Pete Davidson storms back on ‘SNL’ with pure sarcasm fuel from.
Davidson made a surprise return to “Saturday Night Live” for a sprawling Weekend Update segment that tackled Zohran Mamdani’s election victory in New York, his controversial decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival and a few jokes about his old boss, Lorne Michaels.
“If Lorne Michaels has taught us anything, it’s that you never, ever give up. Even if everyone says the time has come and Tina Fey is ready to take over,” Davidson said, drawing some scattered but passionate applause from the crowd and a somewhat squirmy off-screen laugh from Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che.
Davidson brought up such perseverance because he was introduced by Colin Jost to discuss a ferry that the pair had purchased together with plans to transform it into an upscale entertainment venue — and a recent New York Times article about it that deemed the vessel a “money-losing fiasco.”
“In case you’re wondering why I had to do a show in Saudi Arabia, we’re losing millions on this ferry. I assume that’s what the article says. I can’t spend $5 on a paywall when I got a kid on the way,” Davidson said. “I’m just excited to be a dad and to give it all the energy and enthusiasm I never had for this show.”
The former “SNL” cast member also dug into Zohran Mamdani’s victory Tuesday, becoming the mayor-elect of New York City. Davidson poked fun at Staten Island, the only of the five boroughs to turn in a majority vote for Mamdani’s opponent, Andrew Cuomo.
