Dan Levy clarifies that he didn’t start the ‘note’ tradition on Saturday Night Live

Dan Levy made headlines when he started a lovely tradition after hosting Saturday Night Live in February.

The Schitt’s Creek co-star/co-creator left a note for the next week’s host, One Night in Miami director Regina King.

While the kind gesture started a new tradition, the 37-year-old actor and writer clarified in an interview with TODAY that he didn’t actually start the tradition.

‘I feel the need to clarify this… I didn’t start (the tradition). I kind of continued it,’ Levy revealed.

He added that when he arrived on the SNL set, he found a note Woody Harrelson wrote for the next host, Fleabag star/creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

‘So I asked if I could leave a note for Regina because the process is such a strange experience,’ Levy added.

‘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,’ he added.

After Levy left his note for King, she in turn left one for Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page, who would leave one for Nick Jonas.

It isn’t clear if Nick Jonas left a note for Maya Rudolph, who hosted SNL last night, the first new episode in nearly a month.

Levy also opened up about working with his legendary father Eugene Levy on Schitt’s Creek, which they both co-created.

‘You have to really respect the person you’re working with and I think when you do, it makes for a very easy go of things,’ Levy began.

‘I have so long admired what my dad had done and … I think he really let me have space to find my own footing, he added.

While Levy had no writing experience before starting work on Schitt’s Creek, Dan revealed he learned a lot from his father.

‘“I think what I learned from him, just from a comedy standpoint, is that … there’s so much generosity, I think, to great comedy,’ Levy said.

‘You have to just give people space. There’s just such a joy in knowing that you have each other’s back,’ he added.