Melissa Rauch Had A Tough Decision To Make When She Got The Callback For The Big Bang Theory – Looper

After the series finale of “The Big Bang Theory” aired on May 16, 2019, the core seven cast members sat down for an interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” When asked to reflect on their auditions, Melissa Rauch’s story was a little different than the rest. On the day Rauch learned that the show’s creators wanted to see her, she was at the unemployment office.

“I was doing all these mock interviews and seminars to qualify for my check,” said Rauch. “I got the audition and I was over the moon, but I was like, ‘There’s no chance I’m gonna get this.’ And I got a call saying that I was gonna have a callback and I was like, ‘I have another seminar the next day. Is it high stakes poker? Do I roll the dice?’ I ended up going to the callback, thank God.”

Of course, Rauch is surely grateful to “The Big Bang Theory” for allowing her to ditch those unemployment seminars once and for all. According to ET, she and Amy Farrah Fowler actress Mayim Bialik earned $425,000 for each Season 12 episode. Plus, it gave her great exposure in the industry, with Rauch helming the NBC revival of “Night Court” alongside John Larroquette, star of the original that aired in 1984.

Rauch is also glad she took the job because Bernadette served as an inspiration to her, especially regarding motherhood and how there’s no “one-size-fits-all” method. She told Cafe Mom (via CinemaBlend), “Bernadette became a mother before I did, so in some ways it was nice because it was like having a big sister who navigated those waters before I did.”