For the last time on Saturday night, Pete Davidson stopped by the Weekend Update office to say goodbye and talk about how amazing it was for him to become one of the most famous members of the SNL cast.
“Hello, Colin and Che, and millions of people just watching to see if I’m mentioning Kanye,” Davidson began, referring to his much public feud with his ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian.
“I never imagined it would be my life,” he said, describing the 20-year-old, who joined the show in 2014, as “a weak child and no one knew what race I was from.” He then joked, “Now everyone knows I’m white because I was so successful when I almost didn’t show up for work.”
Noting how much has changed during his seven seasons as an actor, Davidson said: eyes.
“Tucker Carlson called it ‘McCain’s blindfold,'” he explained. “These are two veterans in one insult! God, Colin, your father is a bastard.
“Honestly, what I said, because I’m obviously still worried, I was just joking about someone’s appearance, not realizing that the medical condition behind it is a sensitive issue, which is a tradition of SNL alumni,” as the photo goes. Will Smith’s slaps to Chris Rock at the Oscars that jumped behind him drew moans from the crowd. “On the one hand, I don’t like that people think they can just go on stage and hit a comedian. But on the other hand, I know that all my shows will be sold out now. “
Davidson explained that when he first auditioned for SNL, producer Lorne Michaels told him, “I don’t think you’re right about this show, so let’s fuck this together.”
“And that’s exactly what we did,” Davidson said. “And that’s why people who think I don’t deserve a job shouldn’t hate me because we have so much in common. If nothing else, I have to inspire hope that literally everyone can be on Saturday Night Live. Seriously, you see a man smoking cigarettes in front of 7-Eleven at 2:00 in the morning, it’s not some methamphetamine head, “This is Pete Davidson’s next!”
He became visibly emotional as he finished, thanking SNL for “always supporting me and allowing me to work on myself and grow.”
“And I thank Lorne for never giving up on me and never judging me, even when everyone else was like that,” Davidson continued. “And for believing in me and allowing me to have a place I can call home with memories that can last a lifetime.”
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