When it comes to Pedro Pascal’s latest confession, you should hear this, too.
The Last of Us star—whose hosting debut on Saturday Night Live last year quickly became a fan-favorite episode—was welcomed back to Rockefeller Center for SNL 50: The Anniversary Special and in discussing the pressures of hosting with alum Leslie Jones, he let slip a cheeky joke.
“I feel like the intense structure of it helps with the panic, the pressure,” Pedro explained on the special’s red carpet. “Because there’s such a ritual and ceremony to everything. You don’t have time to think about anything else, and they’re literally pulling you from every single direction—like literally physically grabbing you.” (See all the stars in attendance here.)
It was a memory that rang true for Leslie, who confessed, “Oh my god, when I used to work there, my assignment was always to tell the host, ‘Submit, just submit.’”
To which Pedro quipped, “I’m into submission.” And after the confession left Leslie speechless, he doubled down with an earnest, “I am!”
