‘SNL’ Alums Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Reveal How They Used To Placate Hosts After Bad Monologues: “They’d Tank 8 Times Out Of 10”

Saturday Night Live alums Pete Davidson and John Mulaney did a bit of acting themselves while interfacing with the big names hosting the late-nighter week to week, revealing during a recent panel conversation how they would placate celebrities that bombed their opening monologues.

During the Netflix Is A Joke Festival, Mulaney reflected on his time as a writer on the Lorne Michaels-helmed juggernaut from 2008 to 2013.

“When I was 25, I’d tell Oscar-winning hosts — I’d write their monologue and be like, ‘You’re gonna say all that, it’s gonna go great,’ and they’d tank 8 times out of 10,” he said, as Davidson laughed and admitted he, too, would tell hosts they “crushed it” even when they didn’t.

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