"Weekend Update" Teases Pete Davidson During SNL Absence

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Pete Davidson still has not returned to SNL.

It’s been two weeks since Saturday Night Live celebrated the premiere of its 45th season, and Pete Davidson has still not made his debut on the show. The comedian is busy filming James Gunn’s upcoming Suicide Squad film and fans are missing him. “Weekend Update” co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che chose to poke fun at Davidson’s absence last night.

“A man who drove his car to a music festival still cannot remember where he parked his car a week after the show,” Jost says at the 1:15 mark of the segment. “Well, we hope you make it back soon, Pete.” Check out the clip below.

Later, “Supercentenarian Mort Fellner,” appears as a guest for the segment, but before he leaves, he turns to Jost to ask “Where is Pete?”

Earlier during the “Weekend Update,” Jost pokes fun at R. Kelly saying, “Lawyers for R. Kelly, who’s being held without bail, are complaining that the singer is only allowed to visit with one of his girlfriends at a time,” before delivering the punchline, “worse, visiting hours conflict with the schedule of their middle school."

Perhaps, fans will see Davidson during next week's episode when David Harbour hosts and Camila Cabello performs.


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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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