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Pete Davidson Says He’d Rejoin SNL if Lorne Michaels Asks, Then Pops Up in Surprise Weekend Update Cameo

He says any comeback rests on the producer who launched his career.

Overview

  • In a Nov. 8 People interview, Davidson said he would return to Saturday Night Live if Lorne Michaels invited him, adding, “I’d do anything for Lorne.”
  • He appeared unannounced on Weekend Update the next night, where Colin Jost introduced him to address a New York Times piece labeling his and Jost’s Staten Island ferry a “money-losing fiasco.”
  • On air, he joked that ferry losses pushed him to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival and noted Nike bought ad space on the vessel for the New York City Marathon.
  • He mentioned he is expecting a child and quipped about perseverance at SNL, including a line about Tina Fey being “ready to take over.”
  • Davidson was a cast member from 2014 to 2022, hosted in October 2023, and continues film and TV work alongside commercial deals such as an Amazon Alexa+ partnership.