Pete Davidson Told Lorne Michaels to Fire Him After His First Season on “Saturday Night Live — ”Here's Why He Didn’t
Davidson landed the gig on 'SNL' when he was just 20, and exited the late night sketch series in 2022 after eight years on the show
Pete Davidson Asked Lorne Michaels to Fire Him After First ‘SNL' Season; Michaels Said ‘It's Going to Suck for Three or Four Years'
After just one season of “Saturday Night Live,” Pete Davidson wanted out. In the new “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” docuseries, the comedian revealed that he asked series creator and showrunner Lorne Michaels to cut him loose.
Pete Davidson asked “SNL” boss Lorne Michaels to fire him: 'I don't belong here'
"Everybody here is so talented and they don't want to be my friend," the comedian recalled telling the "Saturday Night Live" creator after his first season.
Why Pete Davidson Asked to Be Fired After First ‘SNL’ Season
Pete Davidson says he felt like a failure at Saturday Night Live at the end of his first season as one of the youngest cast members in the show’s 50 year history. Davidson, who was just 20 when he joined the show in 2014,
Pete Davidson Asked Lorne Michaels to Fire Him After His First Year on ‘SNL’
Pete Davidson is revealing he previously let his imposter syndrome get the best of him. The stand-up comedian recalls a time when he asked his former boss Lorne Michaels to fire him from Saturday Night Live.
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Is ‘Saturday Night Live’ New Tonight? Here’s When ‘SNL’ Returns With New Episodes In 2025
Fun fact: The cast for Saturday Night Live Season 11 included Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Randy Quaid, and Joan Cusack. NBC will also air a live three-hour primetime special ...
‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ Reveals Hidden Details About a Comedy Institution
Peacock’s new docuseries has the massive task of defining a show that has defined culture for decades, as it peers into cast auditions, the writers room, the iconic cowbell sketch and the 1985-1986 ...
‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ Is Part Lovefest, Part Comedy-Nerd Heaven
Four-part docuseries starts as a typical self-congratulatory tribute — then it drills down to specific highs and lows, and totally delivers the goods.