Former SNL star Pete Davidson was candid about his thoughts on the show’s 50th anniversary celebration. The event included several celebrity guests in the audience. The comedian, who sat next to Meryl Streep during the special taping, shared his honest thoughts. These thoughts were about the “famous people” who attended the show.
What did Pete Davidson say about SNL50?
Pete Davidson did not mince words regarding the “terrible” audience that “famous people” make for SNL’s anniversary specials. This included both the 40th and the 50th ones. In his recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the comedian discussed whether sitting in the audience is more nerve-racking. He also compared it to being on stage.
Davidson told Meyers, “As you know from SNL40 — terrible audience,” adding, “It’s a terrible audience ’cause it’s just famous people, and famous people only like themselves.” After a pause, a self-aware Davidson clarified, “It’s true! I’m guilty of this.”
Meyers supported Davidson’s point and jokingly replied, “I remember when [your] pre-tape was playing, you were the only one laughing… We were like, ‘Oh, he’s coming in way too hot.'” However, Davidson shared that portraying the character Chad was “fun.”
Fans agreed with Davidson’s self-aware take on famous people as audiences. One noted on Reddit, “They have some 360 videos on YouTube of some of that night’s sketches, but you can turn the view so it’s facing the audience, and some celebrities really were just laughing at select times in patronizing ways.”
Another joked about Davidson’s admission of guilt, quipping, “Self-snitching is crazy.” A third user further stated, “He’s 100% right, imagine the roaring response and appreciation from a ‘regular’ audience at that broadcast, night and day, from the smug celebs who could barely manage a chuckle many times.”
Despite having a star-studded show for the 50th anniversary, social media users claimed that the show lacked energy. For “regular” viewers, watching the show live can be a fun experience, but it may not be the same for a full house of a celebrity audience.
In other news, SNL’s 50th anniversary made headlines for several humorous sketches. Fans enjoyed Scarlett Johansson’s special promo, in which she did not mind screaming at the top of her voice. However, she avoided kissing her husband, Colin Jost, at all costs.
