Davidson also channeled Ryan Gosling’s Ken doll and sang ‘I’m Just Pete’ in the Season 49 premiere.
Pete Davidson returned to his roots on Saturday, October 14, hosting Saturday Night Live’s Season 49 premiere following his departure from the NBC sketch-comedy show last year and the resolution of the writers strike last month.
Pete Davidson’s Cold Open In lieu of a traditional cold open, Davidson addressed the conflict in Israel and Gaza. “And I know what you’re thinking: Who better to comment on it than Pete Davidson?” he said. He then recounted how his mother tried to cheer him up by renting what she thought was a Disney movie. She realized too late that it was the Eddie Murphy stand-up special Delirious, but the video had the desired effect. “For the first time in a long time, I was laughing again,” Davidson recalled. “I don’t understand it — I really don’t, and I never will — but sometimes comedy is the only way forward through tragedy.
With Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, and Devon Walker as backup singers, Davidson reflected on his life and all the ways he “generate publicity for everything except comedy.”
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