Dan Levy's encouraging dressing room note to Regina King on Saturday Night Live garnered immense praise from fans and staff alike, kicking off a sweet tradition among succeeding hosts.

However, the Schitt's Creek creator and star is setting the record straight on the origins of the custom, admitting he wasn't the first SNL host&nbsp;to leave behind a note for his successor.

"I feel the need to clarify this… I didn't start (the tradition)," he told Today. "I kind of continued it." Levy said he was inspired by a lovely message from Woody Harrelson to Phoebe Waller-Bridge from the year before in the dressing room.

"So I asked if I could leave a note for Regina because the process is such a strange experience," he continued. "Strange, wonderful and intimidating experience that like, a little note from the person that had just done it felt like such a sweet vote of confidence."

In February, first-time SNL host King showed off Levy's note to her on her Instagram Story. "Regina! You got this! Much love, Dan," it read.

The actress and director kept the gesture going, and the next week, Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page revealed the kind words she left for him: "Regé-Jean, You got next and you are going to be amazing! I'm a big fan. Regina K."

He then paid it forward again for his successor, Nick Jonas, who pulled double duty as host and musical guest. Jonas tweeted out a shot of Page's message, which read: "Just have the BEST time Nick! Rege."

Dan Levy's encouraging dressing room note to Regina King on Saturday Night Live garnered immense praise from fans and staff alike, kicking off a sweet tradition among succeeding hosts.

Dan Levy's encouraging dressing room note to Regina King on Saturday Night Live garnered immense praise from fans and staff alike, kicking off a sweet tradition among succeeding hosts. However, the Schitt's Creek creator and star is setting the record straight on the origins of the custom, admitting he wasn't the first SNL host to leave behind a note for his successor. "I feel the need to clarify this… I didn't start (the tradition)," he told Today. "I kind of continued it." Levy said he was inspired by a lovely message from Woody Harrelson to Phoebe Waller-Bridge from the year before in the dressing room. "So I asked if I could leave a note for Regina because the process is such a strange experience," he continued. "Strange, wonderful and intimidating experience that like, a little note from the person that had just done it felt like such a sweet vote of confidence." In February, first-time SNL host King showed off Levy's note to her on her Instagram Story. "Regina! You got this! Much love, Dan," it read. The actress and director kept the gesture going, and the next week, Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page revealed the kind words she left for him: "Regé-Jean, You got next and you are going to be amazing! I'm a big fan. Regina K." He then paid it forward again for his successor, Nick Jonas, who pulled double duty as host and musical guest. Jonas tweeted out a shot of Page's message, which read: "Just have the BEST time Nick! Rege."

Dan Levy says he 'didn’t start' SNL dressing room note tradition

A highly anticipated season 46 of 'Saturday NighT Live' premiered last week. The opening episode was shot at Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center in New York. 
 
Recent reports suggest that the audience members were paid USD 150 cheque by the makers for participating in the show. 
 
New York City has some of the most restrictive coronavirus rules in the country which means that media productions can only have an audience if it`s made up of paid individuals (cast, crew) who `work` for the production company. 
 
Hence the audience membersof 'SNL' were paid for their time. It is not clear how many members of the audience were paid though but according to the guidelines a show can only have an audience that`s 25 per cent of its average size and can never be more than 100 people. 
 
While 'SNL' did not share how much audience members were paid, Sean Ludwig told the The New York Times that he, along with seven friends who attended the premiere, each received a USD 150 cheque from Universal Television, which is part of NBC`s parent company. 
 
Ludwig said, "We had no idea we would be paid before we were handed cheques. We were all very pleasantly surprised." He also added that before entering the building, he had to take a rapid COVID test and sign health paperwork. 
 
According to the health department spokesperson, the show had confirmed that they followed the reopening guidance, including selecting audience members through a third-party screening and casting process and compensating them for their time as paid audience members. 
 
While enjoying the show, the `SNL` audience members had to keep their masks on and were placed in small groups (of people they requested tickets with) and each group was socially distanced from the next one. 
 
The Emmy-winning series plans on broadcasting live each week. The first episode saw Jim Carrey make his debut on SNL stage playing Joe Biden.

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A highly anticipated season 46 of 'Saturday NighT Live' premiered last week. The opening episode was shot at Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center in New York. Recent reports suggest that the audience members were paid USD 150 cheque by the makers for participating in the show.

A highly anticipated season 46 of 'Saturday NighT Live' premiered last week. The opening episode was shot at Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center in New York. Recent reports suggest that the audience members were paid USD 150 cheque by the makers for participating in the show. New York City has some of the most restrictive coronavirus rules in the country which means that media productions can only have an audience if it`s made up of paid individuals (cast, crew) who `work` for the production company. Hence the audience membersof 'SNL' were paid for their time. It is not clear how many members of the audience were paid though but according to the guidelines a show can only have an audience that`s 25 per cent of its average size and can never be more than 100 people. While 'SNL' did not share how much audience members were paid, Sean Ludwig told the The New York Times that he, along with seven friends who attended the premiere, each received a USD 150 cheque from Universal Television, which is part of NBC`s parent company. Ludwig said, "We had no idea we would be paid before we were handed cheques. We were all very pleasantly surprised." He also added that before entering the building, he had to take a rapid COVID test and sign health paperwork. According to the health department spokesperson, the show had confirmed that they followed the reopening guidance, including selecting audience members through a third-party screening and casting process and compensating them for their time as paid audience members. While enjoying the show, the `SNL` audience members had to keep their masks on and were placed in small groups (of people they requested tickets with) and each group was socially distanced from the next one. The Emmy-winning series plans on broadcasting live each week. The first episode saw Jim Carrey make his debut on SNL stage playing Joe Biden.

'Saturday Night Live' paid its audience for attending the show

The producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ are now thinking of ways to resume in-studio filming for the show’s 46th season.

The last studio show was aired on March 7. Post that, due to coronavirus, the makers put out three at-home episodes in April and May. There is no news of when Saturday Night Live could return but makers are hopeful that it will be soon. It definitely has to bounce back for the run-up to the presidential election.

NBC has not commented on the same but a report in Variety states that in-studio show might happen pretty soon since the number of coronaviru cases in New York have been much lower in the past month than when they are peak in the month of April.&nbsp;

When they get a go-ahead for an in-studio show, it is unlikely that the entire cast and crew will return for shooting. Also, live audiences will not be a part of the show for sometime.&nbsp;

Only a few productions, among them CBS' daytime drama ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’, have returned to studio production.

The producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ are now thinking of ways to resume in-studio filming for the show’s 46th season. The last studio show was aired on March 7.

The producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ are now thinking of ways to resume in-studio filming for the show’s 46th season. The last studio show was aired on March 7. Post that, due to coronavirus, the makers put out three at-home episodes in April and May. There is no news of when Saturday Night Live could return but makers are hopeful that it will be soon. It definitely has to bounce back for the run-up to the presidential election. NBC has not commented on the same but a report in Variety states that in-studio show might happen pretty soon since the number of coronaviru cases in New York have been much lower in the past month than when they are peak in the month of April. When they get a go-ahead for an in-studio show, it is unlikely that the entire cast and crew will return for shooting. Also, live audiences will not be a part of the show for sometime. Only a few productions, among them CBS' daytime drama ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’, have returned to studio production.

'Saturday Night Live' considering ways to resume studio filming

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Dan Levy says he 'didn’t start' SNL dressing room note tradition

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