Penn's Sunday School Don't Worry
Mar 13, 2026
They swap wild stories from the SAG Awards and the practical headaches of navigating events in a wheelchair. Filming frustrations and on-set stunt-double tricks get unpacked. Reactions to David Copperfield retiring and an intense David Blaine show spark talk of risky stunts and stagecraft. They also riff on weird TV, Vegas meet-and-greets, and souvenir T-shirt culture.
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Wheelchair Challenges At Award Shows
- Penn described the awkwardness of attending the SAG Awards in a wheelchair, worrying about ramps, visibility, and who would help him on stage.
- He explains small practical anxieties: sightlines, ramp slope, who will push his chair, and reluctance to ask celebrities for help.
Broken Bone Problems Are Mostly Systemic
- Penn noted that the systemic effects around a broken bone (nausea, fatigue, sleep loss) were worse than the fracture itself.
- He canceled his birthday show not because of the ankle but due to extreme nausea and inability to eat for days.
Exhausting Northridge Film Shoot
- Penn recounted filming a cold 2:30 AM mall scene in Northridge where crew lifted him to simulate standing and then he sat while they reset the wheelchair.
- He details being drugged, starving, freezing, then doing multiple takes, including a stunt double in a marker-drawn pinstripe suit.