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Pete Davidson Told Lorne Michaels to Fire Him

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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.

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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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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.

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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 ...

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Damon Wayans On ‘SNL’ Sketch That Got Him Fired: “I Snapped, I Just Did Not Care”

Damon Wayans is opening up about his short stint on Saturday Night Live and the sketch that got him fired from the NBC ...

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'SNL50' docuseries looks back on nerve-racking cast auditions, writers and 'more cowbell'

NBC's archetypal comedy program "Saturday Night Live" should have died in 1985, a decade after a volcanic debut that launched ...

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Lorne Michaels Archive Going to the University of Texas

Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center.

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