On the 'Today' show, the comedian said that getting sober made him want to get rid of his 200 tattoos Steven Ferdman ... if the process was painful. "It's horrible," Davidson said.

Live alum Pete Davidson shed light on how the years-long process of burning off nearly all of his 200 tattoos has been going.

After accumulating a massive collection of tattoos over the years ... Fallon, 50, then asked if the process was painful. "It's horrible," Davidson said. "It's worse [than getting them].