Pete Davidson Says 5 Phrases From Leonardo DiCaprio Calmed His Pre-Present ‘SNL’ Jitters – The Boston Courier

Pete Davidson nonetheless remembers 5 little phrases from Leonardo DiCaprio that calmed him down.

The “Saturday Night Live” alum was a recent face when the present marked its fortieth anniversary occasion again in 2015. Davidson shared Thursday that it was “the most anxiety-provoking” present that anybody, together with senior solid members, might’ve participated in.

“The audience is like, Jack Nicholson, Taylor Swift,” he instructed Jimmy Fallon on the “Tonight Show.” “It’s not a normal audience. You’re like, dressed like a potato … and then Jack Nicholson is just sitting there.”

Davidson was solely 21 years outdated on the time however managed to maintain calm — as he solely had the “one job” of introducing a class with fellow “SNL” alum Leslie Jones — and stated they have been being counted down by a crew member when one thing actually magical occurred.

“And then once [the crew member] said, ‘Five seconds,’ Leonardo DiCaprio tugged my shirt,” Davidson stated Thursday. “And he had this big ‘Revenant’ beard — and he just went, ‘I like what you’re doing.’ And then she was like, ‘Live!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, hi, everybody.’”

“He touched me,” Davidson stated.

The native New Yorker has come a good distance since his small cameo in 2013’s “Trainwreck.” Davidson recalled Thursday that his co-star within the movie, fellow “SNL” alum Invoice Hader, really useful him to the present’s famend creator, Lorne Michaels.

Ten years in the past, Davidson mirrored, he auditioned and “somehow got in.”

He’s since acted in viral sketches reverse mega stars like Eminem and Jennifer Lopez.

Whereas he left “SNL” after eight seasons in 2022, Davidson hasn’t forgotten his colleagues: he and “SNL” author Colin Jost purchased a decommissioned State Island ferry that yr. On Thursday, he stated they plan to show it into “something interesting” — and urged followers to remain affected person.

“A hotel up top, movie theater, an entertainment theater, some little shopping kiosks,” Davidson instructed Fallon. “And, you know, it’s only been two years, and people are like, ‘I guess it’s dead,’ and it’s like, ‘We need $100 million!’ Give us a second.”