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.

Beyond Saturday Night," former cast member Pete Davidson recalls wanting to leave "SNL" after his first season.

Honestly, learning about Michaels’ claim on the cold open is stellar and an incredible easter egg to get amid Saturday Night Live ’s 50th Season. Here’s hoping that more insightful and shocking BTS stories continue to rise as we near the reunion and the second half of this historic season.

He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

In the middle of the second season, Chase left SNL behind for Hollywood movie roles, with one of his most well-known roles, in Caddyshack, following only a few years later in 1980. But Chase seemed to blame Michaels for his SNL departure.

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

Bill Hader was "prone to anxiety attacks" during his time on 'Saturday Night Live', and, according to an excerpt from Susan Morrison's biography, Lorne Michaels' approach to the nerves was a bit aggressive.

For context, Tracy was a cast member on SNL from 1996 to 2003, and in that time, he solidified his status as one of the greats. He was the ninth Black cast member to join the show and has since returned to host twice.

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

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

Lorne Michaels gifts his Saturday Night Live archives to the UT Austin, offering researchers and fans unprecedented access to the show's history.

Tracy Morgan, who was a cast member from 1996 to 2003, recalled feeling 'culturally isolated' during his first three years on 'Saturday Night Live'