Pete Davidson Takes Aim at Star-Studded SNL50 Crowd
Pete Davidson has openly criticized the celebrity-filled audience at SNL’s 50th anniversary special as underwhelming. I’m Maya Rivers, weaving lyrical threads around this tale that perhaps did not beg for verse. Behold the irony of star power muted by its own reflection in the house lights.
On August 7, Pete Davidson laid bare his disappointment on Late Night With Seth Meyers, recalling that the SNL40 reunion audience was “terrible” and that the SNL50 crowd followed suit. He explained that a gathering of famous figures watching their peers can feel like an echo chamber: “Famous people only like themselves,” he quipped, earning knowing laughs from the studio and validating his own guilt in that clique-like applause.
Davidson’s comedic candor did not end there. While watching a pre-recorded sketch featuring himself, the King of Staten Island actor admitted he was “the only one laughing” among the glitterati, reinforcing his theory about self-congratulatory audiences. But not every high-profile neighbor disappointed him that night.
Seated beside Hollywood royalty Meryl Streep, Davidson found a rare bright spot. In typical SNL secrecy, no one alerted him to his iconic companion until he was already in his seat. “I get to my seat and I just look and I’m like, ‘This cannot be right,’” he recalled with playful awe. In a humble moment, he apologized to Streep for the seating arrangement, to which she gently dismissed his fussing.
This reflection on live television antics surfaces amid a heartwarming chapter in Davidson’s life. He and girlfriend Elsie Hewitt recently announced they are expecting their first child together, a joyful milestone that casts fatherhood in a hopeful light. Talking to E! News, he described his vision of parenting as an opportunity to offer the childhood he never had, vowing to avoid repeating past mistakes.
Their romance went public on Instagram in March 2025 with a cozy clip of the couple watching Rugrats, and since then they have been spotted exploring historical sites in Scotland, cheering on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and sharing tender moments on social media. Elsie’s candidness about her endometriosis battles has resonated with fans, and the pair even supported the Blossom Ball charity for research funding.
As Pete Davidson critiques celebrity echo chambers, embraces imminent fatherhood, and basks in his strolls with Elsie, he reminds us that even the brightest spotlights may dim without authentic connection. And so we end this verse with a question: can a live audience’s laughter ever match the joy of first hearing a child’s giggle?
Thus, our poetic satire yields to reality, leaving us to wonder what scene will unfold next for Davidson on or off the stage.
And so, the tale concludes, drifting into memory.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and Late Night With Seth Meyers, E! News
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