Judd Apatow has been the guiding force behind the big-screen success of numerous comedy stars, ranging from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer to Steve Carell to Kristin Wiig and more.
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Pete Davidson has been part of 's cast for almost six years — and says he isn't planning to leave anytime soon. While promoting his upcoming film,, the 26-year-old comedian touched on his future at the legendary comedy sketch show.«I will be there as long as they allow me to be,» Davidson told ET's Lauren Zima.
«I think I'm very lucky to be on that show and I'm really lucky to have Lorne Michaels as, you know, not only a mentor and a boss, but a friend. I'll be there as long as they allow
.Judd Apatow has been the guiding force behind the big-screen success of numerous comedy stars, ranging from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer to Steve Carell to Kristin Wiig and more.
Saturday Night Live, but now they're taking it to the big screen.Because we all need a good laugh these days, the pair have signed up to star in an upcoming wedding comedy called Worst Man, according to Variety.It sounds like it's going to be a feel-good film, with the synopsis reading, "the wedding comedy follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the wedding".
When “The Blues Brothers” landed in theaters 40 years ago this week, it was something of a novelty – the first feature film based on characters from “Saturday Night Live,” which had, at that point, only been on the air for five years. And though it was a hit, no one would try again for 12 years, with “Wayne’s World,” after which the floodgates opened.
'Saturday Night Live' pals Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are set to appear on the big screen together in wedding comedy 'Worst Man'. The comedy duo will be back together for the upcoming flick from Universal Pictures, which was pitched by Colin - who is engaged to Scarlett Johansson - and Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman.
Colin Jost and Pete Davidson are set to star in the upcoming movie comedy Worst Man.The Saturday Night Live costars are taking their acting skills to the big screen, Variety reported on Wednesday, June 17. The duo are teaming up to headline the Universal Pictures wedding comedy, based on an idea pitched by Jost, 37, Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman.The film focuses on an engaged couple in the weeks before their wedding and the family drama that comes with the impending nuptials.
Saturday Night Live stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are teaming up on a big-screen venture. The duo will star in wedding comedy Worst Man, which follows a soon-to-be-married couple and the family dramatics that ensue just weeks before the wedding.
Colin Jost and Pete Davidson are teaming up on screen.
Also Read: Pete Davidson Wanted 'King of Staten Island' to Be 'Love Letter to His Mom,' Judd Appatow SaysDavidson’s film career has started taking off in recent years, most recently starring in Universal’s “The King of Staten Island,” which he co-wrote with director Judd Apatow, as well as the coming of age comedy “Big Time Adolescence.” Jost last appeared in 2016’s romantic comedy “How to Be Single.”SNL creator Lorne Michaels will produce “Worst Man,” with Universal’s President of Production
“Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson has heaps of praise for Adam Sandler.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThough “The King of Staten Island” is based in part on the real life of Pete Davidson, costume designer Sarah Mae Burton (“The Big Sick”) knew she didn’t want Davidson’s character to look like the “SNL” cast member.“Pete has a distinctive style [“scrumbo” — logos, sweats, Hawaiian shirts and neon] in the media, and we wanted to make sure we weren’t dressing him like that,” she says. In the Judd Apatow film, which Universal is offering on VOD on June 12, Davidson
Pete Davidson has paid tribute to his dad in a world that now has a greater appreciation for first responders.
Pete Davidson is giving back to a cause that's close to his heart.
Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineIt didn’t take much convincing to get Bill Burr to join the cast of “The King of Staten Island,” a comedy from Judd Apatow that’s loosely based on Pete Davidson’s upbringing in New York’s least glamorous borough.
Judd Apatow has said working with Lena Dunham on Girls helped him collaborate with Pete Davidson on a new film about his issues following the loss of his father.
Pete Davidson has said he hoped making a film that addressed his grief over the death of his father would help him “move forward, and find that new chapter in life”.
The Saturday Night Live cast member opened up about his mental health struggles and even dealing with suicidal thoughts! That being said, Pete Davidson revealed that he got as close as one can get to ending his own life! During a new interview for CBS Sunday Morning, the comedian talked about his upcoming movie Staten Island King, which is a semi-autobiographical project.
Pete Davidson is used to making fun of himself — whether it's peppering an interview with self-deprecating jokes or shrugging his way through good-natured anecdotes about drugs and therapy at 's desk.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticScott Carlin (Pete Davidson), the loser hero of “The King of Staten Island,” is a 24-year-old trash-talking punk stoner who lives with his mother in Staten Island and has no plans whatsoever — for a career, a life, or the next five minutes. He’s a slacker, a lout, and a self-pitying anger-management case who has never gotten over the death of his firefighter father 17 years ago.