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.

Pete Davidson knows he was acting like a child when he asked Lorne Michaels to fire him from Saturday Night Live. But if you hear his reasoning, it kinda feels understandable and maybe even a teensy bit relatable — particularly when you consider the fact that Davidson was freshly 21 years old when he joined the cast.

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.