Jack Harlow says Pete Davidson 'pushed' to get him on 'SNL,' which was 'a genuine dream come true'

• "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson "pushed" for Jack Harlow to appear on the show.

• In an essay for Time, Harlow said that appearing on "SNL" was "a genuine dream come true."

• Harlow added that his mom was "in tears" after being able to come to the set.

Jack Harlow said that "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson pushed to get him on the show because it was the rapper's dream.

Harlow appeared as a musical guest on the comedy show in March last year and even performed in a sketch with Davidson about NFTs.

In an essay honoring Davidson making Time's 100 most influential people of 2022, the "Whats Poppin" rapper said that Davidson was instrumental in landing him the coveted musical slot.

"After a few months of knowing each other (but never meeting), Pete successfully pushed to get me on 'SNL,' which was a genuine dream come true for me and my family," Harlow wrote for Time. "I grew up watching the show with them and got to bring them on set. My mom was in tears."

He added: "The night before the show, I went over to Pete's apartment and he made my friend and me laugh until our stomachs hurt. I felt like I was experiencing elite comedy up close and personal."

Harlow also explained how the pair became friends after he first saw Davidson perform on Comedy Central's "Roast of Justin Bieber" in 2015.

"He got to the mic, made a joke about his own dad dying during 9/11, and I immediately knew he was a different breed," Harlow wrote. "A couple years ago, I was on FaceTime with a girl who said she and her friend were with someone who wanted to meet me. She passed the phone, and suddenly I was looking at Pete Davidson. He told me we had to meet. I agreed."

On Saturday, Davidson made his final appearance on "SNL" after starring on the show for eight years. Harlow said in the Time essay that Davidson is an "icon with so much more left to accomplish."

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