Pete Davidson Told Lorne Michaels to Fire Him

Pete Davidson Asked Lorne Michaels To Fire Him From ‘SNL’ After 1 Season: “I Don’t Belong Here”
Pete Davidson's time on Saturday Night Live could've been short-lived if Lorne Michaels had followed through with the comedian's request.
Pete Davidson says he asked Lorne Michaels to fire him from 'Saturday Night Live' after his first year
Beyond Saturday Night," former cast member Pete Davidson recalls wanting to leave "SNL" after his first season.
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
Why Pete Davidson Asked to Be Fired From ‘Saturday Night Live’ After 1 Season: ‘I Don’t Belong Here’
Pete Davidson revealed he asked Lorne Michaels to fire him from 'Saturday Night Live' after his first season on the show
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.
How much do Saturday Night Live stars get paid? Pete Davidson reveals 'small sum'
Live has been a proving ground for some of the biggest names in comedy over the years - but how much do the cast members get paid for their work?

Lorne Michaels Archive Going to University of Texas

Lorne Michaels Told Bill Hader, Who Was 'Prone to Anxiety Attacks,' to 'Calm the F--- Down' Before Hosting SNL
Bill Hader was "prone to anxiety attacks" during his time on 'Saturday Night Live', and, according to an excerpt from Susan ...
How ‘SNL’ nearly got canceled during this ‘f – – k up’ season — that Tom Hanks called ‘painfully obvious’
Tom Hanks said that his first time hosting “SNL” in Season 11, he noticed, “The division between what worked and what didn’t ...
'Saturday Night Live' comes to Austin: Lorne Michaels donates archives to UT Ransom Center
Lorne Michaels gifts his Saturday Night Live archives to the UT Austin, offering researchers and fans unprecedented access to ...
Bob Odenkirk recalls Chris Farley getting "mind-fucked" by Lorne Michaels
Fair play, it seems, because it sounds like Michaels could be a dick a lot of the time, too. The New Yorker references in a ...
Ex-SNL star Vanessa Bayer reveals why she lied to family about joining hit show: ‘You cannot tell a soul’
Comedian Vanessa Bayer heard “horror stories” about other cast members revealing they were cast on SNL before an official ...
Ben Stiller Reveals What Lorne Michaels Said to Him When He Quit “SNL” After Only 4 Episodes
He was like, ‘Okay,’ ” Stiller recalled, imitating Michaels’ voice. “ ‘Ben’s gonna do what Ben’s gonna do.’ ” “It wasn’t great, but I knew that I couldn ...
Donald Trump loves to hate 'Saturday Night Live.' But did 'SNL' help elect him?
Donald Trump has had a rocky relationship with NBC's “Saturday Night Live, ” the sketch-comedy show he accused of ...
‘SNL' Taps Timothée Chalamet to Serve as Both Host and Music Guest, First Non-Pro Singer in 30 Years
In the 50-year history of NBC's Saturday Night Live, only 41 people have ever been invited by Lorne Michaels to serve as both ...