, first responders, and law enforcement enough for risking their lives for all of us in Los Angeles.”

Jillian Bell and Amy Schumer in Kinda Pregnant.Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

The star shared onSiriusXM’sThe Howard Stern Showduring her Jan. 29 appearance that Sandler “is very hands on” when working. “He’s looking at scripts, he’s looking at dailies,” she said. “I was impressed.“Kinda Pregnantis on Netflix Feb. 5.

source: people.com