Over the weekend all SNL conscious beings were alerted to the presence of Pete Davidson who made a big first impression during his first night on the show. And while we already know a fair amount about the 20 year old Staten Island native this morning Bill Hader the alum who ll be returning as host Oct. 11 told us a little bit more about Davidson s SNL origin story.
Pete Davidson he s in the movie Trainwreck Hader said referring to the upcoming Judd Apatow directed Amy Schumer starring comedy. He has a small part in it. I told Lorne Michaels about him said he was really funny. And then they auditioned him for a piece and Lorne called me to say Pete got the show. I was like Oh my God that s wonderful '
Michaels went on to drop even more news on Hader. And then he said Uh also do you want to host It was a total afterthought Hader says with a laugh. The phone call was about Pete that s what we were talking about. And then he goes By the way do you want to host October 11th I was like wha wha wha I was just in my car
Speaking of the Chris Pratt hosted SNL premiere Hader said he was very impressed by what he saw especially a certain sketch. That video that Kyle Mooney had made with Beck Bennett Oh my God that video made me laugh so hard God damn it that was funny. Things like that when you watch it you just know Oh yeah I want to hang with these guys.'
Hader will get his wish October 11th when he returns to his old stomping grounds. Moral of the story Always pick up the phone when Lorne Michaels is calling.
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