Archive · 9 Aug 2025
Davidson: SNL50 Audience Was 'Terrible'
Pete Davidson, who used to be on Saturday Night Live (SNL), talked about how the audience at SNL's 50th-anniversary show wasn't very good.
He said it was full of famous people who only care about themselves, making it a tough crowd.
He mentioned sitting next to Meryl Streep, a famous actress, and feeling a bit out of place.
Davidson also performed in a few sketches during the special, which was a big hit with viewers, reaching almost 15 million people on TV and online.
Pete Davidson described the 'SNL50' live audience as 'terrible' due to it being filled with famous people.
Davidson noted famous people tend to only like themselves, leading to poor audience engagement during the show.
He recalled sitting next to Meryl Streep and feeling out of place in the star-studded crowd.
Davidson performed in multiple sketches on the SNL50 special.
The SNL50 special aired in February and drew 14.8 million viewers across Peacock and NBC.
- Who
- Pete Davidson and the audience at SNL50, including Meryl Streep.
- What
- Pete Davidson commented on the audience experience during the SNL50 special.
- When
- The SNL50 special aired in February.
- Where
- Studio 8H
- Why
- To discuss his experience with the audience at the SNL50 special.
Pete Davidson's View
Public's View
Audience Engagement
Pete Davidson's View
Famous people make a terrible audience because they only like themselves
Public's View
The public's view of the audience, they enjoyed the show
- Event
- SNL50: The Anniversary Special
- Venue
- Studio 8H
- Featured Performer
- Pete Davidson
- Notable Attendee
- Meryl Streep
- Original Run
- 1975-present
- Viewers
- 14.8 million