‘SNL’ Cancels Pete Davidson’s Hosting Debut As Writers’ Strike Puts Show On Halt

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Fast X” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”, which are now playing in theaters. Louis Leterrier’s “Fast X” drives into movie theaters this weekend, delivering plenty of action and a few surprise cameos. As previously revealed, the film’s credit scenes mark the return of Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs and Gal Gadot’s Gisele. The third cameo is none other than Pete Davidson, who plays Bowie. Davidson’s cameo comes after the “Fast” fam — Dom (Vin Diesel), Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Han (Sung Kang), Tej (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) and Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) — head to Rome on a mission led by Roman (Tyrese Gibson). Turns out, they’ve been lured into a trap set by Jason Momoa’s badass Dante, who wants revenge on the crew and threatens to get it by blowing up the Vatican.

Pete Davidson took a walk down memory lane for Mother’s Day this year. The former “Saturday Night Live” star and “Bupkis” creator joined his mom, Amy Davidson, for an interview with Good Housekeeping featuring the duo’s favorite ways Pete has honored his mother.

Pete Davidson took a walk down memory lane for Mother's Day this year. The former star and creator joined his mom, Amy Davidson, for an interview with featuring the duo's favorite ways Pete has honored his mother. «Mother's Day is an important holiday in my household,» Pete tells the magazine. Pete is famously close with his mom, who repeatedly appeared on the Mother's Day episode of  during Pete's tenure on the show.

Chase Sui Wonders is finally giving some insight into her relationship with Pete Davidson!

Something special! Chase Sui Wonders offered a rare glimpse into her low-key romance with Pete Davidson after working together again on Bupkis.

It appears actress and model Chase Sui Wonders has found love with SNL comedian Pete Davidson, and she’s not shy about calling their newfound relationship “sacred.”

Blink and you might miss him! James Gunn confirmed that Pete Davidson had a surprise cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

According to plan, Pete Davidson was supposed to have made his triumphant return to Rockefeller Center’s Studio 8H this weekend for his debut as “Saturday Night Live” host.

A paw-fect companion until the end. Pete Davidson is mourning the death of his family’s beloved pet.

not Saturday night. “Saturday Night Live” has abruptly canceled the remaining episodes of Season 48 because of the writer’s strike. The show also revealed the A-list stars who were going to host the now-yanked episodes.

Bupkis can be loosely translated into English as “nothing” — which is the comedic point of Pete Davidson’s eponymous, semi-autobiographical series premiering May 4 on Peacock.Think of “Bupkis” as a “Seinfeld”-type “show about nothing” … but writ large.“I think our goal was to capture the relentless and absurd reality that is Pete’s world,” said showrunner Judah Miller, who co-created and co-wrote “Bupkis” with Davidson and Dave Sirus. (Stacy Keach delivers the opening, jokey “legal announcement” in his unmistakable baritone.)“When we were coming up with ideas, there were no fictitious concepts or situations that were going to rival the opportunities for comedy and satire that Pete’s actual life provides,” Miller said.

Alison Herman TV Critic “Your life is fascinating,” a friend tells comedian Pete Davidson, in character as comedian Pete Davidson. “I don’t know what it’s like to live it, but goddamn, do we have fun watching it.” It’s never a good sign when we have to be told, rather than shown, how interesting a person or project is meant to be. Yet that’s precisely the position in which “Bupkis” decides to put itself. The Peacock comedy is the second Davidson vehicle to draw heavily from the “Saturday Night Live” alum’s autobiography, after “The King of Staten Island” in 2020. In the style of director Judd Apatow, that feature film was already bloated; “Bupkis” takes the movie’s two-and-a-half-hour tale and stretches it out for another four, to diminishing returns.

Pete Davidson is a fascinating public figure, a household name who has arguably become so more for his off-screen behavior than any of his film or TV projects. He’s an undeniably talented comedian, as proven on “Saturday Night Live” and in projects like “Big Time Adolescence” and “The King of Staten Island,” but he seems to get more attention for who he’s dating or his personal demons than he does for his comic timing.

voted unanimously to call for a strike — Hollywood’s first in 15 years — claiming that writers have faced difficulties securing steady jobs.“The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing,” a statement from the labor union reads.“From their refusal to guarantee any level of weekly employment in episodic television, to the creation of a ‘day rate’ in comedy variety, to their stonewalling on free work for screenwriters and on AI for all writers, they have closed the door on their labor force and opened the door to writing as an entirely freelance profession.”In light of the major transformations within the industry — such as the rise of streaming — WGA argues that workers’ compensation needs to reflect such changes.But the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, who sit opposite the strike, claims it gave writers “generous increases in compensation” and “improvements in streaming residuals.”The alliance, which acts as a bargaining representative, said it was previously willing to improve the offer, “but was unwilling to do so because the magnitude of other proposals still on the table that the guild continues to insist upon.”In addition to fair wages, the union is attempting to negotiate stricter regulations on the use of AI amid fears of the advanced technology decimating jobs.Hollywood writers last went on strike in 2007, an action that lasted 100 days.

Pete Davidson reprise his role as Chad or sit next to Colin Jost on a new «Weekend Update» will just have to wait a while as the forthcoming episode of has been canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike.Davidson was set to make his hosting debut over the weekend — marking his first return to the show since he left at the end of last season after eight years in the cast.NBC announced on Tuesday that the upcoming episode, featuring Davidson as host and Lil Uzi Vert as musical guest «is canceled due to the writers’ strike» and the show «will air repeats until further notice starting Saturday, May 6.»Davidson is currently promoting the release of his new Peacock series,, which tells a fictionalized version of his own life.ET was on the carpet at the premiere of last month, and spoke with Davidson's friend and co-star, Kenan Thompson, who said he was looking forward to Davidson's return as host.«It's like a week off for us because they know how to do the show,» Thompson told ET of having a former cast member return to host the show. «We don't have to hand walk them through every single part of it.

Pete Davidson’s upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live has been cancelled due to the strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).The comedian was set to return to SNL this weekend (May 6) after leaving the show last year, with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert.NBC has since announced it will air repeats owing to the strike. In a statement (via Variety), the network said: “SNL will air repeat until further notice starting Saturday, May 6.”It’s unclear whether any new episodes will air in the 48th season, with the show usually on summer hiatus after May.Speaking on The Tonight Show earlier this week, Davidson joked about the possibility of SNL being cancelled.

this weekend, but the episode has been scrapped. And it's only Tuesday!No, Pete isn't canceled or anything. For those not following Hollywood news (which, fair), the for a fairer contract with the studios that accurately reflects the value writers bring in the streaming age.

Very unfortunate news has just been revealed: Pete Davidson‘s episode of Saturday Night Live is officially canceled.

“Saturday Night Live” due to the writer’s strike. Repeats will be aired until further notice, the network said.Pete Davidson was set to host the May 6 show with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert.The news, which was expected, comes as the various late night shows all plan to go dark starting Tuesday after the WGA called for a strike.

Comedy — and fashion — king. Pete Davidson had fun with his look on the red carpet at the 2023 Met Gala in New York City on Monday, May 1.