Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special in February brought all the biggest names in Hollywood to 30 Rock in New York City Both Pete Davidson and Seth Meyers agreed, though, that having a celebrity-filled audience is not the best for a show likeSNL "It's just famous people, and famous people only like themselves," Davidson said Saturday Night Live's50th anniversary specialwas a star-studded affair. But for the comedians onstage, that wasn't exactly a good thing. The February 16th event brought dozens ofSNLalums and Hollywood A-listers to 30 Rock in New York City to celebrate the late-night sketch comedy series and its creatorLorne Michaels. A few of thenearly 100 celebrities in attendanceincludedCher,Meryl Streep,Kevin Costner,Jon Hamm, plusSNLstars likeEddie Murphy,Jimmy Fallon,Will Ferrell,Tina Fey. Chris Haston/NBC OnLate Night with Seth Meyerson Wednesday, August 6, Seth Meyers asked Davidson, 31, which of the two was more "nerve-wracking" while at the 50th celebration: being on stage or being in the audience "while everybody's watching you?" "Well, as you know fromSNL40, terrible audience," he said, to which Meyers agreed, "Yeah, terrible audience." "It's a terrible audience," Davidson said. "It's just famous people, and famous people only like themselves." https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf Again, Meyers agreed, and Davidson joked that he, too, is "guilty" of only liking himself. "I remember, when the pre-tape was playing, you were the only one laughing," Meyers joked. "We were like, 'Oh, he's coming in way too hot.'" Davidson was in two sketches in the three-hour special. He joinedJohn Mulaneyand a slew of other alums ina musical tribute to New York Cityand reprised his characterChad with Laraine Newman in a pre-taped skit. NBC He was seated next to Streep, 76, during the show, and he explained how he found out about the setup: "You know, in typicalSNLfashion, they don't tell you anything. You don't even know what's going on." "I get to my seat and I just look, and I'm like, 'This can't be right.' And it was Meryl Streep," he said. "And I just sat down, I was like, 'I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry that I'm sitting next to you. You're the best.' And she was very nice, she was like, 'No, no, no.'" "Meryl rules," he said. It was his first year on the show when the 40th anniversary was celebrated, and he recalled onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonearlier this year that he "only had one job." "Me andLeslie Jones— the great Leslie Jones — we were gonna introduce a category or whatever," he said. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. They got a five-second countdown to their segment, Davidson said, and all of a sudden, "Leonardo DiCapriotugged my shirt." "And he had his bigRevenantbeard," Davidson said. "Andhe just went, 'I like what you're doing.'" Right after that, Davidson and Jones got their cue and the cameras picked up for the introduction, leaving him no time to even process the compliment. Read the original article onPeople
