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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 His First Year on ‘SNL’

Pete Davidson is revealing he previously let his imposter syndrome get the best of 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 From ‘SNL’ After One 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.

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Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired

The matter came to a boil when Wayans went rogue during a sketch called “Mr. Monopoly” in 1986. Wayans played his cop character as an effeminate gay cliche, which was not what was rehearsed. “I snapped.

Men's Journal · 1h

Why Damon Wayans 'Purposely' Got Himself Fired From 'SNL'

In the 1980s, Damon Wayans was an up-and-coming comedian who landed a coveted spot as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He appeared in just 11 episodes from 1985 to 1986 and was fired after an off-script moment during the live broadcast. When looking back on the moment, Wayans explained that it all happened as he planned.

Damon Wayans Reflects On Getting Fired From ‘SNL’: “I Just Did Not Care”

The comedian looks back on "purposely" jeopardizing his position due to frustrations with creative direction in a docuseries on the sketch comedy.

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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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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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‘SNL’ show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas

Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of ...

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'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 ...

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Lorne Michaels Donates Career Archive to University of Texas

Lorne Michaels has donated a collection of his work on Saturday Night Live and more to the Harry Ransom Center at the ...

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Lucy Lawless Says She Begged Lorne Michaels to Cut Her 1998 Stevie Nicks “SNL” Sketch: 'I Didn't Think It Was Funny'

The 'Xena' star spoofed Nicks in a sketch that went on to become a cult favorite If Lucy Lawless had had her way, her cult ...

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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 ...

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