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Pete Davidson Makes Surprise ‘SNLWeekend Update Return, Defends Saudi Gig and Needles Lorne Michaels

The cameo framed his Saudi festival set as a paycheck driven by losses from the ferry he co-owns with Colin Jost.

Overview

  • Davidson popped onto Weekend Update to address recent headlines, tying his choices to the ferry project criticized by the New York Times as a “money-losing fiasco.”
  • He joked that he performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival because the ferry is “losing millions” and quipped he has “a kid on the way.”
  • Alongside Jost, he rebranded the vessel as “Titanic II” and flashed a “New Staten Island” image while riffing on borough politics after Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win.
  • He ribbed SNL leadership with a line about Lorne Michaels never retiring and a nod to chatter about Tina Fey being “ready to take over.”
  • Jost pushed back on the doom narrative by saying the venture is “going very well,” citing a recent Nike tie-in for the New York City Marathon.