Why did Pete Davidson leave SNL? Saturday Night Live fans devastated Sun 22 May 2022 20:22 U

Publish date: 2024-05-03

Pete Davidson became famous, found Kim Kardashian, and even boosted his net worth with the help of Saturday Night Live (SNL) so why did he leave the show?

Pete Davidson joined Saturday Night Live in 2014 as the youngest cast member. At 20 years old, he was the first star to be born in the 1990s. Rumors began to fly that the Bupkis star would be bidding goodbye to the show after eight years. Speculation circulated for weeks until Pete finally confirmed the news on May 21, 2022.

SNL was undoubtedly his breakthrough onto the global comedy stage, so why did he leave given such a successful run? Reviewers named him as the most memorable performer of season 44, during which he joked about his death threats following his “unbelievable” engagement to Ariana Grande.

Why did Pete Davidson leave SNL?

Pete left the show for a simple reason: to focus on other projects to grow his career. Over the eight years, Pete took on numerous roles on the show, most notably his character of Chad – an easily distracted pool boy who becomes entangled with a housewife.

His Weekend Update skits with Michael Che and Colin Jost have also consistently racked up millions of views, during which he jokes about current events and shares his hot takes.

Among his most viewed videos is Rap Roundtable with Timothee Chalamet, during which Pete and Timothee portray the rap duo, Guaplord and Smokecheddathaassgetta. At the time of writing, the skit has garnered over 23 million views.

A look at his message for the fans

Pete did not have Instagram during his SNL departure, so he posted a fan message via Dave Sirus’ account.

The post also consisted of a video that was taken eight years ago. Since then, not only the show but Pete himself has also grown in popularity. SNL allowed Pete to show his comedian and actor side together. He managed to play various roles with ease and did not miss a chance to bring in some dialogues that would make the audience laugh.

His personality made it easy for people to fall in love with him. In fact, Pete also used SNL to comment on his personal life, including his budding relationship with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s criticism.

“I got to share so much with this audience and literally grow up in front of your eyes,” he wrote. “We were together through the good and the bad, the happiest and the darkest of times. I owe Lorne Michaels [SNL creator] and everyone at SNL my life.”

Pete continued: “I’m so grateful, and I wouldn’t be here without them. I appreciate you guys always having my back and sticking up for me even when that wasn’t the popular opinion.”

How Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian met

Davidson and Kardashian met on the sets of SNL and shared their first kiss on-screen. The pair portrayed Aladdin and Princess Jasmine, which later inspired his tattoo tribute to his girlfriend of nine months.

Pete tattooed “Aladdin + Jasmine” on his neck, but it was removed after the two split up in August 2022. Reports state that the couple broke up due to their busy schedules and long distance when Pete traveled for work.

After attending the 2022 Met Gala together, Pete and Kim reunited at the 2023 Met, but there was seemingly no awkwardness; there were all smiles around.

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