Comedian Pete Davidson has returned for the "Weekend Update" segment of Saturday Night Live.
"In case you're wondering why I had to do a show in Saudi Arabia, we're losing millions on this ferry. I assume that's what the article says," Davidson said, referring to a recent New York Times newspaper piece titled, "Colin Jost, Pete Davidson and the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco."
"I can't spend $5 on a paywall when I have a kid on the way," he added. "I'm just excited to be a dad and give it all the energy and enthusiasm I never had for this show."
The comedian also suggested conservatives unhappy with Mamdani's win, who have too many arrest warrants to move to New Jersey and not enough guns to relocate to Florida can move onto the ferry, which he thinks should be renamed "New Staten Island."
"If Lorne Michaels taught us anything, it's that you never, ever give up, even if everyone says the time has come and Tina Fey is ready to take over," he added.Davidson, 31, was an SNL cast member from 2014 to 2022. Since he left he has starred in several stand-up comedy specials, the short-lived sitcom Bupkis and the films The Pickup and How to Rob a Bank.
He has been candid about his battles against Crohn's disease and mental illness.
