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Ariana Grande & Adam Sandler | Actors on Actors

Variety | January 13, 2026



Ariana Grande and Adam Sandler sit down to discuss their films ‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘Jay Kelly.’ They bond over their shared love of Bobby Boucher from ‘The Waterboy,’ a character that Grande once dressed up as on social media. The two also debate whether animals should be allowed to talk, recall the audition process for Wicked and tease the upcoming ‘Focker in-Law.’

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  5. @dannastuart3224

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    Arianna hasn't been the same since the wicked movie. It's like she went into the character and it took her over… Odd. And those new eyebrows she acquired… šŸ¤£
    She's a fairy princess now? šŸ˜…
    These people are really into parts and consumed by themselves.
    … I'm awesome and my group of fakers are magnificent! šŸ˜†
    This should be called
    Meet The Fakers.

  7. @chevydude658

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    I wonder if thereā€™s an authentic bone in her body? The baby voice and big doe eyes and the infantized persona. Sheā€™s very talented and I love her on SNL but some of these comments are so weird. It shows how people donā€™t care what a person does if theyā€™re good looking and talented in some extraordinary way. She definitely is not a girlā€™s girl if sheā€™ll knock boots with a guy thatā€™s married with a new baby. I doubt people would be licking her butt so much if they were the victims of her crappy behaviors.

  16. @IsaacLaVĆ©

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    She seems so vibrant here. I love it.
    Sheā€™s seems more formal though. She definitely changed her personality slightly than how she was before.
    She used to cuss and talk about freaky stuff and be so alive and feee spirited but now itā€™s like sheā€™s so formal and kind of lacks expression.

  18. @sodkronos

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    Interesting interview. I love Adam, always have. Ariana isn't someone I know well, I've always appreciated her from afar. From the little I've seen her over the years, something about her face seems off. My brain keeps screaming at me that that person needs help. I hope she's ok, she seems like such a beautiful person inside. Her personality in this case, doesn't feel like a fake persona…

  29. @shrinky-poo

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    Honestly, two of the most endearing people. Anyone can make a list of annoyances, but itā€™s hard to name the kind of essence they each possess that makes them so damn likable šŸ«¶

  36. @Dreez76

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    Honestly i don't really like Sandler's work AT ALL , i can't stand his comedies.
    But his work in "Reign over me" was oscar worthy performance and is in my opinion, his best work to-date .

  37. @BryNeal1

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    I confess I didn't know much about ariana grande, viewing her as a 'pop princess' , which is kinda correct, but not really. I clicked on this for sandler and was delighted to find that I was wrong to stereotype ariana. So smart, kind, respectful & worthy of respect. Gonna check out her work & excited to see what she does next.

  39. @bob_sumo

    January 13, 2026 at 3:54 am

    I love actors on actors. All of them! The parring is always incredibly.

    Iā€™m also quietly hoping for Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan next season for Doomsday press or something. Hemsworth and Evans as well.

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